Shii News – Academic Items
1. Issue 95 MELA Notes (Available Now!)
I am delighted to announce the publication of Issue 95 (2022) of MELA Notes, the esteemed journal of the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA). As the Editor, it gives me great pleasure to present this latest edition, which showcases a collection of outstanding research and insightful contributions in the field of Middle East studies, librarianship, and archival studies.
Within the pages of this issue, readers will discover a diverse range of articles that delve into various aspects of Middle East Studies, shedding light on significant topics and offering fresh perspectives. The dedicated efforts of our esteemed authors have resulted in a rich and engaging compilation, making this edition a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, and enthusiasts alike.
I invite you all to explore the thought-provoking articles and engage in the intellectual discourse presented in MELA Notes, Issue 95. The journal is available, free of charge, for access on our official website https://www.mela.us/publications/mela-notes/mela-notes-archive/.
Warm regards,
Farshad Sonboldel
Editor, MELA Notes
2. HYBRIDE Journée d’études “Prophète(s), prophétie, prophétologie”, École pratique des hautes études, Les Patios Saint Jacques, Paris, 5-6 juin 2023 Programme et inscription : https://www.ephe.psl.eu/prophetes-prophetie-prophetologie
3. Journée d’étude : « Normes et pratiques dans la documentation juridique islamique », Campus Condorcet Aubervilliers, 7 juin 2023
The workshop aims to analyse the relation between norms and practices in Islamic legal documentation. From a comparative perspective, it seeks to bring out similarities and explain divergences between different Islamicate empires where Islamic law prevailed. It addresses how the legal doctrine of different schools (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi‘i, etc.) was implemented by legal authorities to shape normative practices in diverse circumstances.
Program: http://crh.ehess.fr/index.php?8656
4. ONLINE Book Talk “Charity in Saudi Arabia: Civil Society under Authoritarianism” with Hanaa Almoaibed, Steffen Hertog and Nora Derbal, Middle East Center, London School of Economics and Political Science, 13 June 2023, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm BST
In this study of everyday charity practices in Jeddah, Nora Derbal employs a ‘bottom-up’ approach to chal-lenge dominant narratives about state-society relations in Saudi Arabia. Exploring charity organizations in Jeddah, this book both offers an ethnography of associational life and counters Riyadh-centric studies which focus on oil, the royal family, and the religious establishment.
Information and registration:
https://www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-centre/events/2023/charity-in-saudi-arabia-nora-derbal
5. HYBRID 2023 PhD Global History of Empires Conference: “Governing the Lives of Others: Global Histories of Empires, Theories and Practices”, University of Turin, 14-15 September 2023
We want to bring together doctoral students and early career scholars from different geographical areas, historical periods and methodologies. Diversity is a necessary step to ensure that our discussions show the complexity of theory and practices of empire without recurring to the usual worn-out tropes. A more varied base will also enable us to make better use of comparisons and highlight lesser-known case studies.
Deadline for abstracts: 28 May 2023. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/12646040/cfp-governing-lives-others-global-histories-empires-theories
6. 1 Postdoctoral Research Associate and 2 Doctoral Research Associates (4 Years), Arabic-Persian-Turkish Translation Processes, Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Münster Uni-versity
The positions are part of the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group “TRANSLAPT: Inner-Islamic Transfer of Knowledge within Arabic-Persian-Ottoman Translation Processes in the Eastern Mediterranean (1400–1750)” (https://go.wwu.de/translapt). Good reading skills in Arabic (or Persian) and Ottoman Turkish are es-sential.
Application deadline: 9 June 2023.
Information: https://www.uni-muenster.de/ArabistikIslam/translapt/call/index.html
7. Post-doctoral Research and Teaching Position (80-100%) at the Chair of the History of Archi-tecture and Preservation (Focus MENA), University of Bern
Starting 1st September 2023 (or as agreed) for two years (with an option for extension). Specialization should be in the field of the history and theory of architecture and preservation (Europe or other regions, e.g. South-ern/Eastern Europe, Latin America, MENA region) from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Period.
Deadline for application: 15 June 2023.
Information: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/862d0ac4-7d3b-4d44-a934-a1d8511400ab
8. New PhD in Islamic Studies Starting Fall 2023, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha
This PhD is an interdisciplinary program that cultivates a detailed understanding of Islamic studies and a mastery of a chosen disciplinary pathway. This expertise is acquired by undertaking dynamic and innovative research that facilitates the analysis and production of contemporary Islamic discourses, engages with diverse themes and topics, and supports the human development goals of the State of Qatar and broader global needs.
Information and registration: https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/program/cis/phdis
9. La Révolution des féminismes musulmans
Élaboration théorique et agir féministe (2004–2014)
de Malika HAMIDI (Auteur)
Peter Lang, 2023
https://www.peterlang.com/document/1294509
10. 3 x 36-month postdocs at University of Venice
1) Science and the environment in the eastern Mediterranean in the first millennium CE
36 months with possible renewal for 12 months
Deadline: 17th June 2023, 12.00 CET
https://apps.unive.it/common2/file/download/assegni_ricerca/6467847cba87a
“The post-doctoral researcher will carry out original research into the history of science in the eastern Mediterranean in the first millennium CE, and the connections between the study of pre-modern science and the environmental contexts of the writers. …”
2) Society and environmental change in the western Mediterranean in the first millennium CE
36 months
Deadline: 17th June 2023, 12.00 CET
https://apps.unive.it/common2/file/download/assegni_ricerca/646b165de51fc
“The postdoctoral researcher will be an environmental archaeologist interested in socio-ecological systems. They will carry out original research into the relationships between society and environmental change in the western Mediterranean in the first millennium CE. …”
3) Water, landscapes and environmental history in the medieval Islamic Mediterranean, c. 600-1050 CE
36 months
Deadline: 14th June 2023, 12.00 CET
https://apps.unive.it/common2/file/download/assegni_ricerca/646b2dc52057b
“The post-doctoral researcher will examine the social and intellectual history of water in the Muslim-ruled territories around the Mediterranean from the seventh century to the early eleventh.”
11. Love in the Teachings of Ibn ‘Arabī
Hany T. A. Ibrahim
Equinox, 2023
https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/love-teachings/
12. Brill: Encyclopedia of Turkic Languages and Linguistics Online
https://brill.com/display/db/etlo
13. Introducing Feminist Futures
Introducing /Feminist Futures/. In a world ignited by the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî”-inspired women*-led uprising in Iran, the notion of revolution takes on new dimensions. We pause to ponder: what does revolution truly mean? Is it only about the usurpation of state power to change regimes? How can we redefine it to reflect the power and impact of global feminist uprisings? Join us as we bring together brilliant minds from across the globe: leading scholars, writers, and artists who are at the forefront of reshaping our societies. Through a collection of bilingual (English and Persian) critical reflections and provocations, /Feminist Futures/ invites us to engage in meaningful deliberations about the intersections of global feminist liberation movements.
/Feminist Futures/ is our response to the call of feminist scholarship to take stock of the global movements for change that are being led by women and queers, embracing the invitation posed by our current historical moment. It is an opportunity to explore the often-overlooked power within global feminist uprisings, to challenge conventional definitions of revolution.
We’ll be releasing new content every few weeks until the end of 2023.
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*SAREH AFSHAR* is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Gender Studies at the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University. They hold a PhD from the Department of Performance Studies at NYU, and their research interests include the aesthetics of everyday life, materiality of visuality, minoritarian memory and trauma theory, and digital and new media. Their writing has appeared or is forthcoming in TDR: The Drama Review, e-misférica, Text & Performance Quarterly, Interventions, Khayyam, Ravagh, and edited book volumes. She has lost two cities—lovely ones, Montréal and Tehran—but deems New York a most soothing compromise.
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*NARGES BAJOGHLI* is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, SAIS. She is an award-winning scholar, writer, educator, and cultural curator. Trained as a political anthropologist, media anthropologist, and documentary filmmaker, Narges’ academic research is at the intersections of media production, power, and resistance. She is the author of the award-winning book Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic (Stanford University Press 2019; winner 2020 Margaret Mead Award; 2020 Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title; 2021 Silver Medal in Independent Publisher Book Awards for Current Events); and the director of The Skin That Burns, a documentary film about survivors of chemical war. In addition to her academic work, Narges is a community organizer and creator of educational programs for middle school, high school, and college students rooted in social justice pedagogy. She has worked with cultural and educational collectives in the Middle East and Latin America, and organized cultural programming and exchanges in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean for over two decades. Narges is the co-director of the Rethinking Iran Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, which houses the /Feminist Futures/ platform.
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