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1.Job: Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences – Researcher, History
and Society of Pakistan
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56406
2. Gorgias Press’ international Classical Islamic World Book Prize(CIW) will now close on MONDAY 12th MARCH 2018. The CIW prize will recognise three exceptional early career contributions to the academic study of the classical Islamic world. In particular, the CIW will invite scholars from across the world to submit unpublished monographs that are either revised PhD theses or first Postdoctoral monographs, written in English or German.
The winners of the CIW will be announced in September 2018. The winning submission will be awarded an inscribed glass plaque, offered a contract to publish their monograph under Gorgias Press’ Islamic History and Thought Series, and $500 worth of Gorgias Press publications. Prizes will also be awarded to the second and third place submissions. The panel of judges is as follows:
- Professor Maher Jarrar – American University of Beirut
- Dr. Harry Munt – University of York
- Professor Ahmed El Shamsy – University of Chicago
- Professor Adam Talib – University of Durham
See: https://www.gorgiaspress.com/classical-islamic-world-book-prize
3. Annual Conference: “Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)”, University of Pittsburgh, 24-28 October 2018
The geographic domain of Central Eurasia encompasses Central Asia, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, the Black Sea region, the Volga region, and East and Central Europe. Practitioners and scholars in all fields with an interest in this region are encouraged to participate.
Deadline for abstracts: 28 March 2018. Information: http://www.centraleurasia.org/annual-conf#CFP
4. Articles for “CyberOrient: Online Journal of the Virtual Middle East”
The aim of the journal is to provide research and theoretical considerations on the representation of Islam and the Middle East in cyberspace, as well as the impact of the internet and new media in Muslim and Middle Eastern contexts.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 April 2018. Information: http://www.cyberorient.net/detail.do?articleId=3682
5. Articles for Special Issue on “Critical Kurdish Studies: Interrogating Practices of Knowledge Production in Representations of the Kurds and Kurdistan”
We seek original and thought-provoking contributions that problematize essentialisms in scholarship, literature, and popular/social media.
Deadline for abstracts: 23 March 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/1348168/call-papers-special-issue-critical-kurdish-studies
6. The Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) is pleased to announce that it will be offering its intensive summer Arabic programs in Beirut between June 20 and August 8, 2018
The Summer 2018 CAMES Arabic Programs will be directed by Dr. Mahmoud Al-Batal, Professor of Arabic at AUB, and will feature an outstanding team of instructors from AUB and other educational institutions in Lebanon, Europe, the US, and the Arab world.
The application deadline is April 10, 2018.
For detailed information about the academic content of the programs, application forms, cost, and financial support available, please visit our website: http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/cames/sap/.
If you have any questions, do contact us at cames@aub.ed.lb
7. THE QUR’AN: MANUSCRIPTS AND TEXTUAL CRITICISM (IQSA)
Call For Papers: This year the programming unit will schedule a thematic session entitled “Reading and Accessing Manuscripts of the Qur’an and of Qur’anic Commentaries”. We invite papers that deal with all eras and regions of the manuscript tradition encompassing manuscripts of the Qur’an, Qur’anic commentaries, and qira’at works, as well as the variety of palaeographic, art historical, codicological, philological, historical, and text-critical issues that one encounters in this discipline in terms of access to collections and new technologies for manuscript study. For example, papers may focus on presenting a particular manuscript or collection of manuscripts, on introducing future and past projects for accessing, digitising and displaying collections or on describing new technologies for reading or analysing manuscript texts and exploring issues of textual criticism. Papers on any topic within the range of the interests of The Qur’an: Manuscripts and Textual Criticism programme unit are welcome. Proposals should include a title and an abstract of approximately 400 words.
8. CFP – Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies (Indiana University Press) -2018 issue
by Hussain Ahmad Khan
The editors of Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies (PJHS) invite scholars to submit articles on any aspect of history of any region and period. Published by Indiana University Press (Bloomington, USA), the semi-annual scholarly journal aims to develop critical ideas on less explored and innovative themes in the discipline of History.
Deadline for submission for 2018 issues is 15 April 2018.
To submit a manuscript for consideration, please use the following link for registering an account or log-in to your existing account and then click the ‘new submission link:
https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/pjhs/login
For style-sheet, visit the following link:
http://hak3408.wixsite.com/khaldunia/guidelines-for-contributors
For more information and queries, send an email to hak@khaldunia.org (and cc to pjhs@khaldunia.org)
Journal’s website: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/pages.php?cPath=4&pID=97
9. Call for Applications to the MA program in Turkish Studies at Sabancı University
Sabancı University is now accepting applications for the MA program in Turkish Studies.
The deadline for applications is 20 April 2018.
All students are admitted on scholarship.
Our program offers a rich and highly flexible interdisciplinary curriculum that capitalizes on the intellectual and scholarly resources available at one of Turkey’s leading institutions of higher education. During the program, students choose from a broad range of courses in History, Political Science, Economics, Cultural Studies, Conflict Resolution, Visual Arts, and other fields pertinent to their chosen area of focus. In addition, the curriculum seeks to address the needs of those international students who aspire to learn or improve their command of the Turkish language.
The program gives several opportunities for advancement. Graduates will be competitive candidates for PhD programs in various fields of the Humanities and the Social Sciences, especially History and Political Science. The MA degree in Turkish Studies is also a vital asset for students interested in a career in the public sector (government positions, diplomacy, etc.), the private sector (international business, media, tourism), and NGOs.
Students carry out their studies in the city of Istanbul with its inexhaustible opportunities for linguistic, cultural, and intellectual immersion.
For further information about the program, please visit the website: http://ts.sabanciuniv.edu
For additional details about the application process: http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/en/admission-requirements-for-the-graduate-school-of-social-sciences
Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/117968741561686/
10. Call for Applications to the MA and PhD programs in History at Sabancı University:
Sabancı University is now accepting applications for its MA and PhD programs in History.
The deadline for applications is 20 April 2018.
All students are admitted on scholarship.
Sabancı University’s Graduate Program in History concentrates on Ottoman and Modern Turkish History. It aims to foster fresh, unbiased and critical visions of the Ottoman past that are informed by broad-minded and novel theoretical insights and comparative sensibilities characterizing leading-edge practice in historical studies. At the same time, the program is also aimed to provide students with a deep and comprehensive familiarity with primary sources, as well as the necessary skills to deal with them. In its rigorous but also innovative and comprehensive approach to Ottoman and Modern Turkish studies, the History Programs benefits from the wide-ranging professional capabilities of its academic staff as well as from the interdisciplinary make-up of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The separate MA and PhD trajectories in the program are envisaged as constituting a total and integral course of study that promotes research in diverse areas ranging from political and legal to intellectual and cultural history as well as nationalism studies. This is carried out through close cooperation between faculty and students, faculty members attaching great importance to mentoring and one-on-one consultation.
Students pursue their studies in the city of Istanbul with its inexhaustible opportunities for linguistic, cultural, and intellectual immersion.
For further information about the program, please visit the website: http://hist.sabanciuniv.edu/
For additional details about the application process: http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/en/admission-requirements-for-the-graduate-school-of-social-sciences
Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/117968741561686/
For further information, please contact the program coordinator, Prof. Tülay Artan: tulay@sabanciuniv.edu
11. MA Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World
The aim of the MA Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World is to provide international graduate students with a thorough understanding of the deep and diverse links between the Muslim, Jewish and Christian intellectual contributions during the medieval period. The program is characterised by a strongly research-driven, interdisciplinary and interreligious approach with an emphasis on primary texts in original language (Arabic). Students will be trained and mentored by internationally renowned guest lecturers who are counted among the leading experts in their respective fields of research.
The primarily web-based MA program also includes three face-to-face sessions in Cordoba and Berlin per academic year during which the students and teachers will actually come together for discussion, teaching and examination. Freie Universität Berlin offers this one-year, full-time MA program of 60 ECTS to an expected number of 20 students, many of whom are from the region of the Middle East. The language of instruction is English.
Application period for the academic year 2017/18 is from 15 April until 31 May 2018.
For more information: www.ihiw.de
For direct enquiries: ieiw@geschkult.fu-berlin.de
- February 21, 2018
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Conference: “Afghanistan – View from Inside and Outside”, Berlin, 16-17 February 2018
Programm: https://www.iaaw.hu-berlin.de/de/region/zentralasien/bild/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-wise2017-18/2018_02_17_konferenzprogramm.pdf. Contact and registration: afgkonferenz2018@yahoo.com.
2. Colloque : “Les imâms dans la cité séculière. Légitimités, fonctions, engagements dans et en dehors de la Mosquée”, CHERPA SCIENCES PO Aix-en-Provence, 21-22 février 2018
Ce colloque vise d’abord à mieux cerner le quotidien des imâms exerçant dans l’hexagone, l’hétérogénéité des tâches accomplies dans et hors des mosquées, ainsi que les types d’interactions existant entre les imâms, les fidèles, les administrateurs du culte, etc-
Information : https://halqa.hypotheses.org/3998#more-3998
3. Annual Meeting: International Qur’anic Studies Association, Denver, CO, 17-20 November 2018
Please feel free to contact the chairs specified by each program unit to which you’d like to apply if you require further information or experience difficulties with the submission process.
Deadline for abstracts: 7 March 2018. Information: https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/2018/01/24/call-for-papers-iqsa-annual-meeting-2018/
4. Post-doctoral Fellowship in Middle East Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Researchers with training in Environmental Studies, anthropology, political economy, urban studies, and geography are particularly welcome to apply.
Deadline for applications: 1 March 2018. Information: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/postdoctoral-scholar-fellowship-trainee/1209/6989608.
5. Articles on „Muslims and Jews in Latin America” for “Hamsa: Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies”
The main aim of the Journal is to create a virtual multi-disciplinary space in which all perspectives of the History, Language and Literature of Jews and Muslims can converge, as well as themes on Judaism and Islam in general.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2018. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/28186
6. European Award of Iranian Studies
This Award is for an outstanding PhD (or equivalent) dissertation in Iranian Studies, completed and successfully defended at any European academic institution between January 1st, 2015 and December 31st, 2018.
Deadline for applications: 15 January 2019. Information. http://www.societasiranologicaeu.org/content/sie_award.html
7. Jobs:
The University of Texas at Austin – Lecturer of Arabic
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56345
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute – Visiting Fellowships, Pre-modern
interactions between Asian societies and Civilizations
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56389
Tel Aviv University – Senior Academic Position in Arabic and Islamic
Studies
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56346
College of Idaho – Howard Berger-Ray Neilsen Endowed Chair of Judaic
Studies
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56385
Tel Aviv University – Tel Aviv University, 2 Post-doctoral
fellowships, Historical Studies, Preference various aspects of
peasant life
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56383
University of Southern California – Postdoctoral Scholar, Middle East
Studies
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56372
Yale University – Smith Richardson Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56370
ADF Fellowship in Druze and Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) and the American Druze Foundation (ADF) are offering this Fellowship to both untenured and tenured holders of PhDs. The fellowship residence at Georgetown University is required for a period of nine months.
Deadline for applications: 9 March 2018. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/fellowship/10757
The Department of Art History at the University of Sydney invites applications for a full-time, continuing position in the arts, architecture and/or material culture of the Islamic world.
Area and period of specialisation are open, but candidates whose work complements existing departmental strengths in the early modern world (ca. 1400-1900) and who demonstrate engagement with global, transcultural, and transregional currents in the discipline are especially welcome. The department is particularly interested in candidates whose work engages with Islamic arts of the Persianate and/or Indian Ocean worlds, and demonstrates current critical and theoretical approaches within the discipline. We encourage candidates with interests in object-oriented teaching and/or experience in Curatorial, Museum and Heritage Studies, as well as those able to create connections with other University strengths, including in South, Southeast, or East Asian, and/or Arabic Studies.
For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.
All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.
Closing date: 11:30pm, 7 March 2018 (Sydney time)
Director of the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES), Universität Hamburg
The successful candidate is expected to teach and conduct research in the field of contemporary history and politics in the Middle East. As Professor of the Faculty of Humanities the incumbent will have teaching obligations of one course per semester (two teaching hours per week) and examination duties. She or he
is further expected to participate actively in the instruction of students pursuing a teaching degree in the respective discipline.
Deadline of applications: 15 March 2018. Information: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/sites/default/files/md_pdf/GIGA_UHH-GW_IMES-Director_W3_2277_Website_eng_180201.pdf
Fellowship at the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies, Stanford University
The fellowship is open to scholars and artists working on the modern history of Iran, particularly the period of 1941 to 1979. Preference will be given to scholars who have worked on aspects of modern Iranian foreign policy, history, and culture. Fluency in Persian is required.
Application deadline: 15 May 2018. Information: iranianstudies@stanford.edu
Lecturer in Arabic, University of Iowa
The Arabic Program in the Department of French and Italian invites applications for a full-time lecturer in Arabic language to begin August 2018. The initial appointment will be for one year, with a possible re-appointment thereafter in three-year increments, pending college approval and demonstrated excellence in teaching.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2018. Information: https://clas.uiowa.edu/dwllc/news-events/position-opening-lecturer-arabic
Ten Scholarships for PhDs, Post-Docs and Senior Scholars on “History and Society during the Mamluk Era (1250-1517)”, University Bonn, Germany
The Annemarie-Schimmel-Kolleg is offering scholarships for a period of ten months with a prospective start date of September 2018. The program will focus on the study of mobility and immobility, material culture, environmental history, borders, intellectual history and poetry from the Mamluk Sultanate to the Ottoman Empire.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2018. Information: https://www.mamluk.uni-bonn.de/mamluk-events/call-for-applications-2018-19.pdf
8. International Conference: “No Country for Anthropologists? Contemporary Ethnographic Research in the Middle East”, Institute of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK), University of Zurich, 2-3 November 2018
The conference explores the obstacles to do ethnography in the Middle East and take them as the starting point for reflection upon the role of anthropology with a view to the Middle East of today.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2018. Information: http://www.isek.uzh.ch/en/anthropology/nocountryforanthropologists.html
- February 12, 2018
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1.The Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World at the University of Edinburgh is offering two fully-funded PhD Studentships in either Islamic Civilisation or Muslims in Europe for a September 2018 start.
Full details including the application procedure can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/alwaleedcentrephd
2. Call for Papers: HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN IRAN AND THE CAUCASUS
Russian-Armenia University (Yerevan, Armenia)
University of Guilan (Rasht, Iran)
26-27 May, 2018
Abstracts due by 20 March.
Academics of any educational and professional level (MA, PhD, Post-Doc and beyond) are invited to submit papers and panel proposals on any aspect of historical and cultural relations between Iran and the Caucasus,
Details at: http://orient.rau.am/arm/29/historical-and-cultural-relations-between-iran-and-the-caucasus
3. Introducing the Jazayeri Kufic Qazvin font
The Jazayeri Kufic Qazvin font is a typographic implementation of the decorative Kufic calligraphy inscribed on the walls of the historical grand mosque of Qazwin (Masjid-e-Jameh Atiq Qazvin) which is one of the oldest mosques in Iran. The oldest part of the mosque is said to have been constructed by the orders of Caliph Harun al-Rashid in 807CE. Later additions were made during the Seljuk and late Safavid eras. The mosque houses some of the most precious examples of relief calligraphy from medieval times. The designer and producer of the font is Seyed Mohammad Vahid Mousavi Jazayeri, a well-known Iranian master calligrapher, designer, scholar, and author. Mousavi Jazayeri has taken a particular personal interest in the Kufic script and devoted years to independent research, visiting archaeological locations, historic buildings and cemeteries, mosques, libraries and museums to study the script through direct contact. He has developed a systematic research methodology and published his findings in several books. His professional interest in script and calligraphy stimulated his discovery of the historic method for cutting the Kufic pen, which has had a direct impact on his own work, as seen in a number of well-received exhibitions and workshops. The historical research and achievements of Mousavi Jazayeri brought together the first international group dedicated to the study and revival of the historic Kufic script operation through kuficpedia.com.
The font is available through Arabetics foundry on MyFonts
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/arabetics/jazayeri-kufic-qazvin/
4. International Persian Language Summer School in Yerevan, Armenia
July 08 to August 18 (6 weeks) or 29 July to 18 August (3 weeks), 2018.
This 42 or 21 days summer school offers participants to master skills in written and oral modern Persian, reading and interpreting Persian texts from different periods as well as rapidly deepening their knowledge in colloquial Persian.
This Persian Language Summer School is designed for students, at least 18 years-old, who not only want to make well-grounded progress in their knowledge of the Persian language but also to deepen their knowledge of Iranian Studies and Iran.
Courses are open to anyone with upper elementary (knowledge of the alphabet, some reading, and knowledge of basic grammar concepts) or intermediate knowledge of the Persian language. The lectures are organized with the academic interests of the participants in mind to ensure that BA, MA, PhD students as well as post-docs and professors who work in Iranian Studies and relevant fields can benefit from it.
Soudavar Memorial Foundation offers one full scholarship in the amount of $3590 for the 6 weeks summer school. To be eligible for this scholarship applicants must be students or researchers engaged in academic activities related to Iranian Studies as a whole. Nationals of any country can apply for this scholarship. If you want to be considered for this scholarship, in your application form (available below), please mention your preference and include a paragraph to prove that you are a great candidate to receive this scholarship.
For more details and to apply please visit
5. Persian Historic Urban Landscapes: Interpreting and Managing Maibud over 6000 Years, by Eisa Esfanjary (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/persian-historic-urban-landscapes-9781474412780?cc…).
6. Soudavar Memorial Foundation Fellowship
The John Rylands Research Institute welcomes applications for a fixed-term Research Fellow/Cataloguer to work on the Persian Collections.
The deadline for applications is 5pm (GMT), Friday 23 February 2018.
The John Rylands Research Institute is pleased to welcome applications from candidates wishing to undertake a short-term research fellowship, generously funded by the Soudavar Memorial Foundation
One 7-week research fellowship is available to conduct research on and catalogue the Library’s outstanding Persian language manuscripts.
Applicants are required to propose a research and cataloguing project focussing on a subset of the collection relevant to their experience and expertise. We particularly welcome proposals which focus on Persian tales and fables, science and medicine, or Persian poetry.
Fellows will receive an allowance of up to £2,500 per month for a maximum of 7 weeks; a dedicated workspace in the John Rylands Library, and access to curatorial and grant-writing support.
For further information, including the application process, please visit https://www.jrri.manchester.ac.uk/research/funding/
- February 03, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.SÉminaire ‘SociÉtÉs, politiques et cultures
du monde iranien’
Jeudi 1er Février 2018, 17h-19h
] Sandra Aube, chercheuse contractuelle, CNRS, Mondes iranien et indien
« Sur les traces d’un patrimoine méconnu : les mausolées érigés dans le Mâzanderân au XVe siècle »
La région du Mâzanderân (nord Iran) conserve un important corpus de structures funéraires érigées au cours du XVe siècle. Situés en marge des plus célèbres ensembles architecturaux construits à la même période sous les Timourides (r. 1370-1506) ou les Turkmènes qarâ qoyunlus et âq quyûnlûs (r. 1378-1508), ces mausolées n’ont fait l’objet que d’études très partielles ; une grande partie de ce corpus s’avère même encore inédite. Or, ces structures funéraires apportent des perspectives tout à fait nouvelles sur les traditions artistiques du monde iranien des XVe-début XVIe siècles.
Cette intervention présentera cet ensemble de mausolées, et ses apports, à travers trois principaux axes. Le premier visera à mettre en avant le type architectural très spécifique de ces structures, qui témoigne de traditions artistiques régionales très marquées. Le second axe introduira l’exceptionnel ensemble de portes et de cénotaphes en bois sculptés associés à ces mausolées. Une dernière partie s’intéressera enfin aux artisans œuvrant à ces ensembles. Ces mausolées mâzanderânis conservent en effet un remarquable ensemble de signatures d’artisans, émanant notamment de la corporation méconnue des artisans du bois : ces données épigraphiques introduisent des équipes pluridisciplinaires, mais aussi des familles d’artisans du bois.
Lieu : INALCO, 65 rue des Grands Moulins, amphi 2 (2e étage), 75013 Paris.
Organisateurs :
Oliver Bast (Paris 3 Sorbonne nouvelle), Matteo De Chiara (INALCO), Denis Hermann (CNRS), Julien Thorez (CNRS).
2. The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture is pleased to invite applications for self-supported Associateships to conduct advanced historical research in Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology at Harvard University. AKPIA Associateships are intended principally for overseas scholars–preferably, but not exclusively, from Muslim countries–to support research in art and architectural history and archaeology. Our program’s Associate positions are not intended to sponsor professional design, conservation, or urban development projects, nor are they intended to support research travel. The recipient is expected to be in residence, except for one or two short research-related trips. Please note–these are unpaid Associate positions.
DEADLINE
All application materials must be received by March 1, 2018. Results will be announced by mid-May.
Contact Info:
Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
Harvard University
AKPIA Associate Program
Two Arrow Street, 3rd floor
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Contact Email: agakhan@fas.harvard.edu
URL: https://agakhan.fas.harvard.edu/fellowships-associateships
3. Calendar Converter for Near East Historians
https://www.muqawwim.com
4. FRIENDS OF THE SUMMER LANGUAGE WORKSHOP SCHOLARSHIP is now available for the study of Kurdish (Sorani) language -1stand 2ndyear- in the Summer Language Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington. Please announce this to your students and colleagues who might be interested.
IU Summer Language Workshop:
Fellowships & scholarships
http://indiana.edu/~swseel/funding-costs/funding-application
5. The Department of Middle Eastern Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a lecturer position in Arabic starting in fall 2018. This position is expected to teach Arabic language courses at all levels (including advanced content courses) for an average of twelve hours per week according to the needs of the program. This position is renewable annually; contingent upon budgetary funding and performance. Security sensitive position; background check conducted on applicant selected.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will be a native or near-native speaker of Arabic, a PhD in teaching Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL) or a related field is preferred. Applicants should have at least three years’ university teaching experience and experience teaching in an intensive program integrating the teaching of both standard and spoken Arabic. The successful candidate should have experience in coordinating multiple sections of a course and supervising and training graduate teaching assistants.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a letter of application indicating interest in the position, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, formal student evaluations, and statement of teaching philosophy via Interfolio, https://apply.interfolio.com/48239 .
6. Muslim Women’s Religious Leadership and Authority in Europe and North America
University of Edinburgh: 13th – 14th September 2018
Organisers: Khadijah Elshayyal (Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh), Giulia Liberatore (Sociology & Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies/Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh) and Tazeen Ali (Religious Studies, Boston University).
CALL FOR PAPERS
The rise of female Islamic scholarship and leadership in the non-Muslim world is a relatively recent phenomenon that is garnering increasing public attention. Growing opportunities for women to train as scholars, both abroad and across Europe and the US, have facilitated this process and given rise to a number of institutions – for example, the Women’s Mosque in California, the Muslim Women’s Council in Bradford, England, and the Maryam Mosque in Copenhagen – which actively promote and disseminate female scholarship. Exchanges between female scholars and teachers in North America and Europe do occur, but there are also differences in the experiences, opportunities, forms of teaching, and modes of authority of these public figures across the two continents. Despite public attention devoted to this topic, academic research has been limited. Furthermore, and reflecting a broader trend in the literature on Islam in the West, there is little comparative work on female Islamic scholarship across the two continents.
This interdisciplinary workshop aims to facilitate a dialogue and scholarly exchange on the topic of Islamic female scholarship and leadership. We invite scholars and practitioners from a range of fields and disciplines to submit abstracts (of no more than 200 words) that explore these topics and shed light on female Islamic leadership in Europe and North America. Each presenter will have 30 minutes (including 10 minutes for questions) and presentations do not need to be in the style of an academic paper – we welcome different styles and formats.
For submission and further details please contact: muslimwomensleadership@gmail.com
Deadline for submission: Tuesday 3rd April 2018 5pm (GMT)
The programme will include keynote lectures, panel presentations and a roundtable discussion featuring both academics and practitioners.
Coffee, lunch and dinner provided for all participants.
7. The President and Board of the Societas Iranologica Europaea (SIE) and the Conference Chair invite submissions for the 9th Europaean Conference of Iranian Studies (ECIS9), September 9-13, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
Please see the attached First Circular and the conference website http://www.fu-berlin.de/ecis9 or http://ecis9.de for details.
Important deadlines:
1 December 2018: Deadline for submissions of abstracts for ECIS9
31 May 2019: Early registration ends
On the occasion of ECIS9 the SIE invites submissions for the “European Award of Iranian Studies” for an outstanding PhD (or equivalent) dissertation in Iranian Studies, completed and successfully defended at any European academic institution between January 1st, 2015 and December 31st, 2018. For details see the SIE website http://www.societasiranologicaeu.org/content/sie_award.html
Important deadline:
15 January 2019: Deadline for submissions of applications for European Award of Iranian Studies
8. UK freelance editorial opportunity
The ideal candidate will be based in the UK, have excellent native English, and be able to comprehend a range of Islamic studies texts from various confessional and non-confessional perspectives (including the Shia tradition). Experience is desirable but not essential as full training can be provided.
Interested parties should contact me by email with their CV and a covering letter explaining their commitment to freelance work. Please include “Shii News” in the subject field. I will then forward emails to my colleague.
Kind regards,
Dr Leila Mehdizadeh
Research Associate
UCL Medical School
Royal Free Hospital
Hampstead
London
NW3 2PF
Email: l.mehdizadeh@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 3108 9218
9. 33rd Annual Conference: “Middle East History & Theory”, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 4-5 May 2018
We invite proposals for papers and pre-arranged panels from graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars about the Middle East from the sixth century to the present day, including but not limited to history, religious studies, geography, anthropology, political science, literary studies, philosophy, art history, and media studies.
Deadline for abstracts: 2 February 2018. Information: https://voices.uchicago.edu/mehat/conference/cfp/
10. Conference: “Refugees and Religion”, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 27-28 September 2018
Utrecht University and Max Planck Institute for Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen are calling for papers which approach the issues from a range of viewpoints of those seeking refuge and involved in the process of being recognized as refugees, with the focus on religion.
Deadline for abstracts: 9 April 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/1260419/refugees-and-religion
11. Four Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers, Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany
For all positions, applicants should have a degree in anthropology, sociology, political science, geography, or another relevant social science. Successful applicants’ research interests, experience and publications should be relevant to themes and topics within the Department for Socio-Cultural Diversity. All positions should begin between 1 June 2018 and 1 October 2018.
Deadline for applications: 2 March 2018. Information: http://www.mmg.mpg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Stellen/2018_SCD-Ausschreibungen.pdf
Postdoctoral Fellowships, Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany
Full-time, three years employment. Requirements: Ph.D. in Social/Cultural Anthropology, Religious Studies, Sociology or Political Science. Compensation is based on the German public service scale TVöD, level E13. Successful applicants are expected to start work on 1 May 2018.
Deadline for application: 12 March 2018. Information: http://www.mmg.mpg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Stellen/2018-01_RDD_Postdoctoral_Fellowships.pdf
12. Professor in Social and Cultural History of Islam and Islamic Worlds, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
The Faculty of Theology and Sciences of Religions wishes to recruit a full professor starting at 1 August 2018.
Deadline for applications: 8 March 2018. Information: https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=universitdP&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_US&site=VjItQWt5MjVDbnNGNGlkV21MMFpPZDkrdz09&career_job_req_id=13102&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=p+QSZcdBnvsd9fDCyFZtPNoH7uU=
13. Preceptor in Modern Turkish, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Harvard, USA
The appointment is expected to begin on 1 July 2018. The preceptor will be responsible for teaching all levels of modern Turkish, from the elementary to the advanced, working with colleagues in organizing cultural events, evaluating students, and developing course curricula.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2018. Information: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/8089
14. Visiting Assistant Professor in Islamic History, Oregon State University, USA
The focus is any era of Islamic history with a preferred specialization in religion and a regional focus on Africa.
Consideration of applications will begin on 1 March 2018. Information: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/54279
- January 27, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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1.MScT Scholarship in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh
The Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh is delighted to invite applications for a fees only MSc Taught degree scholarship for any of its programmes (Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic/Advanced Arabic, Advanced Arabic, Persian Civilisation).
The scholarship will be funded by IMES and will cover tuition fees at the Home/EU rate.
Applications for both the Scholarship and the MSc must be made by 2nd May 2018.
For more information and to apply, visit:
2. The Baker Institute is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow working on religion and politics in the Middle East: https://jobs.rice.edu/postings/12707
3. The Ernst Herzfeld Society for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology and the University of Strasbourg are pleased to invite you to the 14th colloquium of the Society that will be held at the University of Strasbourg, July 5–7, 2018. This year’s colloquium will be under the title The History of Material Cultures and Visual Arts in the Islamic Lands: Current State of research and New Perspectives.
The history of material cultures and visual arts in the Islamic lands is a relatively young research area, but it has proved to be capable of reflecting critically on itself. Thus, archaeologists, material culture historians and art historians rose to the challenge of Orientalism, questioning their position and perceptions. The field is still debating its very definition and scope: How useful is it to frame it as “Islamic” or “Islamicate”? Where are its geographic and temporal boundaries? What about “centers and peripheries,” and other historiographical models? The area of investigation is so wide, not only in terms of territory and timespan, but also of the types of material and artistic output involved that it requires constant updating of its methods and approaches, notably within the context of museums and exhibitions, and at a time when Islam has become a perennial topic of public debate.
The 14th colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Gesellschaft will be a general meeting on the current state and the new perspectives of research on Islamic material cultures and visual arts. Its main objective is to offer an opportunity to present ongoing research projects, to exchange ideas and views, and to discuss practices and experiences on various aspects of the archaeology, material culture and art history of the Islamic or Islamicate worlds. That is why we particularly encourage pre-arranged panels on specific sub-themes addressed from different angles, in the hope of generating unanticipated questions and consistent discussions.
The colloquium begins with a key-note lecture on Thursday, July 5, 2018. It continues with panel sessions on Friday and Saturday, July 6–7. A meeting of the graduate students is scheduled for Thursday, July 5, for which a separate call for papers will be circulated. The annual EHG members’ assembly will be held on Friday or Saturday afternoon.
Registration and participation are free for members of the Society. Other speakers and participants are asked to pay a conference fee (50 € / reduced 25 €). We kindly request that speakers and participants organize their own travel and accommodation. A list of hotels located in the vicinity of the colloquium venue will be sent in due course.
Pre-arranged panels will preferably include three presentations. It is of course also possible to submit individual papers, which will be presented in open panels. Each presentation should be limited to 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion (or 30 minutes of discussion per panel). The colloquium languages will be English, German, and French.
Pre-arranged panels: Please submit a title and an abstract of no-more than 500 words presenting the topic and the aim of the panel, as well as a provisional list of speakers.
Individual papers: Please submit a title and an abstract of no more than 300 words.
Please submit your panel or paper proposal by March 1, 2018 to Nourane Ben Azzouna: benazzouna@unistra.fr
If you want to submit a paper proposal for the graduates meeting, please send your title and abstract to Sarah Johnson: sarah.cresap.johnson@gmail.com
All proposals will undergo a peer review selection process. Acceptance will be notified by April 1.
4. The British Library: Of unicorns and other oddities: an 18th century Persian medical manual
5. Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic
Washington and Lee University
Department of German, Russian, and Arabic
Deadline: 15 February 2018
Washington and Lee University invites applications for a one-year visiting assistant professor in Arabic, beginning 1 July 2018. This position carries a teaching load of 6 courses over three terms (two 12-week terms and one 4-week term): 2-3-1. Duties include teaching all levels of Arabic (first-, second-, and third-year), as well as advanced Arabic language courses that focus on media, conversation and composition, or topics in Arab literature, culture, and film. In addition to teaching responsibilities, the candidate will be expected to help supervise the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), organize and assist with extracurricular activities, and contribute to the recently formed program in Middle East and South Asia (MESA) Studies.
Qualifications: Candidates must have completed at least an M.A. in Arabic Language (TAFL or a related field (e.g., second language acquisition, comparative literature, Middle Eastern Studies)). Preferred qualifications include ABD status or a Ph.D. Qualified applicants will have comprehensive mastery and fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and a dialect. The competitive applicant will have demonstrated experience in Arabic language pedagogy using the integrated approach in a North American or liberal arts context.
Review of applications will begin 15 February 2018. Interviews will be conducted through Skype. The position will remain open until filled. When applying online to this position, applicants will be required to upload a cover letter, C.V., teaching philosophy, graduate transcript(s), teaching portfolio (to include sample syllabi and teaching evaluations, if available), and contact information for three confidential letters of recommendation. Please upload all documents on Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/48377
Questions may be addressed to Professor Anthony Edwards, at EdwardsA@wlu.edu.
6. Understanding Shari’a: Past Perfect, Imperfect Presen
Uses of the Past in Islamic Legal Thought and Practice
Summer School
8th – 14th July 2018
University of Exeter, UK
Call for Applications
We are inviting advanced doctoral students and early career researchers (see definitions below) in the area of Islamic Legal Studies, to apply to participate in the USPPIP Summer School. USPPIP is a collaborative project of the universities of Exeter, Bergen, Göttingen and Leiden. The project (running from 2016 to 2018) aims to explore how the past is employed in Islamic legal thought and practice with a focus on the areas of violence, the state, gender and custom.
Eight fully-funded places are available on the Summer School. Funding will include travel to and from Exeter, accommodation and subsistence whilst in Exeter. The Summer School sessions will take place in the Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies. Participants will include members of the USPPIP team (drawn from the universities of Bergen, Exeter, Gottingen and Leiden), invited scholars and members of the Centre for the Study of Islam in the University of Exeter (see http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/iais/research/centres/csi/).
For more information on the “Uses of the Past” research programme of Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) got to: www.heranet.info.
7. Call for Papers: Joint Conference between the British Association for the Study of Religions and the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions
3–5 September 2018, Queen’s University, Belfast
Held in Association with the Religious Studies Research Forum at the Institute of Theology and the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics.
Keynote Speakers
Gladys Ganiel (Queen’s University, Belfast)
Naomi Goldenberg (University of Ottawa)
See https://basr.ac.uk/ and/or https://isasr.wordpress.com/ for more information and updates.
8. Ferdowsi Tusi Millennium Memorial Endowment Persian Literature and Culture Graduate Paper Award
The Persian Studies Program and the University Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are pleased to announce the Ferdowsi Tusi Millennium Memorial Endowment Persian Literature and Culture Annual Graduate Paper Award.
Deadline: The paper must be submitted by February 1, 2018.
We welcome papers from graduate students of various disciplines focusing on different historical periods of Iran. We are interested in interdisciplinary approaches. The paper should be written in English, double-spaced, unpublished, and not exceed 5000 words (excluding the bibliography). Please add a 200-word abstract on top of your paper and have your name and affiliation marked on all documents.
A committee of three reviewers will review the papers and announce the winner by the end of February 2018. The winner is required to attend the UNC annual Nowruz Celebration in late March and give a talk on the topic of their paper. All the economy class travel expenses within the U.S. and lodging will be covered by UNC.
Please submit your paper by Email to Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi at yaghoobi@email.unc.edu
9. International Conference: “Commentaries Read Horizontally: Towards a Sociological Approach to the Study of Commentaries in the Islamicate World,” University of Bonn, 25–27 January 2019
The conference and the planned publication aim for a holistic approach to commentary literature, reading them horizontally (across space, including social space) as well as vertically, and understanding the commentary’s contents on the one hand and the author’s social and political context on the other as two complementary and equally necessary elements of the analysis.
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2018. Information: https://www.academia.edu/35692792/Commentaries_read_horizontally_-_CfP.pdf
10. Posts:
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Exeter, UK
The College of Humanities wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the work of Dr. Nandini Chatterjee within the project Forms of Law in the Early Modern Persianate World, 17th-19th centuries. This full-time post is available from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2020.
Deadline for applications: 1 March 2018. Information: www.exeter.ac.uk/jobs. For further information contact Dr. Nandini Chatterjee on email: n.chatterjee@ex.ac.uk
Full-time Lecturer in Arabic Program, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
The Department of Middle Eastern Languages at Carleton College invites applications for a full-time lecturer in its dynamic and growing Arabic program, to begin September 1, 2018. MA or Ph.D. in Arabic language, literature or applied linguistics as well as teaching experience at college level is required.
Deadline for applications: 23 February 2018. Information: https://jobs.carleton.edu/postings/3507
Visiting Assistant Professor in Islamic History, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Applications are invited for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, fixed-term position from 16 September 2018 until 15 June 2019. Preferred specialization is religion, as well as a regional focus on Africa. Reappointment is possible.
Deadline for applications: 1 March 2018. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56306
11. CFP – Conference on the Role of Art and Architecture in Scientific Communication between Iran and the Arab World
University of Kashan
May 12-13, 2018
The rich background of architecture and art in the two geographic regions of Iran and the Arab world and its role in scientific and cultural communication in the Muslim world is a major issue that has been dealt with little and the deep relationship between them has been insufficiently documented. Kashan University is proud to organize an international conference on the role of art and architecture in scientific communication between Iran and the Arab world with the participation of international and foreign thinkers. The Scientific Secretariat of the Conference invites all researchers interested in the subject to submit articles on this topic
For more information, please visit the website of the conference: http://irarconf.ir/en/
- January 22, 2018
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1.Conference: “Religious Marriages in the Mediterranean”, Mediterranean Institute, University of Malta, 20-21 March 2018
This multidisciplinary conference seeks to bring together researchers who have engaged in research on religious marriages in the Mediterranean.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2018. Information: http://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-religious-marriages-in-the-mediterranean-20-21-march-malta?e=82aeb6c61d
2. International Conference: “The Druze Millennium: Celebrating a Thousand Years of Diversity”, American University of Beirut, End of April 2018 (2 days)
The conference will bring together leading researchers who have contributed to the field of Middle Eastern Studies with particular reference to the Druze. The conference will focus on the political, social and cultural evolution and/ or role of the Druze.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2018, Information: https://website.aub.edu.lb/cah/Pages/Call-for-Papers-The-Druze-Millennium—Celebrating-a-Thousand-Years-of-Diversity.aspx
3. International Conference: “Religious Conversions: Then and Now”, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheba, 28-30 May 2018
The conference tries to emphasize analogies between different religions in similar and different spacial and temporal settings attempting to identify internal transformations within each of the three Abrahamic faiths and cultures regarding conversion and inter-religious encounters.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2018. Information: http://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-religious-conversions-then-and-now-28-31-may-beer-sheva?e=82aeb6c61d
4. Conference: “Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective”, Helsinki, 30 July – 3 August 2018, Finland
Topics might include the Quran and Islamic tradition in the wider context of the history of the Western monotheisms; Islam’s profound historical relationships with Judaism, Christianity, and the biblical heritage; and comparative inquiry and intercommunal dialogue more generally.
Deadline for abstracts: 14 February 2018. Information: https://www.sbl-site.org/meetings/Congresses_CallForPaperDetails.aspx?MeetingId=32&VolunteerUnitId=518
5. PhD Studentship for Research on “Refugee Entrepreneurship: Belonging and Social Inclusion for Refugees in the UK”, University of Southampton
Deadline for application: 31 January 2018. Information: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=SCDTP947717CC
6. Funded Positions for Research Projects on “Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements” by Gerda Henkel Foundation
Deadline for applications: 16 May 2018. Information: http://www.fundit.fr/fr/calls/research-projects-islam-modern-nation-state-and-transnational-movements
7. Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Social and Cultural History of Islam and Islamic Worlds, University of Lausanne
The successful applicant will have a PhD in History, History of the religions or a title considered to be equivalent, should be able to demonstrate solid skills in the concerned fields: thorough knowledge of at least one relevant language; excellent scholarly publications and experience in teaching, etc.
Deadline for application: 8 March 2018. Information: https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&company=universitdP&navBarLevel=JOB%5fSEARCH&rcm%5fsite%5flocale=en%5fUS&site=VjItQWt5MjVDbnNGNGlkV21MMFpPZDkrdz09&career_job_req_id=13102&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=jPUzFPuD3R1w0UhkWox3sl8xvXA%3d
8. Core Faculty Position in Arabic Language and Linguistics, Georgetown University in Qatar
We seek applications from associate and full professors and scholars with previous experience as a program director, center director or department chairperson as well as with previous experience teaching Arabic to heritage language learners.
Review of applications will begin on 10 January 2018 until the positon is filled. For information contact aez3@georgetown.edu
9. Executive Director/Editor for the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP), Washington, DC
The Executive Director/Editor (ED) holds primary administrative responsibility for MERIP and editing responsibility for Middle East Report and online publications. Qualifications: Familiarity with and commitment to MERIP; Master’s degree in Middle East studies or equivalent; book or magazine editing experience preferred.
Review of applications will begin on 29 January 2018. Information: silversp@reed.edu
10. Other posts:
Arabic Language Teaching Fellow, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Applicants should be at least ABD in a field related to Arabic/Middle Eastern Studies and should have at least three years of experience in teaching Arabic at the college level and native or near-native proficiency in Arabic.
Deadline for application: 8 February 2018. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/47921.
Lecturer in Arabic Language, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
One year initial appointment with possibility of renewal for term(s) of three and five years thereafter. Responsibilities will include teaching two language courses each semester, curriculum development, and active promotion of the Arabic program.
Deadline for application: 1 February 2018. Information: https://careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/4643
Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics of the Middle East, University of Arkansas
The candidate may focus on issues such as the emergence of civil society and community engagement in a complex institutional environment, gender dynamics, migration, conflict resolution, or human rights.
Deadline for application: 1 February 2018. Information: http://jobs.uark.edu/postings/24353. Posting #F384P
Three-year Postdoctoral Assistant Professorship in Middle East Studies (Humanities or Social Sciences), Rutgers University, New Brunswick
We invite applications for a non-renewable three-year postdoctoral assistant professorship from any Middle Eastern Studies discipline in the humanities or social sciences.
Review of applications will begin: 15 February 2018. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/47764
Open Rank Faculty Position in Arabic, Claremont McKenna College, CA
The position is to begin in July 2018 for three years, with the possibility of renewal, subject to annual performance review.
Deadline for applications: 1 March 2018. Information: https://webapps.cmc.edu/jobs/faculty/faculty_opening_detail.php?PostingID=16032
Full-time Faculty Position in Arabic Linguistics, Arabic Culture or Relevant Fields, Department of Arabic Language and Culture, National Cheng-Chi University in Taipei, Taiwan
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2018. Information: https://mesana.org/professional-opportunities/employment.html#NatlChengChiU
11. Gardens of Renaissance Europe and the Islamic Empires considers the role and place of gardens and landscapes in the broader context of the information sharing that took place among Europeans and Islamic empires in Turkey, Persia, and India. In illustrating commonalities in the design, development, and people’s perceptions of gardens and nature in both regions, this volume substantiates important parallels in the revolutionary advancements in landscape architecture that took place during the era. The contributors explain how the exchange of gardeners as well as horticultural and irrigation techniques influenced design traditions in the two cultures; examine concurrent shifts in garden and urban landscape design, such as the move toward more public functionality; and explore the mutually influential effects of politics, economics, and culture on composed outdoor space. In doing so, they shed light on the complexity of cultures and politics during the Renaissance. This book points to new areas in inquiry about the influences, confluences, and connections between European and Islamic garden traditions.
Title: Gardens of Renaissance Europe and the Islamic Empires: Encounters and Confluences
Editor: Mohammad Gharipour
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN13: 978-0-271-07779-6
Number of pages: 272
Number of illustrations: 122
- January 15, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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1.Call for Papers
Heritage Revisited – Rediscovering Islamic Objects in Enlightenment Europe
27.-28. September 2018, Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Universität Wien
Mattia Guidetti (Universität Wien); Isabelle Dolezalek (SFB 980 „Episteme in Bewegung“, Freie Universität Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin)
Themes and questions addressed may include the following:
- How was pre-existing knowledge on Islamic objects in Europe dissected and reassessed? Which narratives and legends circulated on these objects? How was new knowledge communicated?
- Orientalists travelled to see objects and exchanged letters discussing the Islamic material collected in Europe. Institutions interested in Oriental culture bourgeoned. Who were the scholars involved? What were the networks of scholars or institutions established or reinforced through the process of the “discovery” of Islamic objects in Europe?
- The 17th/18th -century interest in such objects entailed copious documentation. What were the materials produced (drawings, descriptions, copies of the objects…)? How did this genre of documentation differ from previous ones? How did it impact upon the subsequent history of the objects?
- Islamic objects that were now freed from fictitious attributions to saints or famous Latin kings, for instance, were perceived, touched and manipulated in new ways. Once the objects were “neutralized”, the process of musealisation started. Which institutions were involved and how did this process shape our modern perception of the objects? Was there any resistance, for example from the Church, to the demystification process of the objects?
- The act of reading inscriptions and “deciphering” the objects was not a neutral one, it entailed misreading and misinterpretation. How did this affect the reception of such objects in art historical literature and institutions?
- When looking at the rediscovery of Islamic origins and the subsequent reclassification processes of objects that were unquestioned parts of local heritage for centuries, are we also looking at a stage in European history when an explicit exclusion of Islamic objects from European heritage took place? What is the intellectual context of this shaping of national and European identities?
Abstracts no longer than 300 words should be addressed to following addresses by 1st February 2018: dolezalek@tu-berlin.de and mattia.guidetti@univie.ac.at
2. Scholarships and Awards Available at the Centre for Iranian Studies (CIS), SOAS, University of London
Information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships/
3. Articles for “Journal for Iranian Studies”
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2018. Information: https://goo.gl/ByJdcm and
contact: m.zahid@arabiangcis.com
4. Pilot Project Grants from the British Institute for the Study of Iraq
We welcome applications in support of research on Iraq, in all fields of the arts, humanities or social sciences, concerned with any time period from prehistory to the medieval era to the present day.
Deadline for application: 1 February 2018. Information: http://www.bisi.ac.uk/content/pilot-project-grants
5. CfP: The International Congress on the Development and Exaltation of Knowledge and the Sciences in the Light of Revealed Rationality. 5-6 May 2018
See: http://icajcongress.ir/en/
– Deadline for submitting abstracts (of no more than 300 words): 10 February 2018
– UT Scholarships: The University of Tehran will be offering some scholarships for foreign graduate students to cover the registration fee and part of their traveling expenses and accommodations. To apply for a scholarship, please send a separate letter expressing financial need as well as travel expenses.
6. Nabia Abbott’s books at the Oriental Institute, Univ of Chicago
Books by Nabia Abbott available for download from the Oriental Institute
- Oriental Institute Publications 50: The Rise of the North Arabic Script and Its Kur’anic Development, with a Full Description of the Kur’an Manuscripts in the Oriental Institute, by Nabia Abbott (University of Chicago Press, 1939)
- Oriental Institute Publications 75: Studies in Arabic Literary Papyri I: Historical Texts, by Nabia Abbott (University of Chicago Press, 1957)
- Oriental Institute Publications 76: Studies in Arabic Literary Papyri II: Qur’anic Commentary and Tradition, by Nabia Abbott (University of Chicago Press, 1967)
- Oriental Institute Publications 77: Studies in Arabic Literary Papyri III: Language and Literature, by Nabia Abbott (University of Chicago Press, 1972)
- SAOC 15: The Kurrah Papyri from Aphrodito in the Oriental Institute. Nabia Abbott. Originally published in 1938.
- SAOC 16. The Monasteries of the Fayyum. Nabia Abbott. 1937.
- Two Queens of Baghdad: Mother and Wife of Harun al-Rashid. Nabia Abbott. Originally published in 1946.
- Aishah: The Beloved of Mohammed. Nabia Abbott. Originally published in 1942.
Search at: https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oriental-institute-publications-oip
and: https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/islamic-studies
and: https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/miscellaneous-publications
7. Women of Islamic Studies
Women of Islamic Studies is a crowdsourced database of women scholars who work on Muslims and Islam. This ongoing project is in its beta version. Once sufficient data has been collected I will partner with a university for a more stable home.
- January 11, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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1.Conference: “Biography and Violence. Violent Dynamics and Agency in Collective Processes and Individual Life Histories”, Center of Methods in Social Sciences, University of Göttingen, Germany, 9-10 February 2018
This interdisciplinary and international conference offers an opportunity for discussion and exchange between scholars engaged in research on violence and those engaged in biographical research, from their different academic perspectives.
Conference program: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/conference+program/576655.html
2. 8th Annual Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge, 31 July – 3 August 2018
Deadline for abstracts: 10 February 2018. Information: http://grm.grc.net/
3. Call for Paper-Seminar: “Islamic Ethics and the Trusteeship Paradigm: Interdisciplinary Explorations”, CILE, Doha, 14-16 October 2018
The seminar papers as well as the rest of accepted papers will be published as a thematic in the peer-reviewed Journal of Islamic Ethics or as an edited volume in the book-series Studies in Islamic Ethics (Brill).
Deadline for abstracts: 5 February 2018. Information: www.cilecenter.org/en/news/call-for-papers-islamic-ethics-and-the-trusteeship-paradigm-interdisciplinary-explorations/
4. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA): “Without Boundaries: The Global Middle East, Then and Now”, San Antonio, Texas, 15-18 November 2018
All topics welcome within MESA’s purview. Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2018. Information: http://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers.html
5. Five Positions for Doctoral Students, Law and Anthropology Department at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany
Positions are to start on 1 October 2018. They are awarded for three years, with the possibility of two six-month extensions (pending a positive evaluation).
Deadline for application: 31 January 2018. Information: https://recruitingapp-5034.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/341/Description/1
6. Three Postdoctoral Research Positions, Law and Anthropology Department at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany
Of particular interest for this call are projects that engage in empirically informed research in an effort to find legislative, administrative, judicial, or practical solutions to issues of accommodating diversity (cultural, religious, ethnic, etc.) under state law.
Deadline for application: 31 January 2018. Information: https://recruitingapp-5034.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/340/Description/1
7. Associate Director of the Middle East Centre, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
A Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience are required. A Master’s degree, or higher, in addition to 3+ years of experience preferred. Information: https://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/postings/33509
8. Summer School: “Government and Politics of the Middle East” or “Culture and Society in the Middle East” and Arabic or Persian Language”, SOAS, London Middle East Institute, 18 June -19 July 2018
Students may choose to take any combination of the courses with or without Arabic or Persian. Deadline for application: 25 May 2018. Information: www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/summerschool/government-and-politics/
9. Chapter for Edited Book on “Islamophobia in Muslim Societies”
This interdisciplinary, edited book will cover various topics on history, culture, media, education, politics, international relations, etc., related to Islamophobia in Muslim majority societies.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 January 2018. Information: bayrakli@tau.edu.tr
10. Articles on “Iran`s Role in the Middle East: The Prospect of a Shia Crescent Emerging” for Special Issue of “Journal of Iranian Studies”
Deadline for articles: 1 March 2018. Information: m.zahid@arabiangcis.com
11. “Race and Medieval Studies: A Partial Bibliography”
A *freely downloadable* version of the “Race and Medieval Studies Bibliography,” crowdsourced online over the last 6+ months. It is now published in the latest issue of postmedieval: a journal of medieval cultural studies. The pdf is here: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057%2Fs41280-017-0072-0.pdf . Springer has agreed to keep the bibliography permanently available outside of any paywall in recognition of its open-access, collaborative, and anti-racist origins. The bibliography also continues to be available for suggestions and additions here, and there are plans to migrate it at some point to a more stable web presence. In the meantime, this version in postmedieval will (we hope) be an aid to teaching and research.
Jonathan Hsy, Department of English, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
and Julie Orlemanski, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
12. Typographia Linguarum Externarum – The Medici Oriental Press. Knowledge and Cultural Transfer around 1600
Workshop organized by Eckhard Leuschner (Universität Würzburg) and Gerhard Wolf (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut)
Florence, 11-12 January 2018
For details and the programme, see http://www.khi.fi.it/5756808/20180111
This workshop is organised within the framework of the project ‘Die Typographia Medicea im Kontext: Text und Bild als Medien des Kultur- und Wissenstransfers zwischen europäischen und orientalischen Kulturräumen um 1600’. It presents the research of the project team and scientific guests, concerning both the printed works of the publishing house and the records of its activities. These are set in the contexts of the publisher’s global networks and related processes of transfer in the broadest sense: the translation practices, which go hand in hand with the publication of multilingual editions, the medium specific exchanges (between manuscripts and printed books as well as between texts and images), and the physical transport of printed books to the ‘Orient’.
13. The 4th annual Islamic Archaeology Day co-hosted by SOAS and UCL will be held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on Saturday February 3rd 2018 between 11 and 6pm.
For more information see: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/2017-18-events/islamic-archaeology-day-2018
- January 04, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Utrecht University : Assistant professor Islamic and Arabic Studies (1,0 FTE) Job description
This position is attached to the subject area Islamic and Arabic Studies within the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Utrecht University. The subject area offers a dynamic, research-oriented environment with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and curriculum development. Research and teaching in Islamic and Arabic Studies at Utrecht University is carried out in close collaboration with the subject area Religious Studies, as well as with other programs within the Faculty of Humanities and beyond.
This position includes both teaching (70%) and research (30%).
Start date: 1 June 2018
Deadline for application: 5 January 2018
For more information about this position, please contact Prof Christian Lange via c.r.lange@uu.nl.
2. The ‘Flower Garden’ (Phulban), an illustrated Dakhni romance, at the British Library
Today’s post is from guest contributor and regular visitor to Asian and African Collections, Sunil Sharma, Professor of Persianate and Comparative Literature at Boston University.
3. Mathal: The Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Multidisciplinary Studies is looking both for new submissions, and for Associate Editors to assist (unpaid) in editing the journal. Mathal is a double blind peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to scholarly discussion of topics present in the Islamic, Jewish, Persian, and Turkish thought, cultures, literature, and practices.
See: http://ir.uiowa.edu/mathal/
4. News from Exeter’s Understanding Shari’a project:
Islamic Law and Sexuality conference, 9th-11th January 2018
The programme for this conference is now on-line at:
We are pleased to announce the opening keynote lecture for the conference:
Professor Kecia Ali (Boston University), “Sex, Enslavement, and Consent in Islamic Law: Approaches, Aims, and Audiences”
Tuesday 9th January 2018, 5.00pm
Lecture Theatre 1, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (University of Exeter).
Those coming from outside Exeter, if you are interested in attending, details can be found here:
Places are limited. The “full package” includes 3 evening meals (3 course meals, including drinks) with the participants, conference attendance and all in-confernece meals and refreshments; “conference only” includes conference attendance, all in-conference meals and refreshments.
USPPIP summer school, 8th-14th July 2018
USPPIP plans its first summer school for advanced doctoral candidates and early career researchers in Islamic Legal Studies. Selected participants will be fully-funded (including travel to and from Exeter), and will participate in intensive sessions sharing research, preparing work for publication or submission as part of a doctoral thesis, and preparing translated texts on the theme of “Uses of the Past in Islamic Law”. Details available https://tinyurl.com/y7mh7sac. Closing date for applications is 28th February 2018.
“Maslaha, Siyasa and Good Governance: Sharia and Society” to be held at the University of Bergen, 19th-20th April 2018: Applications for the workshop are now closed. The programme will be published in the New Year.
- January 01, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Conference: “Innovative Approaches in Islamic Sciences and Education”, Institute of Islamic Theology, University of Osnabruck, Germany, 20-22 September 2018
The conference has two main goals: First, to promote the interdisciplinary discussion about new approaches to re-interpret the rich legacy and history of traditional Islamic scholarship in the contemporary world. Second, to improve the quality of Islamic education and curricula for religious research and teaching institutions.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2017. Information: https://goo.gl/KHi1Dk
2. Jobs/Posts:
Non-tenure Track Assistant Professor for “Islam, Judaism, or other Global Religions in Dialogue with Christianity”, Villanova University, PA
Deadline for application: 6 January 2018. Information: www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56176
Visiting Assistant Professor for Middle Eastern History, Reed College, Portland, OR
Deadline for application: 10 January 2018. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/47484
One-year Post-doctoral Fellowship in Modern Middle East History, Rice University in Houston, Texas
This fellowship is renewable for a second year contingent upon successful review and completion of the first year. This position begins on 1 July 2018.
Deadline for application: 1 February 2018. Information: https://jobs.rice.edu/postings/12400
The master’s programme Cultural Studies of the Middle East, jointly
hosted by the Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen, is pleased to
announce the Visiting Professorship 2018-19.
https://www.uni-bamberg.de/abt-personal/stellenausschreibung/professuren/
3. The Arabic Flagship Program and the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin are proud to offer the Arabic Summer Institute (ASI), providing an intensive language and culture program for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students of Arabic.
With the largest full-time Arabic faculty in the country, more courses at all levels of Arabic, and a thriving events and cultural environment, UT’s Department of Middle Eastern Studies is now rated among the best in the country. Set in friendly Austin, our program and our University are committed to continually expanding our curriculum to help students meet their academic goals. The Arabic Summer Institute illustrates our continued commitment to excellence.
Program Dates
- Orientation and mandatory listening and reading tests will be administered June 5 – 6, 2018
- All ASI courses consist of two sessions: June 7 – July 12 (session 1), and July 16 – August 17 (session 2), with an intersession break July 13-15, 2018.
Program at a Glance
- Intensive ten-week summer program equivalent to one full academic year
- Open to all qualified students (competitive admission by application), must be at least 18 years old by the start of the program
- Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced training combining instruction in MSA and Colloquial Arabic
- 21 contact hours per week
- Weekly Dardasha (chat) classes and daily Open Tutoring opportunities to develop oral skills
- A fully incorporated cultural program with lectures, films, hands-on workshops and guest speakers
- Competitive cost of attendance
- Dedicated, supportive faculty trained in Arabic pedagogy
- A student support advisor to provide tutoring, advice and guidance
- Meets FLAS fellowship requirements
For more information please visit:
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/languages/arabic/arabic-summer-institute/index.php
4. The Mercantile Effect: Art and Exchange in the Islamicate world in the 17th ̶18th Centuries
Edited by Sussan Babaie and Melanie Gibson Available to buy at: https://www.gingko.org.uk/title/the-mercantile-effect/
The ten essays in this volume introduce a fascinating array of subjects, each one exploring an aspect of the far-reaching ‘mercantile effect’ and its impact across western Asia in the early modern era. The authors first presented their research at the third Gingko conference held in November 2016 at the Barenboim-Said Akademie, Berlin.
Foreword by Melanie Gibson
Introduction by Sussan Babaie: The Mercantile Effect: On Art and Exchange in the Islamicate World
Suet May Lam: Fantasies of the East: ‘Shopping’ in Early Modern Eurasia
Amy S. Landau: The Armenian Artist Minas and Seventeenth-Century Notions of ‘Life-Likeness’
William Kynan-Wilson: ‘Painted by the Turcks themselves’: Reading Peter Mundy’s Ottoman Costume Album in Context
Nicole Kançal-Ferrari: Golden Watches and Precious Textiles: Luxury Goods at the Crimean Khans’ Court and the Northern Black Sea Shore
Nancy Um: Aromatics, Stimulants, and their Vessels: The Material Culture and Rites of Merchant Interaction in Eighteenth-Century Mocha
Federica Gigante: Trading Islamic Artworks in Seventeenth-Century Italy: the Case of the Cospi Museum
Anna Ballian: From Genoa to Constantinople: The Silk Industry of Chios
Christos Merantzas: Ottoman Textiles Within an Ecclesiastical Context: Cultural Osmoses in Mainland Greece
Francesco Gusella: Behind the Practice of Partnership: Seventeenth Century Portuguese Devotional Ivories of West India.
Gül Kale: Visual and Embodied Memory of an Ottoman Architect: Travelling on Campaign, Pilgrimage and Trade Routes in the Middle East
5. Jobs/Posts
Yale University – Post Doctoral Fellowship in South Asian Studies
(Humanities and Social Sciences)
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56184
St. Joseph’s College, NY – Assistant Professor of History
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56206
Misericordia University – Assistant Professor – History
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56189
6. Ten PhD Students for the Doctoral Program of the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies” at Freie Universität Berlin
The Graduate School investigates the plurality, changeability and global connectedness of Muslim cultures and societies. Applicants should have a master`s degree in Arabic Studies, Central Asian Studies, History, History of Islamic Art, Human Geography, Islamic Studies, Political Science, Semitic Studies, Social Anthropology, South Asian Studies or Southeast European Studies.
Deadline for application: 30 January 2018. Information: www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/studies/application/index.html
7. One Year Fellowships at the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School 2018-2019
Fellowships are offered for researchers at the pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and junior faculty level for research related to Middle Eastern governance and public policy.
Deadline for application: 16 January 2018. Information: www.belfercenter.org/fellowship/middle-east-initiative
8. Lectureship and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Arabic Language, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Deadline for application: 1 February 2018. Information: https://careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/4643 and https://careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/4641
9. Invitation to Join the Middle East Sociology Working Group
The working group is intended to consolidate this field of study and to increase scholarly training and collaboration (see http://mideastsociology.org/). Scholars who would like to be affiliated with the working group, receive its listserv messages, and be listed on the group’s website are encouraged to get in contact with working group organizer Charles Kurzman kurzman@unc.edu.
10. Summer Arabic Program at the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies, American University of Beirut, 20 June – 8 August 2018
Deadline for application: 10 April 2018. Information: http://website.aub.edu.lb/fas/cames/sap/Pages/arabic_program.aspx
11. I would like to acquire for a colleague a complete PDF copy of the Arabic text of ʿAbd al-Razzāq Kāshānī’s (d. 730 H.) Ḥaqāʾiq al-Tanzīl fī Daqāʾiq al-Taʾwīl (al-Taʾwīlāt). If you have available a copy or download link, please e-mail me.
I already have a link to a partial manuscript of the work. Thank you.
Best wishes,
Josef Meri
—
Prof. Dr. Josef (Yousef) Meri, DPhil (Oxon)
Faculty Associate (Non-resident),
Center for the Study of
Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations
Merrimack College, United States
https://www.merrimack.edu/academics/centers/jcmr/contact_us.php
- December 18, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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