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1.Channels of Transmission:
Family and Professional Lineages in the Early Modern Middle East
Eurasian Studies 15/2 (2017), special issue (pp. 177-377)
(guest edited by Sandra Aube and Maria Szuppe, with the collaboration of Anthony T. Quickel)
distributed by Brill: [brill.com/eurs]brill.com/eurs
The volume brings together eight papers focusing on family structures and their self-definition, as well as their dependence on geographical, temporal, and cultural factors in the process of developing strategies of transmission of authority and knowledge. It originates with joint French-German research project on Dynamics of Transmission: Family, Authorithy and KNowledge in the Early Modern Middle East, 15-17th c. (DYNTRAN, CNRS-Marburg University) sponsored by the ANR and the DFG. For more information on DYNTRAN, see: https://dyntran.hypotheses.org/
2. Oxford’s Faculty of Oriental Studies has just announced two four-year postdoctoral positions in Qur’anic Studies, as part of an ERC-funded research project entitled “Qur’anic Commentary: An Integrative Paradigm”. We are looking for two scholars who will produce monographs on the Islamic reception history of surahs 1–4 and on Qur’anic law in its late antique context. More details can be found at the links below. I am happy for prospective applicants to contact me with queries.
Best wishes,
Nicolai Sinai
(nicolai.sinai@orinst.ox.ac.uk)
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Dr Nicolai Sinai
Professor of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford
Fellow of Pembroke College
New book: The Qur’an: A Historical-Critical Introduction
3. Call for applicants: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Isfahan, Iran (Fall Semester 2018)
I am writing to kindly inform you that the University of Isfahan is seeking outstanding postdoctoral candidates for Fall semester 2018. You may see the attached recruitment notice for other details.
As you are well aware, the University of Isfahan is one of the leading universities in Iran, which is a public comprehensive university with a good position in both national and international university rankings. The University of Isfahan provides a wide variety of choices in educational programs and offers various high quality facilities to its students. The university is also renowned for its pioneering research and education.
The proposed postdoctoral positions can provide the eligible candidates with a very good chance to increase their expertise and knowledge in their fields.
It will be highly appreciated if you kindly inform the potential candidates. I do thank you for considering this request.
If you have any inquires, do not hesitate to contact us at: postdoc@res.ui.ac.ir.
Sincerely,
Neda Naderi
Scientific Coordinator
International Scientific Cooperation Office
University of Isfahan
University St,
Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
Tel: +98 313 7932039
Fax: +98 313 6682910
Email: isco1.ui@gmail.com
4. Call for participants in an upcoming workshop entitled “Ibadi Manuscripts and Manuscript Cultures” to be held from 5-6 April 2019 at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco. Arabic, English, and French versions of the call for participants are available here on Academia.edu (https://www.academia.edu/37032158/Call_for_Workshop_Participants_English_French_Arabic_Ibadi_Manuscripts_and_Manuscript_Cultures_5-6_April_2019_Al_Akhawayn_University).
Proposals are due 1 December 2018 and any questions can be directed to the workshop organizers: Paul Love (p.love@aui.ma) or Soufien Mestaoui (smestaoui@ibadica.org).
5. PhD candidate in Iranian Studies/History of Religions (2 positions), University of Leiden
Vacancy number 18-308
Project description
The PhD candidate will carry out research in the framework of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) funded project, Keepers of the Flame: The Reconfiguration of the Zoroastrian Priesthood in Sasanian and Early Islamic Times, led by Professor Albert de Jong. This project examines the history of the Zoroastrian priesthood in two periods of transformation: the Sasanian Empire and the early Islamic period. The project as a whole aims to answer the question how Zoroastrianism survived the loss of its empire. The project will study the build-up and transformation of the Zoroastrian priesthood in the context of innovative theorizing about longue durée history of religion, the transformation of Iranian identity, and the role of religious specialists.
Appointment
The appointment will initially be for 12 months and if evaluated positively, with an extension of 3 years and must lead to the completion of a PhD thesis. The salary range for a PhD student is from €31,624 to €40,430 gross per year (pay-scale P) based on a full-time appointment.
Applications must be received no later than 7 September 2018.
6. The Faculty of Humanities at Tübingen University invites applications for the position of a Professor (W 3) for Islamic History and Culture in the Department of Asian and Oriental Studies
The applicant should be able to cover a broad spectrum of research and
instruction in this subject area. She/he should have a research focus either
on Islamic history or on literary and/or cultural studies. Good knowledge of
Arabic and a second source language is expected.
She/he will contribute to the department’s curricula (BA, MA) as well as
supervise PhD candidates. We also expect an interest in joining the
interdisciplinary research activities within the department as well as with
other departments at the university.
Requirements for appointment are: Professorship status or an equivalent
qualification as well as extensive teaching experience.
Tübingen University is particularly interested in applications from female
candidates for this position and therefore strongly encourages women to apply.
Applications from disabled candidates will be given preference if the
qualifications of these candidates are identical to those of a non-disabled
candidate. In line with its internationalization agenda, the university
welcomes applications from researchers outside Germany.
Applications with the usual documents (Curriculum Vitae, references, list of
publications and teaching experience, overview of research covered, authored
books, up to 5 articles) should be sent to: Dean of the Faculty of Humanities,
Prof. Dr. Juergen Leonhardt, Keplerstrasse 2, D-72074 Tuebingen
(bewerbung@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de)
Enquiries may also be directed to the Dean.
The closing date for applications is August 31, 2018.
7. 14th Conference of the Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Paths of Resistance in the Middle East and North Africa”, University of Turin, 31 January – 2 February 2019
The conference aims at bringing the debate on the paths and forms of resistance, which developed in the MENA region over the centuries, and soliciting different theoretical and disciplinary approaches. The official languages are Italian, English and French.
Deadline for open and closed panel proposals: 5 September 2018. Information: http://www.sesamoitalia.it/convegno-2019-torino-2019-conference-turin/call-for-panels/ (English version at the end)
8. Articles on “Islam and the Category of ‘Religion’” for Summer 2019 Issue of the “Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies”
The journal is published by the Indiana University Press (Bloomington). It aims to develop critical ideas on less explored and innovative themes in social, cultural, art, architectural, political, and economic histories. Scholars engaged with current historical debates about any region and period can submit articles on a particular theme thus initiating a dialogue on theoretical and methodological issues.
Information: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/pages.php?cPath=4&pID=97
- July 30, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Great Lakes Adiban Society (GLAS) invites submissions for its second annual workshop, scheduled to take place at the University of Chicago, October 6–7, 2018. We particularly welcome papers that are works in progress and would benefit from extensive discussion and feedback.
The Society hopes to provide a regional forum for scholars of Islamicate adab, particularly of the medieval and early modern periods, to meet and share their work.
We leave our parameters intentionally broad in order to invite as wide a collaboration as can be useful, but we are basically engaged with the literatures of the broad complex of premodern Muslim societies from the Danube to the Deccan. This naturally includes the major Islamicate languages of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu, as well as others (Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, Spanish, etc.) that participate in similar literary conventions. We welcome and encourage scholars working in any of these languages to consider participating!
Those who wish to participate in the workshop should fill out our online application (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbHLf4yncTKDdvp1W7WafNX-I2rCOfWu98FgoYt1aJHpFQfg/viewform ) by August 15, 2018. Please note that each accepted paper will be given 45 minutes for presentation and discussion; because of this, we have limited space on our schedule and may have to turn down some submissions if get too many. In such an event, preference will generally be given to scholars in the Great Lakes region, per the mission (https://greatlakesadiban.github.io/about/ ) of this organization.
Graduate students note: we have some funding to help offset at least part of your travel costs! If you would like to apply for this additional aid, there is a space to do so on the application form.
If you have any questions, please feel free to write Cameron Cross at kchalipa [at] umich.edu. We look forward to hearing from you!
2. Workshop: “Professional Mobility in the Islamic Lands (900-1600): ʿulamāʾ, udabāʾ, and Administrators”, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, 20-21 March 2019
This workshop is interested in papers that consider the following questions: How and when did the madrasas start producing bureaucrats? What did getting close to political authority entail for the ʿulamāʾ? How did offers for higher appointments travel in Islamic lands? How did the competition between ruling elites and households impact this professional mobility? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2018: Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/30535
3. Posts:
Research Associate for Analysis of Historical Arabic Texts, Asia-Africa Institute, Hamburg University
4 year full-time position. Duties include conceptualization and implementation of a web-based tool for the analysis of text variants in historical Arabic texts.
Deadline for applications: 1 August 2018. Information:
Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East & North Africa, Stanford University
The Department of History seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with an emphasis on the Arab world from the late nineteenth century to the contemporary era. Applicants will be expected to teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2018. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11423
4. Session de formation doctorale en droit musulman, Villejuif, France, 3-7 décembre 2018
Ils participeront à une série d’ateliers pratiques centrés sur les sources primaires et consacrés aux différents aspects du droit en Islam. Les interventions se feront en français et en anglais à partir de la lecture de textes en arabe. Aucune participation financière n’est demandée aux étudiant.e.s, et celles ou ceux qui le souhaitent peuvent candidater à une aide financière.
Date limite : 31 juillet 2018. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/30693
5. Articles on “Women in Islam” for Special Issue of MDPI Open Access
This call for papers invites submissions focusing on women’s understanding, interpretation and lived experience of Islam with attention to women’s agency.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2018. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/30730
6. W Floor, Studies in the History of Medicine in Iran, Mage, 2018
http://magepublishers.com/studies-in-the-history-of-medicine-in-iran/
7. The Idea of Iran: The Safavid Era
Date: 27 October 2018 Time: 9:45 AM
Finishes: 27 October 2018 Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: London, SOAS, Brunei Gallery
Room: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
For more information:
https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei-cis/events/idea-of-iran/27oct2018-the-idea-of-iran-the-safavid-era.html
8. Gulf History content specialist at the British Library (Full Time, Fixed Term to 31 December 2021):
See
https://britishlibrary.recruitment.northgatearinso.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=01001581
- July 25, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.CfP: ‘Sectarian Identity and Community Formation in Islam’
The University of Chicago Shiʿi Studies Group
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 22nd
Symposium Date: October 26-27, 2018
Read more at: https://shii-studies-sites.uchicago.edu/
2. The University of Copenhagen announces a position as associate professor under the study programme “MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY (BA & MA STUDY PROGRAMMES), with focus in Modern Israeli historical and cultural studies. The closing date for applications is 21 August 2018, 23:59 CET.
For more information see: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx/?cid=1307&departmentId=18985&ProjectId=147660&MediaId=5&SkipAdvertisement=false
3. Full professorship at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Asian and African Studies for “Transregional Central Asian Studies”
“The position has its sociocultural and linguistic focus on Central Asia. Teaching and research are supposed to cover not only Central Asia but also connections to other regions represented at the Department of Asian and African Studies. The thematic focus is on contemporary social developments in the fields of Islam, Muslim identities and migration. The successful applicant is supposed to study the linkages between Asia and Africa in these fields.”
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56933
4. Doctoral Workshop: “Digital Media, Islamism, and Politics in the Middle East”, Basel, Switzerland, 28-29 September 2018
This two-day workshop immerses students in comparative studies of Islamist politics in the Middle East and North Africa through the lens of how violent and non-violent Islamist state and non-actors, as well as their opponents, use and manipulate digital and social media to further their goals. The workshop is specifically interested in exploring themes in how the region’s religious, political and social forces interact and mobilize in digital space, including their competing organizational networks and narrative claims.
Deadline for applications: 6 August 2018. Information: https://nahoststudien.philhist.unibas.ch/de/doktorat/mubit/annual-doctoral-workshops/
5. Iran: Resources
As part of our programme promoting Iranian contemporary literature and culture in the UK and encouraging the advancement of high quality Persian – English translation we have been researching related networks, contacts and study centres. Below are some useful links and resources, which we hope will help contribute to bringing about an increase in publications, translations and literary exchange to positively impact on Iranian literature, as well as on literary exchange with the UK and elsewhere.
We hope that you might find this useful and are grateful to those who have contributed to it so far. We welcome your suggestions/ amendments for this evolving list. The sections are currently:
- Interesting Reading
- Networks
- Foundations/ Charities/ Organisations
- Publications/ Resources
- Publishers/ Book Fairs/ Prizes
- Study/ Research/ Support Centres
- Translators (Persian to English, English to Persian or both)
- Recommended works for translation
If you have any suggestions for the lists please contact sophia@visitingarts.org.uk
6. Mapping Islamophobia – Visualizing Islamophobia and Its Effects
“Mapping Islamophobia is a project headed by Grinnell College history and religious studies professor Caleb Elfenbein, with contributions from a number of Grinnell College students and technical support from Mike Conner. The project utilizes a series of powerful interactive maps that document incidents of violence, discrimination, and bias targeting Muslim individuals and communities in the United States. One such map, along with an accompanying interactive timeline, allows visitors to view the prevalence of Islamophobia between the years 2011 and 2018. In addition, these maps allow visitors to investigate Islamophobic incidents by incident type (including legislation, public campaigns, and crimes against people) and the gender of the targeted individual. The team behind Mapping Islamophobia collected information about these incidents from a variety of “media outlets with clear editorial oversight.” By selecting individual pins on these maps, visitors can learn more about specific incidents and news sources. The Mapping Islamophobia project also contains Countering Islamophobia, an interactive map that documents “how American Muslim communities have responded to the increasing presence of anti-Muslim hostility in American public life over time.” This map highlights community outreach activities, interfaith initiatives, and more.”
http://mappingislamophobia.org/
- July 19, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The University of Florida Libraries are currently recruiting for an
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Librarian, a tenure track faculty
position that provides leadership and services in support of the
University’s academic programs in these areas.
Our vision is for a knowledgeable and enthusiastic librarian to support the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, as well as interdisciplinary programs such as the Center for Global Islamic Studies. A detailed description of the duties and qualifications for this position can be
found at http://library.ufl.edu/pers/FacultyPositions.html.
The position closes on Monday, July 16.
*Bonnie Smith*
*Assistant Program Director for Human Resources*
University of Florida
George A. Smathers Libraries
352.273.2603 | bonniesmith@ufl.edu <mailto:bonniesmith@ufl.edu>
2. Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Freiburg – Up
to 25 Junior and Senior Fellowships, all disciplines
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56907
3. Temporary Part time Lecturer Pool – Arabic, Persian, Turkish – Near Eastern Studies
U C Berkeley
Job #JPF01783
- College of Letters & Science – Near Eastern Studies
Recruitment Period
Open date: July 2nd, 2018
Next review date: July 17th, 2018
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: June 28th, 2019
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Description
The Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified part time, temporary instructors to teach Arabic, Persian, or Turkish language courses during the fall, spring, or summer sessions, should an opening arise. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the Department. These Lecturer appointments are typically part-time, are made at the beginning of the semester, and may be renewable depending on need, funding, and job performance. The pool will remain in place for one calendar year. The final date for applicants will be June 28, 2019.
Minimum full-time annual salary is $53,402. Salary is commensurate with experience and education. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): teaching one or more sections of elementary, intermediate, or advanced Arabic, Persian or Turkish; holding office hours; attending weekly meetings with the relevant language program coordinators; consulting individually with the language program coordinator; preparing course materials, and assigning grades.
Minimum Basic Qualifications (by time of application):
The successful candidate must have B.A./B.S. (or equivalent international degree) in a relevant language: Arabic, Persian, or Turkish or in a Humanities field.
Additional Qualifications (by start date):
S/he must possess native or near-native competence in speaking, listening, writing, and reading Arabic, Persian, or Turkish; English fluency.
Preferred qualifications (by start date): Experience teaching Arabic, Persian, or Turkish in college; experience in communicative language learning; an M.A. in the Teaching of Arabic, Persian, or Turkish as a Foreign Language, Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, or the equivalent. Experience with computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and language instructional software is desirable.
Document Requirements:
Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching
Complete teaching evaluations for 2-4 courses, including at least one course from your most recent semester of teaching
Reference Requirements:
3 references (only contact information).
All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.
For those who are not US citizens or permanent residents, a legal permit that allows work in the United States (such as a US visa that allows employment) is required by the start date of the position. The department is unable to provide a visa/work permit.
Applicants should submit the following materials at https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01783.
Please direct questions to nes@berkeley.edu.
4.Muslim Women’s Religious Leadership and Authority in Europe and North America
University of Edinburgh: Thursday 13th – Friday 14th September 2018
We are delighted to now share the provisional programme for ‘Muslims women’s leadership and religious authority in Europe and North America’ which is available along with further information here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/alwaleed/muslims-in-britain/muslim-women-s-religious-leadership-and-authority
The registration link is now open, and you can register at: https://www.epay.ed.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/college-of-humanities-and-social-science/school-of-literatures-languages-and-cultures/literatures-languages-cultures/muslim-womens-religious-leadership-and-authority-in-europe-and-north-america . We can offer a discounted rate on accommodation at the University for those of you who are interested. Please book here:http://www.book.accom.ed.ac.uk/ , selecting your preferred option and using the promotional code: ENJOY.
DATES: 13th September 2018 – 14th September 2018
VENUE: The conference will take place at 50 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JU.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh.
Best wishes,
Conference Organisers
5. Call for papers:
“Society and Culture in the Muslim World” (SCMW)
Allameh Tabataba’i University (ATU) as a leading centre for Humanities and Social Sciences in Iran is planning to publish the first issue of “Society and Culture in the Muslim world” (SCMW) in 2018. The editorial board invites all academics, researchers and scholars interested to submit their unpublished original work for inclusion in this issue. Covering a wide range of issues related to sociocultural dynamics of the Muslim communities throughout the world and following a multidisciplinary approach, SCMW welcomes theoretical, research as well as empirical papers addressing contemporary issues and particularly encourages papers advancing local knowledge and theorising on the Muslims ways of life.
Areas of interest for coverage include, but are not limited to:
- Identities, Values and Social Changes
- Globalisation and Modernity
- Indigenous social sciences
- Sects, Denominations and Interfaith Relations
- Diaspora, Migration and Refugees
- Children, Youth and Generational issues
- Media and representations
- Gender and Ethnicity
- Popular Culture and Lifestyle
- Social Movements and Civil Societies
For more information and to submit your paper please visit: http://scmw.atu.ac.ir
6. British Muslims and health: addressing inequalities and promoting access
A one-day Muslims in Britain Research Network conference organised in partnership with Bradford University and the Born in Bradford project
University of Bradford, 12 September 2018
Numerous studies have shown that British Muslims suffer from chronic diseases such cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, childhood obesity and genetic and mental health conditions at a significantly higher rate than the wider UK population. Typically, the reasons for these inequalities are described in terms of the higher levels of poverty and deprivation among the British Muslim population. However, the phenomenon of health inequalities is more complex than that. Lower levels of physical activity, dietary practices, gendered notions of fitness and taboos around certain activities all raise questions and require open and informed discussion between academic researchers, clinicians and those active within British Muslim communities. Such questions are often drowned out, however, by more post-9/11 narratives about British Muslims in society.
This conference seeks to create a space to present new research and debate issues relating to health and health inequalities among British Muslims. It will cover:
- How the concept of disease is negotiated within British Muslim communities in personal, cultural and religious terms vis-à-vis Islamic narratives on the body and health;
- The structural dimensions of the health inequalities among British Muslims, covering the effects of migration, ethnicity, everyday life and government on health issues;
- The possible role of Islamic religious settings and leaders in responding to the challenges of health inequalities among British Muslims.
The conference is being organised by the Muslims in Britain Research Network in partnership with the Born in Bradford (BiB) project (https://borninbradford.nhs.uk/). BiB is a cohort study examining the reasons for high rates of illness among children, adults, families and communities, by exploring ethnic dimensions of health and illness. It involves a multi-disciplinary team of researchers. As part of BiB study, Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra is exploring how Islamic religious settings can be used for health promotion in the UK, funded by National Institute for Health Research.
Abstracts are invited for papers addressing any of the themes listed above, or other subjects related to Muslims and physical or mental health. We are happy to receive submissions from academic researchers and community and health workers.
Participants will be asked to present their research in a short format as part of a panel. To participate please send a 250 word abstract to the email address below by 3rd August 2018 along with a biographical note of no more than 50 words.
Abstract submissions and any general questions should be sent to the conference organisers at MuslimsinBritainRN@gmail.com.
7. Conference: “The Reach of Empire” for ERC Project “The Early Islamic Empire at Work – The View from the Regions Toward the Center”, University of Hamburg, 11-13 October 2018
The conference discusses the reach of law, Islamic and other, for the integration and functioning of the empire, as well as its role in the development of Islam as an ‘imperial’ religion. To what extent did ‘Islam’ serve as an integrating force, even if only for the imperial elite?
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2018. Information: https://www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/conferences/reach-of-empire.html
8. Posts:
Arabist (Post Doc) for Project Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Munich
This is a full-time position for a period of 3 years, with possible extension up to 5 years pending positive evaluation and budget leeway. The position is expected to commence on 1 January 2019, or as soon as possible thereafter. Qualifications and skills: applicants must hold a PhD in an area relevant to the Project, have an excellent knowledge of Arabic philology as well as experience with manuscripts and editing Arabic texts
Deadline for applications: 1 September 2018. Information: http://ptolemaeus.badw.de/jobs
Assistant (Post Doc) for Alevi Religious Studies, Department of Islamic-Theological Studies, University of Vienna
Duration of employment: 4 years. Profile: Doctoral degree/PhD degree in the field of “History”, “Religious Studies”, “Islamic Studies” or an equivalent discipline. The successful applicant has research competences on Alevi religion and Alevi texts, knowledge of hermeneutical methods; Arabic, Turkish and Persian skills, etc.
Deadline for applications: 10 July 2018. Information: https://academicpositions.co.uk/ad/university-of-vienna/2018/university-assistant-post-doc-at-the-department-of-islamic-theological-studies/115618?utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=Job+alerts
Assistant (Post Doc) for Turkish Studies, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz
This is a one-year fixed position. Your profile: PhD in the humanities or social sciences on a theme related to Turkey’s politics and society; Master education politics or international relations, history, sociology, cultural studies, or anthropology, etc.
Deadline for applications: 18 July 2018. Information: http://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/MB/107/99/4266
Instructor in Arabic, Oriental Studies, University of Oxford
We are looking for two committed and highly effective Instructors in Arabic, to commence on 1 October 2018. One post is permanent, while the other is a five year fixed term position covering the secondment of a colleague to a major research project. The successful candidates will have a native or equivalent command of Arabic and an equivalent command of English.
Deadline for applications: 1 August 2018. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56898
Associate Professor in International Relations, Gedik University Istanbul
The university is establishing a new master program in Middle East Studies and International Relations in the next Spring 2019.
For more information contact Professor Süha Atatüresuha.atature@gedik.edu.tr. Website of Department: https://www.gedik.edu.tr/akademik-birimler/fakulteler/iktisadi-idari-ve-sosyal-bilimler-fakultesi/uluslararasi-iliskiler
Assistant/Associate/Professor for Department of Turkish Language and Culture, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Required Qualifications: Native or near-native proficiency in English or Turkish. Earned PhD degree in Turkish, Turkology teaching, or related fields. Applicants should be able to offer Turkish, English, or Chinese taught courses.
Deadline for applications: 17 September 2018. Information: https://turkish.nccu.edu.tw/news/news.php?Sn=548
9. 2nd Summer School on Ibadism, Procida Island (Naples), 8-13 October 2018
The Summer Schools on Ibadism examine and present the fundamentals of Islam and Ibadism through a historical, juridical, literary and religious overview. MA and PhD Students of all over the world are encouraged to participate. All teaching, course materials and coursework will be in English. Students are required to have at least an intermediate level knowledge of English.
Deadline for application: 25 July 2018. Information: https://ibadistudies.org/index.php/summer-school
- July 09, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Faculty of Arts (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-of-arts) of the University of Helsinki is Finland’s oldest institution for teaching and research in the humanities and the largest in terms of the structure and range of disciplines. It is also a significant international community fostering research, education and cultural interaction.
The Faculty of Arts invites applications for the position of
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR IN ISLAMIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
Due date
28.08.2018 23:59 EEST
2. The ERC-funded research project “Stories of Survival: Recovering the Connected Histories of Eastern Christianity in the Early Modern World” at the University of Oxford is currently advertising three one-year positions for postdoctoral Research Associates. The postholders will contribute to building a database of Syriac and Arabic manuscripts so excellent knowledge of at least one of these languages is essential. The application closes on Monday, 9 July at noon British Summer Time (1 pm Central European Summer Time). Further information as well as access to the online application form is available at https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form.
The project’s principal investigator, Dr John-Paul Ghobrial (john-paul.ghobrial@history.ox.ac.uk), will be happy to answer informal questions about this role.
3. Monarchy and Modernity since 1500
University of Cambridge
8-9 January 2019
[The conference announced on the cfp below was originally designed for Europeanists, but was opened up to all world areas following multiple requests by non-Europeanists to participate. The cfp has therefore been revised and the deadline extended to August 15, 2018. Applications from anthropologists, legal scholars, political scientists and above all non-Europeanists are especially welcome. Please note that all proposals previously submitted remain valid.]
Europe’s past is overwhelmingly monarchical, yet the monarchies that remain in place today hardly resemble those that governed Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. Modernity has transformed monarchy from a matter of unquestioned and often sacred fact to a matter of largely secular and usually democratic choice. If the words remain the same – along with many of the families, their titles, properties and places of residence – their meaning has changed profoundly over time and across countries, so much so that, along the centuries, the working mechanisms, functions and powers of European monarchy have been transformed. The academic literature, however, seldom measures this distance between monarchy’s various historical meanings and its surprisingly frequent manifestations today.
In theoretical and speculative disciplines, the lack of inquiry into monarchy’s significance is due partly to disciplinary divisions. Political theorists, intellectual historians, experts in jurisprudence and art and literary critics rarely delve into the subject of monarchy, while historians of monarchy tend to focus on chronology rather than concepts. Monarchy’s own nature has helped determine these divisions.With its providentialist, semi-magic and mysterious foundations in the divine right of kings, monarchism is a double paradox, a form of political theory that is at once anti-political and anti-theoretical. Innovatively, this conference seeks to break disciplinary barriers by combining the outlooks of monarchical specialists on the one hand, and of social, cultural, literary and political theorists on the other.
Proceeding from the premise that the nature of things is best known, and their development most determined, during critical times, this conference centers on three (long) key moments in the history of modern European monarchy: the English Revolution, the French Revolution, and the mainstreaming of republicanism during the first half of the twentieth century. These moments, however, are only referential, and presentations studying the reinvention, representation and conceptualisation of monarchy during other modern periods, from 1500 to the present, are also welcome, with Renaissance subjects possibly serving as introits and contemporary ones as epilogues to the conference.
The main lines of inquiry are twofold, one directed at monarchy’s political-legal significance, and the other at its socio-cultural, psychological, religious, literary and spiritual roles. The political-legal line of inquiry can include – without being limited to – European monarchy’s historical relationship to legislation and the administration of justice, as well as democratic, republican, and aristocratic traditions. The theological/sociological/anthropological perspective is instead concerned with monarchy as a series of rituals, processions, celebrations and formal procedures that represent sovereignty, organise time and relationships, lend nations a sense of identity, and connect individuals emotionally with sacred spaces and powers.
Studies of non-European monarchical traditions are likewise accepted, preferably with reference to European ones.
Contributions may address one or more of the following themes but are not limited to them:
- Monarchy in political thought
- Monarchy and constitutionalism
- Monarchy in its relation with religion, theology and spirituality
- The relationship between spiritual and temporal powers
- Royalism vs. monarchism
- National and sovereign representation
- The royal imaginary, including literary representations of monarchy
- Monarchy and property
- Monarchy and material culture: art, fashion and the built environment
- Royal feasts, rituals, processions and celebrations
- Women and monarchy
- Non-European monarchical traditions, preferably with reference to European ones.
We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations, which will be revised subsequently for publication in a peer-reviewed collective volume. Graduate students are welcome to participate, and papers in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish are accepted, although English is encouraged to facilitate communication. The conference will be held at the University of Cambridge on 8-9 January 2019. Please email a 200-word abstract and one-page CV to Carolina Armenteros (cra22@cam.ac.uk) by 15 August 2018.
4. International Conference: “Sources of Pluralism in Islamic Thought”, Casablanca Seminars, Casablanca, 9-11 July 2018
As a global religion, Islam and its jurisprudence have offered heterogeneous responses to a range of questions facing different faiths and communities. Modernity imposed new questions upon religious scholars, theologians and philosophers, demanding of them a new version of pluralism in the theological and political arenas.
Program: https://www.resetdoc.org/event/program-casablanca/
5. Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
The successful candidate will show outstanding potential as an innovative scholar and researcher, as evidenced by their record of intellectual engagement, published work, and/or work in progress. A strong commitment to teaching excellence at both the graduate and undergraduate level is also required.
Deadline for applications: 1 September 2018. Information https://www.hr.ubc.ca/jobs/faculty.php?job_id=30298
6. Assistant Professor in Gender and Social Movements in the Islamic World, Queen´s University
We welcome applicants whose research examines the rise of diverse social movements that have challenged authoritarian states, ailing development models, and cultural and political norms around gender and sexuality throughout the Islamic World. The geographic focus is open. The preferred start date is July 1, 2019.
Deadline for applications: 31 August 2018. Information: https://www.queensu.ca/devs/gender-and-social-movements-islamic-world-tenure-track-position-applications-due-31aug2018
7. Articles on “Popular Culture” for “Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies”
Competitive manuscripts: 1) substantiate a thesis based on original scholarship; 2) are conceptually coherent and clear; 3) are grounded in primary sources (literary, visual, archival, textual, ethnographic, artistic, legal, and so on); and 4) engage with pertinent questions that emerge from region-focused or transnational feminist and sexuality scholarship.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 July 2018. Information: http://jmews.org/call-papers-popular-culture/
8. Association for Middle East Anthropology Graduate Student Paper Prize
The AMEA Graduate Student Paper Prize will be publicly announced at the AMEA Annual Meeting at MESA. The winner will receive a $100 cash award and a certificate. The winner will also be invited to submit the paper for publication in the journal “Anthropology of the Middle East”.
Deadline for submissions: 20 July 2018. Please send your submissions to to Shively@kutztown.edu.
9. Association for Middle East Anthropology Dissertation Award
The AMEA Dissertation Award will be given to the author whose work is judged to provide the most significant and potentially influential contribution to Middle East anthropology. Books of exceptional courage and potential impact beyond the field will be given special consideration. The AMEA Dissertation Award will be publicly announced at the AMEA business meeting at the MESA annual meeting in 2018. The winner will receive a $200 cash award and a certificate.
Deadline for submissions: 20 July 2018. Please send your dissertation to Shively@kutztown.edu.
- July 02, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Shiism, Death and Funerary Material Religion (Isfahan, May 2019)
Call for applicants
Interdisciplinary masterclass on:
Shiism, Death and Funerary Material Religion: cemeteries, tombstones and burial ceremonies
Conveners:
Pedram Khosronejad (Associate Director of Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies, Oklahoma State University)
Asghar Montazerolghaem (Director of Safavid Studies Center, University of Isfahan)
On the occasion of the International Conference on Safavid Studies, which will be held in the city of Isfahan in May 2019, the Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies (IPGS) program of Oklahoma State University, with the collaboration of the Safavid Studies Center of the University of Isfahan, will organize an interdisciplinary masterclass on Shiism, Death and Funerary Material Religion: cemeteries, tombstones and burial ceremonies which will be held a week before the main conference.
The aim of this masterclass is to introduce participants to the principal elements of studying death and dying from the viewpoint of Iranian Shiism since the Safavid period. During the six-day program (30 h) participants will be introduced to:
– The history of death and dying in Shiite Iran;
– Methodologies of studying cemeteries and their funerary landscape;
– Saints, saints’ shrines and sacred topography;
– Funerary epigraphy and the methodology of analyzing tombstone texts and symbolic images.
The entire masterclass will be organized under the governance of the University of Isfahan and will primarily be held in the cemetery of Takht-e Foulad and its tombstone museum. The Takht-e Foulad complex is one of the biggest cemeteries of the Shiite world which holds not only the tombs of many scientists, philosophers, and theologians since the medieval period, but also contains the shrines, Tekiyeh and funerary complex of Ulema, Sufi masters, and mystic leaders of the Islamic periods of Iran.
Complementary to the theory classes and fieldwork will be the visitation of other Abrahamic saints’ shrines, churches, synagogues and cemeteries of the city of Isfahan for further comparative studies.
Participants:
This program is only open to university-based scholars, registered students, and official researchers (e.g. museum curators). A selected group of participants will present the results of their work in the form of a special panel during the main conference. The conference fee will be waived for the selected participants.
Visa:
The University of Isfahan will issue an official invitation for all participants, who should apply for their own visas individually. The University of Isfahan has no responsibility in this regard and cannot guarantee the result of related applications.
Accommodation:
For the duration of the masterclass (not the main conference), all participants will stay in the university campus inside the city of Isfahan.
The registration fee (including: program fee, accommodation, food, and transportation for the duration of the masterclass)
– Registered students: $ 600
– University scholars and researchers: $ 1000
* The registration fee should be paid in cash during the first day of arrival at the university campus.
*If any participants wish to join the main conference, they should pay separately for their conference registration and accommodation fees.
Deadline for preliminary registration:
October 2018.
For further enquiries, to complete your preliminary registration and reserve your place, please contact Dr. P. Khosronejad (Pedram.khosronejad@okstate.edu).
For further enquiries regarding the main conference, please visit (www.safavica.ir) or contact (info@safavica.ir).
- June 29, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The University of Edinburgh seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Arabic and Middle Eastern Cultures, based in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) (http://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/islamic-middle-eastern) and teaching within IMES.
The lecturer will provide teaching and dissertation supervision at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and will commence on 1st September 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will have expertise in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies.
This is a full-time, 35 hours, open-ended position.
Salary: £39,992 to £47,722 per annum.
The closing date for receipt of applications is no later than 5pm (GMT) 19th July 2018. We anticipate presentations and interviews will be held on 21st August 2018.
Informal queries are welcome and should be sent via email for the attention of Dr Nacim Pak-Shiraz, Head of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, to llc@ed.ac.uk.
For further details please see below:
https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=044183
2. Demographics : Middle East & North Africa
Authors: Thomas Schrott; Wolfgang Taucher; Peter Webinger; Alexander Schahbasi; Mathias Vogl
Publisher: Vienna: Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior,
Date: 2018.
Series: Regiones et res publicae : country analysis reports, 6
37 pages, maps
ISBN: 9783903109094
Table of contents:
Preface 5
North Africa 6
Morocco 8
Algeria 10
Tunisia 12
Libya 14
Egypt 16
Middle East 18
Turkey 20
Syria 22
Jordan 24
Iraq 26
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 28
Afghanistan 30
Pakistan 32
Sources 35
Imprint 37
See: http://www.bfa.gv.at/files/broschueren/publicae_demographics_neu_WEB.pdf
3. Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Persian and Arabic Manuscripts
The Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh (www.alwaleed.ed.ac.uk) seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, on a fixed term, non-renewable three year basis, to commence in September 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter (subject to negotiation).
The appointment will be in the field of Islamic Civilisation, more specifically manuscript studies. The post will be based in the Centre for Research Collections in the University of Edinburgh’s Main Library. Objectives will be jointly set by the Alwaleed Centre and the Centre for Research Collections (CRC).
This is a full-time (35 hours per week) position on Grade UE07 and attracts a salary from £32,548 to £38,833 per annum.
The closing date for receipt of applications is no later than 5 pm (GMT) Monday, 23rd July 2018 . We anticipate interviews will be held on 22nd August 2018.
Informal queries are welcome and should be sent via email for the attention of Mr Tom Lea, Alwaleed Outreach and Projects Manager, to llc@ed.ac.uk.
The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to addressing an equalities, diversity and inclusion agenda.
Further information and details on how to apply can be found at the following link: https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=044243
4. Open Access Newspaper Archive: الهدى = al-Hoda = al-Hudá = Jarīdat al-Hudá [1898-1904]
الهدى = al-Hoda = al-Hudá = Jarīdat al-Hudá
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : N.A. Mokarzel,
5. Annoncer l’ouverture de CartOrient, atlas numérique de l’Asie occidentale, du Caucase et de l’Asie centrale www.cartorient.cnrs.fr.
CartOrient propose :
- Un atlas interactif comprenant des cartes commentées
- Des atlas thématiques
- Une collection de cartes et d’atlas numérisés
CartOrient est une publication scientifique (ISSN : 2557-1818) : un comité de rédaction évalue l’ensemble des cartes et des textes avant leur publication. CartOrient est développé au sein du laboratoire « Mondes iranien et indien », avec le soutien de l’USPC, du CNRS et de l’INALCO et le concours de « Résurgences ».
Nous vous en souhaitons une bonne lecture.
(also in English: http://cartorient.cnrs.fr/?lang=en )
6. Teaching Fellow in Religion, Augustana College, Illinois
We seek a candidate with expertise in Islam. Additional expertise and focuses might include one or more of the following: Muslim-Christian interactions, Inter-faith dialogue, Gender and Religion, and contemporary Islamic movements within and beyond North America and Western Europe. Candidates should have graduate-level training in theories and methods pertaining to the study of religion.
Position open until filled. Information: http://www.augustanafaculty.org/career_positions.php?cat=3&id=208
7. Second Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium: “Islam in Modern Regional Contexts”, George Mason University, 11 October 2018
The Colloquium invites advanced graduate students in social sciences and humanities to present book reviews of recent noteworthy publications in the broader field of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies. Each colloquium participant will be reimbursed up to $600 to cover travel and accommodation costs.
Deadline for applications: 30 June 2018. Information: https://www.themaydan.com/2018/06/cfp-second-annual-graduate-student-book-review-colloquium-islamic-middle-eastern-studies-deadline-june-30-2018/
8. BORDER CROSSING
Historians of Islamic Art Association 2018 Biennial Symposium
October 25-27, 2018
Yale University
New Haven, CT
The 2018 HIAA symposium will bring together an international group of established and emerging scholars of Islamic art and architecture to present new research on the theme of “Border Crossing.” Very often the field has been defined as one centered on select regions of the Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia, and focusing on traditional media and categories, such as the decorative arts, manuscript studies, and architecture. Less attention has been paid to regions on the so-called peripheries, including, for example, Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, or to disciplines that are not often associated with the field, such as film and anthropology.
“Border Crossing” is an invitation to rethink the field of Islamic art and architecture by interrogating the ideas of translation, transmission, and transgression that are suggested by the theme. Among the questions that may be asked are: How can this lens help us rethink works that form the “canon” of Islamic art? What is at stake in crossing disciplinary borders? What is lost and what is gained in abandoning traditional academic parameters? What may be learned through literal border crossings, whether they are by conservation authorities or refugees? As the works of several contemporary artists show, border crossings are ultimately ethical positions taken to evince the human condition itself. They thus provide potential to rethink the arts and cultures of the Islamic world, as well as the ways in which we study them today.
Kishwar Rizvi and Alex Dika Seggerman, co-organizers
Christiane Gruber, Yael Rice, and Ünver Rüstem, committee members
For complete program and to register, please visit https://hiaa2018.yale.edu/
- June 28, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.CfP: Great Lakes Adiban Workshop, Chicago 2018
The Great Lakes Adiban Society (GLAS) invites submissions for its second annual workshop, scheduled to take place at the University of Chicago, October 6–7, 2018. We particularly welcome papers that are works in progress and would benefit from extensive discussion and feedback.
The Society hopes to provide a regional forum for scholars of Islamicate adab, particularly of the medieval and early modern periods, to meet and share their work. We leave our parameters intentionally broad in order to invite as wide a collaboration as can be useful, but we are basically engaged with the literatures of the broad complex of premodern Muslim societies from the Danube to the Deccan. This naturally includes the major Islamicate languages of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu, as well as others (Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, Spanish, etc.) that participate in similar literary conventions. We welcome and encourage scholars working in any of these languages to consider participating!
Those who wish to participate in the workshop should fill out our online application (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbHLf4yncTKDdvp1W7WafNX-I2rCOfWu98FgoYt1aJHpFQfg/viewform) by August 15, 2018. Please note that each accepted paper will be given 45 minutes for presentation and discussion; because of this, we have limited space on our schedule and may have to turn down some submissions if get too many. In such an event, preference will generally be given to scholars in the Great Lakes region, per the mission (https://greatlakesadiban.github.io/about/) of this organization.
Graduate students note: we have some funding to help offset at least part of your travel costs! If you would like to apply for this additional aid, there is a space to do so on the application form.
If you have any questions, please feel free to write Cameron Cross at kchalipa [at] umich.edu. We look forward to hearing from you!
2. The deadline for the “25th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO)” in Frankfurt on 4-6 October 2018 has been extended until 1 July 2018. For further information see http://www.ffgi.net/en/davo-25.html and for information on open panels see http://www.ffgi.net/files/davo-25/davo-Open_Panels.pdf
3. International Conference: „Islam and Belonging“, Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Roma, 26-28 June 2018
The notion of belonging offers the double advantage of being less unyielding than the concept of identity and closer to the phenomena of “recompositions”. The second International Conference of PLURIEL deals with the plurality of belongings and opinions within Islam. Referring to citizenship, territories, and communities in Islam, it scrutinizes the theses that plurality is not the privilege of modernity only.
Information: http://evenement.pluriel.fuce.eu/en-/
4. Workshop: “Uses of the Past: Islamic International Law and the Problem of Translation. Concepts and Applications”, Göttingen University, 28-29 June 2018
The workshop deals with Islamic legal narratives and practices of international law. It is combined with: Double Talk “Female Judges – Experiences, Successes and Challenges in Palestine and Germany” on 27 June 2018. Female Shari’a Judge Somoud al-Damiri (Palestine) and Prof. Dr. Maria Wersing (Germany) will assess the role of female judges in their legal orders and the question of anti-discrimination for women.
Information: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/24588.html
5. Workshop: “Transactions and Documentation in the Persianate World”, Exeter, 13-14 July 2018
This workshop assembles scholars to investigate traditions of legal documentation related to trade and other transactions related to property in a vast but under-studied commercial sphere – the Persianate world.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 July 2018. Information: https://lawforms.hypotheses.org/conferences/workshop-transactions-2018
6. Conference: “Religion and Secularism on Campus: The Changing Dimensions of the University Experience”, SOAS, University of London, 6-7 September 2018
This two-day international conference will explore the diversity of ways in which religious and non-religious identities are experienced, encountered and catered for on higher education campuses in the UK, Europe and beyond. We invite proposals for papers that explore any dimension of religion or non-religion on campuses in any geographical context, focusing on a particular tradition, group or movement or on the interactions between different parties, or on broader cultural or political changes impacting upon how religion is expressed within campus contexts.
Deadline for abstracts: 6 July 2018. Information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/representingislamoncampus/conference/
7. PhD Position in the History of the Middle East, University of Oslo
The Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History at the University of Oslo announces a PhD position in the social and cultural history of the twentieth-century Middle East, with a focus on Egypt or the Levant (fulltime research fellowship plus completion grant).
Deadline for applications: 1 September 2018. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/148187/middle-east-history
8. Prize of the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) for the Best Article 2018
The award will recognize excellent research and scholarship that will advance our understanding of the Levant region. The article will be published in the journal Contemporary Levant and will received the amount of £100.
Extended deadline for submission: 31 July 2018. Information: http://cbrl.org.uk/news/item/name/call-for-papers-for-the-2018-cbrl-prize-for-best-article
9. Two positions for research associates related but not restricted to Iranian Studies at the Center for Religious Studies at the Ruhr-University of Bochum.
https://ceres.rub.de/en/news/job-offer-research-associate-west-asian-history-religions/
10. The 2019 Sir William Luce Fellowship at Durham University
The residential fellowship (Apr-June 2019) carries a grant, accommodation and meals, and is a valuable research and publication opportunity for post-doctoral scholars, diplomats, politicians, or business executives, working on Iran, the Gulf states, South Arabia and Sudan: more details are provided in the notice. The application deadline is Friday 7 September 2018.
The Sir William Luce Papers series (https://www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/research/fellowships/) has been well served by the breadth of expertise and variety of experience past fellows have brought to the post.
For further information, see https://www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/research/fellowships/
11. The Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Virginia invites applicants for a full-time, non-tenure track instructional position to teach undergraduate and graduate content courses in South Asian studies in the fall 2018 and spring 2019 semesters.
The anticipated start date is August 25, 2018.
Field of specialization in South Asian studies with a special emphasis on South Asian literatures, cultures, diaspora, comparative and/or gender studies. Subfield of specialization open. Evidence of excellent teaching and commitment to interdisciplinary work are required. The successful candidate must have native or near-native fluency in Hindi/Urdu and English. PhD strongly preferred, ABD considered.
Candidates who hold a PhD in South Asian studies or a related field by the time of appointment will be considered for the rank of Assistant Professor, General Faculty. ABDs in South Asian studies or a related field, by the time of appointment, will be considered for the rank of Lecturer.
To apply, candidates must submit a Candidate Profile through Jobs@UVa (https://jobs.virginia.edu), search on posting 0623430 and electronically attach the following: Curriculum Vitae, cover letter describing scholarly accomplishments and teaching experience, and a recent article or book chapter in English (attach to Writing Sample 1). Also, under separate cover by mail or e-mail, please arrange for two (2) confidential letters of reference to be sent to:
Jean Blackwell
Department of Middle East Languages and Cultures
P.O. Box 4000781
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4781
jb8yf@virginia.edu
Questions regarding the application process in Jobs@UVa should be directed to:
Jean Blackwell
(434) 982-2665
jb8yf@Virginia.EDU
Review of applications will begin July 8, 2018; however, the position will remain open until filled.
- June 18, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Open call: Modeling Travels in History: an ORBIS-esque Hackathon @ Uni Vienna (July 18-20, 2018)
Everyone is familiar with Google Maps—all of us are using it on a daily basis. In 2012 a group of researchers at Stanford (led by Walter Scheidel), developed Orbis (http://orbis.stanford.edu/)[1], which, one may put, applied the same geographical principles to a particular historical context. Dubbed “a Google Maps for the Roman Empire”[2], this model became a popular historical online resource and an object of envy for scholars working in other historical contexts.
Inspired by Orbis, the Uni-Wien DH Team is organizing a three-day hackathon at the University of Vienna on the theme of map visualisations for historical data. One specific objective of the hackathon will be to build a sort of “Orbis-in-a-Box”—an open-source platform that would allow others to model movements of people and objects in different historical and cultural contexts. (For more details on this particular idea, see: http://kgeographer.com/orbis-in-a-box/).
We are inviting interested digital humanists with an inclination for coding to partake in this 3-day event in Vienna. We are able to offer small bursaries to offset traveling costs.
If you would like to attend, please send a message to maxim.romanov@univie.ac.at with “ORBIS-esque Hackathon” in the subject by 30 June 2018, stating your current institutional affiliation (if any) and your motivation for participating in the hackathon. Please also specify whether you are applying for a bursary.
Yours truly,
Uni-Wien DH Team
Tara Andrews, Mária Vargha, and Maxim Romanov
http://ifg.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/staff/digital-humanities/
Links & Notes
[1] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bult.2015.1720410206
[2] https://io9.gizmodo.com/5911640/behold-orbis-a-google-maps-for-the-roman-empire
2. Vatican Library makes 15,000 manuscripts available online for free
https://aleteia.org/2018/06/02/vatican-library-makes-15000-manuscripts-available-online-for-free/
3. Ernst Herzfeld Society, 14th Colloquium: The History of Material Cultures and Visual Arts in Islamic Lands: Current State of Research & New Perspectives (Strasbourg, July 5–7, 2018)
https://networks.h-net.org/node/7636/discussions/1920457/14th-colloquium-ernst-herzfeld-gesellschaft
4. BRAIS Workshop Grants 2018
Following the success of its 2016/17 Workshop Grants scheme, BRAIS will be offering two further grants of up to £1000 in 2018.
The grants aim to provide opportunities to develop original research ideas in any area of Islamic Studies, to disseminate and increase the impact of current cutting-edge research, and to engage early career academics and post-graduate students based in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. For more information about previous workshops, see: http://www.brais.ac.uk/resources/grants/2016-17-winners
All documentation should be submitted in .pdf or .doc files to brais@ed.ac.uk by 5 pm GMT, Friday 14th September 2018.
For more info: http://www.brais.ac.uk/resources/grants
5. Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship at the British Library
The British Library announces the call for applications to the Charles
Wallace India Trust Fellowship 2018-19. Awarded by the Charles Wallace
India Trust (CWIT), the fellowship will be offered to an early to
mid-career India-based scholar to work at the British Library. This
Fellowship opportunity will involve working with the British Library’s
collections from and relating to South Asia. A team of specialist curators
work on this internationally-important collection of South Asian books,
manuscripts, archives, and visual arts. The Fellowship offers an
opportunity to be based with the curators to learn more about the work of
the British Library. It also provides the chance for hands-on experience
with the collection, to develop curatorial skills.
This year we are inviting applicants who are in the early stages of their
career or who have recently completed their postgraduate studies. There are
five possible themes, outlined below (see website). The best applicant will be selected from across all of them. Whichever their preferred project, the Charles
Wallace India Trust Fellow will get a real sense of the work of the British
Library, and their contribution will make a difference to the delivery of
the Library’s plans for engagement with South Asian collections and
audiences.
The Fellowship will be for a period of three months, to be completed on or
before 30 April 2019. Funding from the Charles Wallace India Trust will
consist of a contribution of £600 towards international fares and a monthly
living grant of £1500 for accommodation and living costs in London.
The closing date for applications is 13th July.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed via Skype.
Please email your documents to Azadeh.shokouhi@bl.uk
More information is listed on the Charles Wallace website. See: https://www.britishcouncil.in/study-uk/scholarships/charles-wallace-trust/visiting-fellows
6. CIWAS MA in Islamic and West Asian Studies
Call for Applications
Applications are invited for a new MA programme in Islamic and West Asian Studies at Royal Holloway University of London. The programme is a joint initiative of the History Department and the School of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, and is attached to Royal Holloway’s Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies (CIWAS).
Royal Holloway, University of London is based in Egham, Surrey in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. The MA in Islamic and West Asian Studies is a 12-month taught postgraduate programme designed for students interested in the Islamic and West Asian world, as well as those wishing to pursue either a career in international affairs or further research on Muslim and West Asian communities.
The programme consists of core and methods courses, as well as optional courses offered by the History Department and the School of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy. Students have access to a wide range of postgraduate activities, as well as the many events and facilities that London has to offer, including access to University of London Libraries and the British Library.
Some fee-waiver and maintenance grant scholarships are available. Those wishing to be considered for these should complete their online application, and send a CV and Statement of Purpose (maximum two pages) to ciwas@rhul.ac.uk by 15 July 2018.
For more information about the programme, entry requirements, and the online application please visit:
For inquiries about scholarships please contact: ciwas@rhul.ac.uk
- June 14, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The editors of PLSJ: Persian Literary Studies Journal are pleased to announce the call for papers for an upcoming special issue (Vol. 8) on cinema in Iran to be published in 2019. We welcome article submissions (5000-8000 words) addressing the following topics:
- Film in Popular Culture
- Literature and Film (Film Adaptation)
- Gender Studies
- Iranian Cinema in International Realm
- Social Issues (War, clash of classes,…)
- Children’s Movies and Animated Cartoons
- Ecofilms and Ecocritical Perspectives
- Movie Business and Studios
Deadline for submission of papers is November 2018.
PLSJ is an interdisciplinary, refereed journal published by Shiraz University listed in MLA and Index Islamicus.
Papers must be uploaded to http://plsj.shirazu.ac.ir/
The Editor of the drama special issue is Dr. Azra Ghandeharion, Assistant Professor of English Literature and Cultural Studies at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.
2. The editors of PLSJ: Persian Literary Studies Journal are pleased to announce the call for papers for an upcoming special issue (Vol. 7) on drama in Iran to be published in December 2018. We welcome article submissions (5000-8000 words) addressing the following and other related topics:
- Pre-Islamic theater
- Traditional Iranian theatrical forms: shabih khani, Ta’zieh, siah-bazi, etc
- Postmodern drama
- Women in Iranian Drama: female playwrights, female characters, etc
- Critical studies of significant Iranian playwrights: Bahram Beyzayi, Akbar Radi, Farhad Nazer-zadeh Kermani, Abbas Na’lbandian, Mohammad Yaghoubi, etc
- The future of Iranian drama
- A study of the winners of the Best Playwriting Award of Fajr International Theater Festival in the last few years: trends, themes, techniques …
- Adaptation
- International reception of Iranian drama
- Critical reviews of significant books on Iranian drama
Deadline for submission of papers is September 30, 2018.
PLSJ is an interdisciplinary, refereed journal published by Shiraz University listed in MLA and Index Islamicus.
Papers must be uploaded to http://plsj.shirazu.ac.ir/
The Editor of the drama special issue is Dr Mona Hoorvash, assistant Professor of English Literature at Al-Zahra University.
3. The Fourth Round (2019) of the BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World is now accepting submissions (deadline: 1st October 2018).
This international prize will be awarded annually to the best doctoral thesis or unpublished first monograph based on a doctoral thesis. English-language submissions on any aspect of the academic study of Islam and the Muslim world, past and present, including Muslim-minority societies are accepted. Applicants can be based in any country, and manuscripts will be assessed on the basis of scholarly quality and originality.
The award includes publication of the winning manuscript and a prize of £1,000, and it will be officially presented at the Annual Conference of BRAIS. The selection process will be undertaken by a seven-member prize committee comprising established academics from across the field.
For further details, including information about how to submit an entry, please see:
4. Workshop: “Conceptualizing Sectarianization”, University of Bern, 6-8 September 2018
Our workshop invites scholars to revisit the analytical validity of sectarianism which has remained to be taken as either a self-evident category to discuss the region of the Middle East and North Africa or an explanatory framework. Rather, we would like to address specifically what “sectarianization” actually means and discuss possible definitions to the term.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2018. Information: http://www.islamwissenschaft.unibe.ch/ueber_uns/aktuelles/workshop/index_ger.html
5. International Seminar on “Identity, History, and Narrative in Contemporary Afghan”, Gauhati University, India, 6-8 February 2019
We invite papers that look into the complex cultural, historical and political contexts that underpin the literature emerging from both within Afghanistan and the Afghan diaspora since the last two decades.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/1880122/international-seminar-identity-history-and-narrative
6. Posts
Bourse postdoctorale en doctrines de l´islam classique, l´Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique
Le montant mensuel de la bourse (variable selon la situation administrative) est de l’ordre de 2300 € (net) par mois. La bourse de post-doctorat est exonérée d’impôts, mais est assujettie à la sécurité sociale des travailleurs salariés. Le·La candidat·e devra avoir obtenu, depuis moins de 6 ans un doctorat portant sur les doctrines de l’Islam clas-sique. Il·Elle devra être capable de s’exprimer, au moins oralement, en français. Le·la candidat·e (belge ou non belge) devra avoir résidé plus de 12 mois hors de Belgique durant les trois dernières années qui précèdent le début de cette bourse.
Date limite de application : 15 juin 2018.
Information : https://f-origin.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2018/03/AppelBoursePostDocIslam-final.pdf
Fellowship for Historical Research on the Islamic World (2019-2010), School of Historical Studies, Princeton, New Jersey
Candidates of any nationality may apply for a single term or a full academic year. The only other obligation of the fellows is to pursue their own research. The Ph.D. (or equivalent) and substantial publications are required.
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2018. Information: https://www.hs.ias.edu/mem_announcement
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Carleton College, Minnesota
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in International Relations with expertise in security and with significant research interest or field experience in the Middle East and North Africa. Candidates with a scholarly focus on Sub-Saharan Africa will also be considered. PhD or its imminent completion is required. The appointment will begin September 1, 2019.
Deadline for applications: 14 September 2018. Information: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000427970-01
7. Articles on “Pilgrimage and Diversity in the Information Age” for Special Issue of “International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion (IJIDI)”
Focusing on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the Hajj etc. in order to enrich our understanding of the pilgrim’s journey and it complexities through the lens of information and media practices, embodied experiences, memory work, discourses and practices around diversity, curation practices, and community building in a global and digital world.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 August 2018. Information: https://publish.lib.umd.edu/IJIDI/pages/view/CFP
- June 09, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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