Shii News – Academic Items
1.ONLINE Seminar of Zeynep Kaya (SOAS): “Mapping Kurdistan: Territory, Self-Determination and Nationalism”, London Middle East Institute, 26 January 2021, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm GMT
The author builds on her book Mapping Kurdistan to show how a focus on self-determination, territorial identity and international norms helps analyse how imaginations of homelands have been socially, politically and historically constructed (much like the state territories the Kurds inhabit), as opposed to their perception of being natural, perennial or intrinsic.
Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/26jan2021-mapping-kurdistan-territory-self-determination-and-nationalism.html
2. ONLINE Conference: “Transformations of Arabic Literary Theory”, Columbia University, Preliminary Virtual Discussion Panel: 19 March 2021; First in-person Session in Paris: 27-30 June 2021, Second in-person Session in New York: 1-3 December 2021.
The focus is on Arabic literary theory, engaging with its development from the pre-modern era up to the present. Literary Theory is not limited to the classical or premodern reading of poetics and adab, but also inclusive, and very strongly, of transformations since the late nineteenth century.
Extended deadline for abstracts: 11 February 2021. Information: https://icls.columbia.edu/news/cfp-transformations-of-arabic-literary-theory/
3. ONLINE Symposium: “Muslim Philanthropy in a Canadian Context”, University of Toronto, 27 March 2021
This symposium addresses a simple, yet underexplored, question: How is Muslim philanthropy developing in a secular liberal democracy such as Canada? The symposium will be a pioneering event bringing together scholars from a variety of disciplines and practitioners working in the non-profit/charitable sector.
4. Conference on “Translation and Transfer” of the Network “Eastern European-Ottoman-Persian Mobility Dynamics”, University of Marburg, 6–9 October 2021
The conference will stress the pragmatic implications of the translation of texts in its narrower sense and the translators involved in activities across or within the Transottoman focus region. For a closer look at this and the multiple projects within this framework, please visit our website at www.transottomanica.de.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2021. For further information, contact florian.riedler@uni-leipzig.de.
5. ONLINE International Conference on “Canon and Censorship in the Islamic Intellectual and Theological History”, Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 8-10 October 2021
Muslim societies and theologies did not witness the emergence of a single institution that establishes a binding canon for everyone who adheres to Islam. Instead, the constitutional positions are (re)negotiated constantly in a scholarly discourse. Against this backdrop, the conference focuses on the question of how certain texts and positions evolve to a canon while others get lost in time.
6. 3rd ANU Religion Conference: “Religion and Migration: Culture and Policy”, Australian National University, Canberra, 8-10 December 2021
The aim of this conference is to explore the various phenomena related to religion and migration; the political and social transitions impacting upon the transnational religiosity of contemporary communities.
Deadline for abstracts: 21 May 2021. Information: https://hrc.cass.anu.edu.au/events/religion-and-migration-culture-and-policy-0#acton-tabs-link–tabs-0-middle-1
7. Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
We are looking for candidates with broad expertise of the contemporary Middle East with a particular focus on politics and culture. S/he should be proficient in Modern Standard Arabic and preferably also Hebrew. Candidates with a background in Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic Language and Culture, (contemporary) History, Political Science, and related fields are especially encouraged to apply.
Deadline for applications: 18 February 2021. Information: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S00082BP
8. Post-doctoral Position for Research on Race and Racialization in the MENA Region and Middle Easterners in the USA, Graduate Center, City University of New York
The successful applicant must have the doctorate in hand by the start of the fellowship (25 August 2021), but be no more than seven years beyond the granting of the PhD.
The deadline for applications: 1 March 2021. Information: https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu/psp/cnyepprd/GUEST/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=22123&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1
9. Post-doctoral Position for Research on Race and Racialization in the MENA Region and Middle Easterners in the USA, Graduate Center, City University of New York
The successful applicant must have the doctorate in hand by the start of the fellowship (25 August 2021), but be no more than seven years beyond the granting of the PhD.
The deadline for applications: 1 March 2021. Information: https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu/psp/cnyepprd/GUEST/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=22123&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1
10. Chapters for Edited Collection on “The Arab World as Ghurba: Citizenship, Identity and Belonging in Literature and Popular Culture”, University of Warwick
The aim of this edited collection is to investigate the cultural implications of different kinds of movement and migration to and within the Arabic-speaking world.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7093745/call-book-chapters-arab-world-ghurba-citizenship-identity-and
11. New Book Series “Critical Studies on Islamism” Published by I.B.Tauris & Bloomsbury
Books are welcomed from political science, sociology, religious studies, history, political economy, sociolinguistics, media and cultural studies, and international relations. The geographical scope is global and it covers the nature, dynamics, and evolution of Islamism at different contexts and regions.
Information: Contact Khalil al-Anani, Ph.D., kalanani@gmail.com
The Gombroon (Bandar-e ʻAbbas) Factory was established in 1623 to represent the interests of the East India Company (EIC) on the southern coast of Persia (Iran) and the Gulf. It soon became the centre of British trade and political activities following the expulsion of the Portuguese from Hormuz and Bahrain. A Chief Agent headed the Factory’s decision-making ‘Council’. The Council members coordinated with Sub-Agents, Brokers and local partners at the rest of the British establishments in Persia, primarily in Esfahan, Kerman and Shiraz.
13. On-line event: Numerals and Their Alternatives in the Middle East and Europe: A Reckoning, Dr Stephen Chrisomalis
London, Agha Khan University
4 February 2021, 18:00 – 20:00
Synchronous and interactive participation via Zoom and simultaneous livestreaming on AKU-ISMC’s Facebook page (@akuismclondon).
To join via Zoom, register in advance for this event by clicking here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.
14. The San Diego Museum of Art – Research Assistant
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=60919
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2021
15. Séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien”, jeudi 21 janvier 2021
Nous avons le plaisir de vous convier à la prochaine séance du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” organisé par le CeRMI, qui aura lieu le jeudi 21 janvier 2021 de 17h15 à 19h en visioconférence.
L’intervention de Denise Aigle, intitulée : “Chiraz, citadelle des saints et capitale du Fars”, doit malheureusement être reportée. Nous vous remercions de votre compréhension, et ne manquerons pas de vous faire connaître dès que possible la date de ce report.
Nous serons heureux d’accueillir au cours de cette séance Martina Massullo (Université de Lille), pour une conférence intitulée :
“Le patrimoine funéraire islamique de Ghazni d’après les archives de la Mission Archéologique Italienne en Afghanistan”
Résumé :
Au sein de la documentation collectée à Ghazni par la Mission Archéologique Italienne en Afghanistan (1957-1978), le patrimoine funéraire occupe une place de premier plan. En effet, de nombreuses structures funéraires se dressent autour de la ville. Ces espaces sacrés, mausolées où enclos, présentent une grande variété de styles architecturaux et ils recèlent un nombre exceptionnel de tombeaux en marbre datant du Xe au XVIIe siècle, ainsi que d’éléments remployés relevant du décor architectural des palais et d’autres vestiges ghaznévides de la ville. Cette documentation, partiellement inédite, témoigne de l’occupation continue de ces sites au fil des siècles et de leur valeur sacrée. Un poème mystique en persan confirme ce constat, et révèle qu’au XVIIe siècle ces espaces funéraires devinrent partie d’un circuit de pèlerinage à l’échelle locale, selon une pratique attestée en Asie Centrale et dans les territoires iraniens. Néanmoins, les nombreux remaniements qui ont touché ce patrimoine funéraire, ainsi que la nature fragmentaire des photographies conservées dans les archives italiennes, compliquent l’analyse et la reconstitution chronologique de ces structures et appellent à un travail de réorganisation et d’exploitation de l’ensemble de cette précieuse documentation.
Orientations bibliographiques :
- Massullo, M., “Epigraphic Survey on the Mausoleum of Muḥammad Šarīf Ḫān at Ghazni (Afghanistan)”, Bulletin d’études orientales, 67, 2020, p. 159-184.
- Massullo, M., “Marble Tombs from Ghazni (Fifteenth-Eighteenth Centuries): Morphological and Epigraphic Remarks”, Eurasian Studies, 13, 2015, p. 54-67.
- Szuppe, M., « Une description des lieux de pèlerinage (ziyāratgāh) autour de Ghazna, Afghanistan (fin du XVIIe s. ?)», dans M. Bernardini et N.L. Tornesello (éd.), Scritti in onore di Giovanni M. D’Erme, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Series Minor, 68, 2005, p. 1167-1200.
Lien de connexion :
ID de réunion : 779 343 3035
Code secret : 759711
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Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien
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27 rue Paul Bert – 94204 Ivry-sur-Seine – France
cermi@cnrs.fr – https://www.cermi.cnrs.fr
16. Webinar: “On Ruins: The Contemporary Politics of Heritage Preservation and Reconstruction,” International Journal of Islamic Architecture Dialogues Series
Join the International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) for its Dialogues Series, an annual webinar that brings together scholars and practitioners from across varied disciplines for a discussion of critical contemporary issues that interrogate the boundaries between architecture, art, anthropology, archaeology, and history. In the inaugural session, “On Ruins: The Contemporary Politics of Heritage Preservation and Reconstruction,” series host, Hala Auji (Beirut), is joined by video artists and filmmakers Ali Cherri (Beirut/Paris) and Panos Aprahamian (Beirut) for a virtual discussion (via Zoom) on the intersections between video art, film, and architectural preservation in relation to the socio-political constructs of heritage in Syria, Palestine, Iraq, the Gulf, and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 6:00-7:30 pm (Beirut)
Register in advance for this session:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvcOGopzksGN1LarCNSZf0ZZWZACDuXFak
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session. A recording of the event will be posted on the IJIA website and Facebook page. The discussion will also appear in print as part of the journal’s new “Dialogues” section.
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