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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
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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
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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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1.CfP: for a multi-disciplinary colloquium at the University of Cambridge, entitled ‘Reading is Believing? Sacred Texts in a Scientific Age’ (26-28 March 2018). The colloquium is organised by the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, in collaboration with the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.
Abstract submissions from any relevant academic discipline are invited until the *deadline* of 31 December 2017. Details on how to submit can be found by visiting www.sciencescripture.org.
Early-bird discounts are available for delegates who register *before 31 December 2017*, at https://readingisbelieving.eventbrite.co.uk/.
2. El Colegio de México. Centro de Estudios de Asia y África
Convocatoria a plaza de profesor(a)-investigador(a) de tiempo completo
Opening for Full-Time Professor-Researcher
Middle East and North Africa studies program
http://ceaa.colmex.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=411
3. Heshmat Mirsepassi Endowed Scholarship
The Shia Muslim Council of Southern California and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) announce that the University of La Verne has a Muslim Students scholarship opportunity. The scholarship is intended to help Muslim students enrolled at the university for the 2018 Fall Semester.
Dr. Taghi Mirsepassi has generously offered a $1 million endowed scholarship for Muslim students in memory of his wife Heshmat Mirsepassi at the University of La Verne. Please read below for further information and help spread the word to the youth in your community. To apply, please visit: http://univ.lv/mirsepassi
4. University of Edinburgh
Lectureship in History
‘We are seeking to appoint two specialists working on any aspect of history in the period between c. 1450 and c. 1830, and with expertise in one or more of the following geographical regions: Continental Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australasia.’
Start Date: 3rd September 2018
These positions are both Full time (35 hours per week) and open ended with a start date of 3 September 2018.
The closing date for this post is Thursday 4 January 2018 at 5pm (GMT)
See: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56186
5. Routledge, Taylor & Francis and the co-editors of Middle Eastern Studies, Saul Kelly and Helen Kedourie, are pleased to announce the founding of the Elie and Sylvia Kedourie Prize for Outstanding Article. The Prize will be awarded annually for an outstanding article published in the Journal, beginning in June 2018 for articles published in the previous year.
The Prize is named after Elie Kedourie (1926–1992), founder and Editor-in-Chief of Middle Eastern Studies, until his death in 1992, and Sylvia Kedourie (1925–2016), who took on the Editorship of the Journal from 1992 until her death in 2016. Elie and Sylvia made substantial contributions to the study of the Middle East, both as Editors of the Journal and as researchers and authors, and we are honoured to establish this award in recognition of their legacy.
Recommendations from readers will be welcomed from January 2018 onwards. A shortlist of articles will then be chosen by the co-editors and put before a jury picked from the Editorial Board for a vote. The winning article will be made free-to-access, and the author(s) will receive a prize of £500 and a year’s gratis subscription to Middle Eastern Studies. The runner-up article will also be made free-to-access, and the author(s) will receive a year’s gratis subscription to the Journal.
6. Alexander von Humboldt Final Year Dissertation Write-Up Fellowships in Thirteenth to Sixteenth Century Islamicate Intellectual History
Applications are invited for Final Year Dissertation Write-up Fellowships at the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg for the Islamicate Intellectual History of the Later Middle and Early Modern periods at the University of Bonn, to commence on 1 April 2018 for one year. Three grants are available for doctoral candidates who are in the process of completing a dissertation on a topic relevant for the thirteenth to sixteenth century Islamicate intellectual history (Philosophy, Theology, Sufism, legal theory, the history of science as well as the so-called occult sciences, political thought, historiography, and adjacent areas). The Fellowship provides a stipend that is intended to permit full-time work on the dissertation, without reliance on part-time employment. Fellows will be expected to deliver a termly presentation on their research in progress at the Alexander von Humboldt colloquia at the University of Bonn as part of a research group under the leadership of Professor Judith Pfeiffer.
Candidates must have, by the time of the appointment, completed all course work (ABD) and must have sufficiently advanced in researching their thesis in a relevant field of study to be able to complete the dissertation during the year of their fellowship.
The Fellow will have a strong command of at least one of the languages Arabic, Persian, or Turkish, and reading knowledge of a second, and should preferably have a reading knowledge of at least one European language other than English; a thorough understanding of the social and political history of the period; sufficient palaeographical skills to work with Islamic manuscripts; good written and oral communication skills; good skills and experience in teamwork; and good planning and time management skills. The criteria for selection are outstanding performance and scholarly promise, and the likelihood that the candidate will complete his/her dissertation within 12 months of the start date of the fellowship.
Applications are welcome from students both at Bonn University and at any other accredited international institution of higher education. The working language at the Kolleg is English. Applicants from other institutions may apply for a recognized student status at Bonn University, but will continue to work with their main supervisor and dissertation committee throughout the fellowship, and will submit their thesis to their home university. As per the stipulations of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Fellowship holders are required to acknowledge the support of this grant appropriately in their dissertation and ensuing publications.
All candidates are expected to pay student fees at the regular rates. Successful non-Bonn candidates will be required to pay the relevant fees (currently 287 € per semester/six months), and international students must be able to obtain a student visa, for which they will receive support from the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg. These fellowships cannot be held in conjunction with DAAD, DFG, AHRC, or equivalent grants.
Grant value: 1.350,– Euro/Month, plus travel support.
Start date: 1 April 2018.
Fellows are expected to reside for the most part in Bonn for the duration of the fellowship.
To apply for this Fellowship, please submit the application material listed below to fellowships@avh-islamicate.uni-bonn.de.
– Curriculum vitae;
– Cover letter with a research proposal;
– Title and Table of contents of the thesis with a proposed timeline indicating which chapters will be completed during the tenure of the Fellowship;
– 2 letters of reference, one of which must be by the main thesis supervisor. The letter of the main supervisor ought to comment on the current state of the thesis, and the dates by when it is expected to be completed, as well as the date when it is expected to be defended.
Short-listed candidates will be asked to submit a piece of sample writing, which can be a published article, a chapter of the thesis, or another relevant writing sample.
Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday, 3 January 2018.
Prior questions are welcome and may be directed to judith.pfeiffer@uni-bonn.de.
- December 09, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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1.Jean Aubin (1927-1998) was a pioneer in medieval and Safavid history of Iran. A collection of his articles is being published with an introduction by Denise Aigle and an index: Études sur l’Iran médiéval. Géographie historique et société, to be released beginning 2018 by Cahiers de Studia Iranica (Paris).
It is still time to subscribe and have your name in the Tabula gratulatoria. (You will get a discount on the price, 45€ instead of 60€…)
Information on the flyer available here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9hm3i0alnu8waew/Aubin_Souscrip2.pdf?dl=0
2. Appel à candidatures pour le
Prix de thèse 2018 sur le Moyen-Orient et les mondes musulmans
L’Institut d’étude de l’Islam et des sociétés du monde musulman (IISMM-UMS2000) et le GIS Moyen-Orient Mondes musulmans du CNRS organisent en 2018 la sixième édition du Prix de thèse sur le Moyen-Orient et les mondes musulmans.
Sont éligibles des travaux soutenus en français ou en France entre le 1er septembre 2015 et le 31 décembre 2017, dans toutes les disciplines des lettres et sciences humaines et sociales.
Plusieurs prix seront attribués et remis solennellement le mercredi 27 juin 2018 :
- Les prix du GIS et de l’IISMM.
- Le prix Mohammed Arkoun en islamologie, avec le soutien du Bureau Central des Cultes (BCC-Direction des Libertés Publiques et des Affaires Juridiques), ministère de l’Intérieur, et du ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l’Innovation.
- Le prix de la Thèse francophone décerné par le Bureau Moyen-Orient, de l’Agence universitaire de la francophonie (AUF).
Conditions générales de candidature :
- Avoir soutenu entre le 1er septembre 2015 et le 31 décembre 2017 une thèse en français ou en France sur le Moyen-Orient et les mondes musulmans en lettres et sciences humaines et sociales.
- Avoir obtenu les félicitations du jury (dans les universités où cela se pratique).
- Avoir envoyé un dossier complet à l’IISMM selon les modalités ci-dessous, au plus tard le vendredi 12 janvier 2018.
Conditions particulières pour le prix de l’AUF :
Le candidat, citoyen d’un des treize pays couverts par le Bureau Moyen-Orient de l’AUF, doit avoir soutenu sa thèse en français, soit dans son pays, soit en France même, dans les délais et sur les sujets indiqués ci-dessus.
Composition du dossier :
- Un exemplaire électronique de la thèse au format PDF.
- Deux exemplaires du rapport du jury sur papier. Pour les universités étrangères où il n’existe pas de rapport, prière de joindre deux lettres de recommandation : la première du directeur de thèse, la seconde d’un autre universitaire.
- Un CV et une liste des publications sur papier.
NB : Si le rapport n’est pas disponible le 12 janvier 2018, il est possible de le faire parvenir ensuite.
Dossier à envoyer :
par e-mail (thèse en PDF) : prix.momm@ehess.fr; elise.massicard@sciencespo.fr
par courrier (rapport de soutenance, CV) : Madame Élise Massicard, IISMM, 96 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris.
Le règlement du Prix sera bientôt disponible.
3. Middle Eastern and Islamic Materials in Special Collections, University of Otago, New Zealand
4. CFP and Announcement:
The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies and Edinburgh University Press are pleased to announce the launch of “Afghanistan”, which will be published every Spring and Autumn beginning in April 2018.
The Editor-in-Chief is Warwick Ball, FSA, a Near Eastern archaeologist and specialist of Afghanistan; and the Managing Editor is Shivan Mahendrarajah (Ph.D., Cantab, ’14), a scholar in Islamic history and Persian Studies.
“Afghanistan” covers all subjects in the humanities including history, art, archaeology, architecture, geography, numismatics, literature, religion, and social sciences from the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods. Articles are not restricted to the present borders of Afghanistan and can include the surrounding regions, but must materially connect to Afghanistan.
Modern Afghanistan occupies unique geographical space and straddles Iranian Studies, South Asian Studies, Central Asian Studies, and Islamic Studies. Its pre-Islamic heritages include Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. We seek submissions from scholars in the above fields. Preferred language is English.
The journal’s first issue will include include articles by established scholars as Juergen Paul, Nile Green, Claude Rapin, and Frantz Grenet; and early career scholars as Elisabeth Leake (Leeds), Francesca Fuoli (Bern), and Paul Wordsworth (Oxford). The feature article is by Zafar Paiman, an Afghan archaeologist publishing the first report of a new excavation in Afghanistan.
Please consider submitting your article to “Afghanistan” and please encourage your institution to subscribe to the journal.
Thank you. The Editors,
Warwick Ball
Shivan Mahendrarajah
Submissions: shivan@caa.columbia.edu
Guidelines: http://www.euppublishing.com/loi/afg
5. University of Nottingham: Assistant Professor in Religious Ethics (full details: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ART436117).
Interview Date: Thursday, 25th January 2018
Closing Date: Wednesday, 3rd January 2018
Job Type: Research & Teaching
Department: Theology
Salary: £35,550 to £47,722 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Applications are invited for the above post based in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham.
The Department is seeking to enhance and complement its existing strengths in teaching and research with the appointment of a new Assistant Professor in Religious Ethics. The successful candidate will be well grounded in the methods and theory of the study of religion, design and deliver modules at the undergraduate level, attract and supervise postgraduate research students, provide students with pastoral care, conduct outstanding research and publish and otherwise disseminate the results of that research and thereby make a significant contribution to the next Research Excellence Framework and subsequent such assessments, and contribute to the efficient and harmonious administration of the Department.
Candidates must have a PhD successfully completed in a relevant subject area. They must show evidence of the ability to make a strong contribution to future REF or other research assessment exercises and to make a strong contribution to the undergraduate curriculum in religious ethics. They must also display training in the methods and theory of the study of religion and the ability to integrate this into undergraduate teaching. The PGCHE or other Higher Education teaching qualification is desirable.
Applicants are invited to upload a current Curriculum Vitae, a covering letter and an up to date publications list in application for this post.
This is a full-time permanent post due to commence on 1 September 2018. Job share arrangements may be considered for this post.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Jon Hoover, tel: 0115 951 5886 or email Jon.Hoover@Nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
6. Workshop: “The Measure of Integration – Economic Structures and Resources of the Early Islamic Empire”, University of Hamburg, 16-17 February 2018
This workshop aims at developing an empirically based theoretical framework to gain a better understanding of the economic structures within the early Islamic Empire, as well as their potential as an integrative force connecting the different regions governed by the early caliphate.
Information: https://www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/conferences/economy-workshop.html
7. Colloque International : “L’herméneutique philosophique en contexte islamique”, UCLouvain, Belgique, 9-11 Mai 2018
Soumission avant le 1 janvier 2018. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2017/10/Conference-HERM-ISLA-CFP_FR.pdf
8. 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 (R.O.C.)
Deadline for applications: 2017. Information: https://mesana.org/professional-opportunities/employment.html#NatlChengChiU
- December 03, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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1.Abjad Calculator
Abjad Calculator is web tool for calculating the numerical abjadvalue of a string of Arabic or Persian text.
It was developed by Theo Beers , PhD candidate, University of Chicago.
https://www.theobeers.com/abjadcalc/
2. University lecturer in Persian language
A position of university lecturer (SKO 1009) in Persian language is available at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo.
The main teaching responsibilities of the university lecturer will be within Persian language. The person employed must have experience with teaching at Bachelor level, preferably also at Master’s level. She/he will teach Persian courses at BA level and will be responsible for examinations. Teaching includes practical language (grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary etc.), as well as exercises and testing. Preparation of course materials and glossaries is also part of the duties.
The vacancy is a teaching position, with 75 % teaching and dissemination work, 19 % academic development work, and 6 % administration. The teaching will normally be at bachelor level. Within the normal duties and academic competence, the person appointed may also be directed to work outside his/her department. The appointment is made on condition that changes to the subject area and tasks may be determined by the employer.
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/143594/university-lecturer-in-persian-language
Application deadline: January 8th, 2018
3. Conference: “The Concept of Tolerance, and the Concept of Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam”, Chair of Oriental Philology and Islamic Studies, University of Erlangen, 13-15 December 2017
See the program at https://www.kcid.fau.de/files/2017/11/The_Concept_of_Tolerance_Peace_Folder_DRUCK_2.pdf
4. Conference: “Afghanistan: Views from Inside and Outside”, Zentralasien-Seminar, Humboldt-University, Berlin, 16-17 February 2018
The Conference is organized by Ingeborg Baldauf, Siegmar W. Breckle and Conrad Schetter from the “Working Group Afghanistan” (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Afghanistan: AGA) to present and discuss recent research results on social issues and other themes, especially on mobility and migration.
Deadline for abstracts: 17 December 2017. Information: Contact afgkonference2018@yahoo.com
5. Conference: “Orientalism, Neo-Orientalism and Post-Orientalism in African, Middle East, Latin American, Asian/Chines Studies” on the 15th Anniversary of Memory of Edward Said (1935-2003) and 40th Anniversary of His Book (1978), Center for Global Studies, Shanghai University, 17-18 May 2018
Themes focus on Orientalism/Neo-Orientalism/Post-Orientalism from the perspectives of the following disciplines: Imperialism and New-Imperialism; Sociology, Political Science/International Relations; Think Tanks, International Organizations, and NGOs; Liberal and New Left Discourse; Development Studies; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 29 February 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/22055/discussions/229960/cfp-orientalism-neo-orientalism-and-post-orientalism-african
6. Jobs/Posts
Research Associate (Wiss. MitarbeiterIn), “Bibliotheca Arabica”, Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Leipzig
Required Experience: PhD in Arabic or Islamic Studies; Research in the field of Arab literary history and manuscripts (codicology); Research focus in at least one of the following fields: Arabic literature, libraries in the Islamicate world, history of science, interreligious/interconfessional literary reception.
Deadline for applications: 15 December 2017. Information: https://www.saw-leipzig.de/de/ausschreibungen/stellenausschreibungen/stellenausschreibung-biblarabica-wme.pdf
Two Postdoc positions in the Research Program “The Senses of Islam: A Cultural History of perception in the Muslim World”, Utrecht University
Qualifications: A PhD in Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, or associated fields. Or a PhD dissertation in one of these fields already accepted by the PhD committee; knowledge of at least one primary Islamicate language, preferably Arabic, but other languages will also be considered; etc.
Deadline for applications: 5 January 2017. Information: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs
7. Fully Funded Degree Programs in M.A. and PhD, University of Religions and Denominations (URD), Qom, Iran
Applications are invited from students around the globe interested in pursuing a Doctorate or Master’s programs in 1. Religions, 2. Philosophy, 3. Shiite Studies, 4. Islamic Denominations, 5. Mysticism, and 6. Gender and Women’s Studies beginning in the spring of 2018. Tuition for the entire program and upon their eligibility, they may be funded for their accommodation and meals as well. Accepted students also will have the opportunity to learn Persian for free in a six-month language course.
Information: info@urd.ac.ir
- November 28, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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1.University Lecturer in the Eastern Islamic World and Persian-speaking Lands, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
This appointment will start on 1 September 2018 and is tenure-track, subject to an initial probation period.
Deadline for application: 17 ‘December 2017. Information: https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/faculty/jobs/university-lecturer-in-the-eastern-islamic-world-and-persian-speaking-lands
2. Conference: “Inscribed Objects in the Islamicate World: Aesthetics, Adab, Society”, Paris, 24 November 2017
3. Roundtable: “Approaching Religious Texts in Early Islam: The Sanaa Qur’an Palimpsest as Example”, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 11 December 2017
The round table brings together five scholars of the Qur’an and early Islamic documents, focusing on a manuscript dating to the 7th century CE. The morning sessions are dedicated to the manuscript itself and the afternoon sessions focus on the transmission and use of religious texts in early Islam more generally.
Information: http://iis.ac.uk/events/approaching-religious-texts-early-islam-sanaa-qur-palimpsest-example-0
4. Workshop on “Islam in Central Asia and China”, Center for Global Studies, Shanghai University, 18 December 2018
If you are interested in coming to Shanghai University, please email an abstract and a short bio to Associate Professor Tugrul Keskin tugrulkeskin@t.shu.edu.cn. Flight and accommodation will be covered. Sorry for the short notice.
5. Conference and Workshop: „The Translation of the Qur’an in Indonesia“, Yogyakarta, 30-31 July 2018
The conference invites scholars and advanced students to discuss the role of specific translations, the intentions of their authors, their social relevance, the linguistic dimension of transferring Arabic content into a local target language, and the emergence of conflicts over the translation of the Qur’an in the Indonesian context. Organized by Professors Moch Nur Ichwan (mailto:moch.ichwan@uin-suka.ac.id) and Johanna Pink (mailto:johanna.pink@orient.uni-freiburg.de).
Deadline for abstracts: February 28, 2018. Information: https://www.orient.uni-freiburg.de/islamwissenschaft/konferenzen-vortraege
6. First International Course on “Gender and Women’s Studies”, Women Research Center, Qom, Iran, 3-6 March 2018
The Intensive Course endeavors to enhance scholarly attention to Gender and Women’s Studies based on Islamic Shi’a point of view and seeks to offer an original and insightful image of women in Iran.
Deadline for registration: 30 December 2017. Information: http://shortcourse.wrc.ir/
7. Posts:
Professor in the Social/Political Sciences (Salary Level W3) to Study Islam in Europe in the 20th and 21st Centuries; University of Münster, Germany
The post will be filled at the earliest possible date. We seek candidates with an excellent track record in empirical research on the state of Islam and on the social situation of Muslims in Europe and/or on the social and political treatment of Islam and Muslims in European societies.
Deadline for application: 30 November 2017. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55979
Projects and Fundraising Manager, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science
Candidates should have: Strong research project management and fundraising skills; Knowledge of the funding landscape for Middle East studies and the social sciences; Connections within the Middle East research community and an interest in Middle East Studies.
Deadline for applications: 30 November 2017. Information: http://www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-centre/opportunities.
Senior Research Specialist for “Arab Barometer”, Princeton University; Based in Washington DC
The Senior Research Specialist assists in questionnaire development, performs quality control procedures, assists in statistical analysis, undertakes data analysis to support reports and presentations for dissemination of the findings. Arabic language skills highly desirable
Information: http://www.click2apply.net/xvbgmn2mvs4mzwh2
Assistant Professor of Non-Western (Middle Eastern) History, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
This is a 10-month, tenure-track position. The appointment begins 1 August 2018.
Deadline for applications: 15 December 2017. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56037
Assistant Professor in the History of Africa, the Middle East or South Asia and the History of Islam, Wagner College New York
The position is to begin Fall 2018. Teaching requirements include introductory Global History survey course, as well as upper-level courses on Africa, the Middle East or South Asia and Islam.
Deadline for application: 15 December 2017. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56057
Visiting Assistant Professors in International Relations (Focus Middle East), St. Lawrence University, New York
The successful candidate will teach three courses per semester, including introductory courses in international relations and upper-level courses related to the Middle East. The position is renewable for up to one additional year.
Deadline for application: 8 January 2018. Information: https://employment.stlawu.edu/
Earlham College – Assistant Professor, Asian Religions
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55785
University of Wisconsin – Madison – Assistant Professor,
Ottoman/Middle Eastern History
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55821
8. Harvard University Asia Center
Postdoctoral Fellowships
As part of its mission to promote intra- and inter-Asian research, the
Asia Center offers two postdoctoral fellowships.
The Asia Center Postdoctoral Fellowship is available to recent Ph.D.
graduates who engage seriously with at least two Asian countries. In the
case of Southeast Asia, research may be on a single country, although
preference will be given to applicants with comparative or cross-border
projects.
The Victor and William Fung Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship is
available to recent Ph.D. graduates who engage seriously with at least
two Asian countries with the requirement that their research includes a
component dealing with Greater China.
Applicants may apply to one or both fellowships using the same application.
Application Deadline: Friday, January 12, 2018
For more details https://asiacenter.harvard.edu/postdoctoral-fellowships
Apply at: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/7926
9. The 3rd Course of Philosophy of Islamic Art, 4-13 March 2018, Iran
Call for registration: Islamic School of Art (ISOA) is a private academic art center which holds training courses to familiarize artists, professors and students of all around the world with different fields of Islamic art. On March 4-13, 2018 ISOA is going to hold a ten day course on “Philosophy of Islamic Art”. The Program is going to be held in four cities of Tehran, Qom, Kashan and Isfahan, and involves the following activities: theoretical and practical lessons, presentations of various essays about Islamic Art, visits to museums and the great masterpieces of Islamic architecture, familiarization with the social and traditional culture of Iran through participation in religious festivals, experiencing Iranian traditional music, and visits to bazaars, mosques, religious centers and other places of relevance and interest.
For more further information and registration please visit: http://www.isoacourses.com/2017/10/10/philosophy-of-islamic-art-2/
- November 22, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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1.The Grabar Travel Grant competition is open to graduate students (doctoral candidates) who have been invited or accepted as participants in a scholarly conference or other professional meeting for the purpose of presenting papers, chairing sessions or moderating discussions. The maximum amount of the award is $700 US.
The Grabar Post-doctoral Fellowship is intended to support post-doctoral scholars at early stage of their careers in advancing their research. Fellowship funds may be used in one of two ways:
To spend up to two months in residence as a visiting professor or fellow/research scholar at a university, museum, research institute or similar institution outside their usual country of residence or employment.
To support additional research to aid in preparing the dissertation for publication. The Grabar Post-doctoral Fellowship will provide up to $2000 US per month, for a maximum of two months. An additional $1000 may be requested for travel or for supplies.
Applicants should have completed their PhD within the last five years or have submitted their dissertations by the start of the fellowship. The fellowship is open to scholars of all nationalities; however applicants are responsible for obtaining required visas for residence and research in the country specified in their application. For further details on both competitions and for application forms, please see the HIAA webpage:
https://www.historiansofislamicart.org/opportunities/hiaa-prizes/grabar-grants-and-fellows…
2. The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at the University of Hamburg, Germany, is pleased to announce a workshop organised by Stefanie Brinkmann (Universität Hamburg) and Ali Zaherinezhad (CSMC, Universität Hamburg) on “The Study of Ḥadīth Commentaries: Uncovering an Important Genre of Islamic Scholarship”, taking place on 1-2 December 2017.
Research on ḥadīth commentaries in general, and those in manuscripts in particular, has been neglected by contemporary research. This workshop seeks to engender intensive discussion of various aspects of this genre and to uncover distinctive features of individual commentators, periods, and localities. We intend to highlight the rich tradition of commentary methods and offer new perspectives on the purpose and social function of commentary practice.
For the programme and registration (limited), please go to https://www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de/register_hadith2017.html.
For further information, please contact the organisers at ali.zaherinezhad@uni-hamburg.de.
3. International Workshop: ‘From Oriens Christianus to the Islamic Near East: Theological, Historical and Cultural Cross-pollination in the Eastern Mediterranean of Late Antiquity’. The workshop seeks to shed new light on the crossroads at which the Late Antique world of the Eastern Mediterranean heralded diverse exchanges between Oriental Christendom, Byzantine culture and the Islamic world. Furthermore, how these exchanges impacted the development of diverse regions, cultures, languages, and religions.
The workshop will provide an inter-disciplinary overview of the various perspectives emerging from the Christian Oriental, Byzantine, Early Islamic and Archaeological approaches to this area of research. The key objective of the workshop is to explore the possibilities of a unified and holistic approach to understanding the “Sattelzeit” (R. Koselleck) – i.e. the period between 500 and 750 CE. While the scope of the workshop has been intentionally left broad, the papers will primarily focus on the following areas:
- The role of Eastern/Oriental Christians in the relationship(s) formed between the Islamic Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire.
- Scripture and Arts as a medium of interchange between Christians and Muslims.
- The historical narratives and administrative reality of the expansion of the Islamic Empire.
The workshop will take place on 7th – 8th December, 2017 at Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin) and is the collaborative effort of the Chair of Byzantine Studies (FU Berlin), Radboud University, and Gorgias Press.
We hope that the workshop will encourage fruitful discussions about the state-of-the-art of the field and highlight potential areas for future inquiry. We further expect the workshop to provide a platform for both established researchers in the field and early-career academics (including advanced Ph.D. students). The workshop proceedings will be published in an edited volume by Gorgias Press.
For further information about the workshop, please contact Manolis Ulbricht: manolis.ulbricht@fu-berlin.de.
Conveners
Manolis Ulbricht, Berlin Byzantine Studies (Freie Universität Berlin)
Adam Walker, Radboud University / Gorgias Press
Date: 7th – 8th December, 2017
Venue: Freie Universität Berlin, Topoi Building Dahlem, Hittorfstraße 18, D-14195 Berlin
Admission: Free and open to all interested specialists and Ph.D. students
Webpage: https://www.gorgiaspress.com/from-oriens-christianus-to-the-islamic-near-east-2
4. The Orient-Institut Istanbulis pleased to invite applications for Ph.D. research grants for 2018 and for the academic year of 2018/19. The purpose of the grant is the support of field research in Istanbul/Turkey for Ph.D. students not living in Turkey. Grants are available to support research in one of the research areas of the Institute including the following research fields:
- Musicological research on the Ottoman Empire and Turkey
- Narrative sources on Istanbul and the late Ottoman Empire
- Historic and contemporary forms of religious expression in Anatolia since the 11th century
- Manuscript cultures in the Ottoman Empire and Iran, in cooperation with the Collaborative Research Center 950 of the University of Hamburg
- Human, medicine, and society, in cooperation with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (ITAS)
The award consists of a monthly stipend of € 1,100 for the duration of usually six months. Travel expenses to and from Turkey will be reimbursed.
Prospective applicants are expected to hold an M.A. degree in a related academic discipline. A complete application must specify the necessity of conducting research in Istanbul or elsewhere in Turkey and include a detailed time frame for the envisioned research.
A good command of Turkish or other source languages necessary for the proposed project is expected. As the Orient-Institut Istanbul aims at creating an open and supportive academic environment, stipend holders are expected to attend colloquia and conferences organized by the Institute and to give a public presentation of their research. Research stays outside of Istanbul must be coordinated with the director.
Applications must be submitted by January 8, 2018 in electronic format (PDF) to the following address:
Prof. Dr. Raoul Motika
Director of the Orient-Institut Istanbul
Susam Sokak 16-18, D. 8
34433 Cihangir – Istanbul
Turkey
5. The draft programme for a conference on Islamic Law and Sexuality, 9-11 January, 2018, hosted by the University of Exeter, is now online: http://www.usppip.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Islamic-Law-and-Sexuality-Draft-Programme.pdf
6. The Art, Art History and Film Department at Boston College seeks to hire someone to teach two courses (one each semester) in Islamic art and architecture during the 2018-19 academic year. One class should be an introduction to Islamic art and/or architecture; the other should be a more specialized undergraduate lecture course that fits into the existing offerings. Topics might include urbanism, the art of the object, the Islamic book, the arts of Islamic Spain, etc. Courses meet twice weekly for 1 hour 15 minutes and normally have 20-25 undergraduate students from across the university. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, along with a CV and the names of three references to the department chair, Prof. Claude Cernuschi, claude.cernuschi@bc.edu.
- November 18, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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