Shii News – Academic Items
1.Please join us on February 20 from 2 – 4 p.m. EST as we gather to commemorate beloved author and satirist Iraj Pezeshkzad, who passed away this January. This event is cosponsored by Damavand Cultural Foundation and will feature a roundtable discussion in Persian of Pezeshkzad’s life, works, and impact. Our speakers will be:
Ardeshir Lotfalian – Writer, Diplomat, and Advisor to Damavand Cultural Foundation
Seyyid Ali Mirfattah – Writer and Satirist
Ali Dehbashi – Writer and Chief Editor of Bukhara Magazine
Fatemeh Keshavarz – Director of Roshan Institute for Persian Studies
Marjan Moosavi – Lecturer at Roshan Institute for Persian Studies
Please use this Zoom link to join us then:
2. We are reaching out to share the Jasūr Magazine (previously known as Juhood) Spring 2022 Call for Submissions. This semester’s theme is Power: Political Economies of the Middle East. Jasūr is Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s undergraduate-run journal for academic and short-form writing on the Middle East and North Africa.
You can find a complete call for submissions below, and we would really appreciate your help in spreading it to students in your department. We will also be hosting several virtual events this semester, and invite anyone who is interested in attending and/or learning more about the publication to visit jasurmagazine.org. If you or any of your students have questions about the journal or submission guidelines, please contact Editor-in-Chief Jasper Schutt (jasperms@live.unc.edu), and/or editorial board member Eleyan Sawafta (ersawafta@uncg.edu).
All our best,
The Jasūr Editorial Board
The editorial board of Jasūr Magazine calls for submissions from undergraduate students for Jasūr 4.2, Power: Political Economies of the Middle East. Jasūr is a journal for critical scholarship and writing on the Middle East and North Africa, broadly defined, and is run by undergraduates at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Submissions for the Spring 2022 issue will be accepted until Monday, February 28th, at which point the editorial board will contact selected authors.
The theme of this Spring’s issue of Jasūr is political economy. We take an intentionally expansive definition of the term, and understand it to mean the critical study of economic systems, class relations, and domestic and international institutions. Simply put, we’re looking for work that takes a materialist approach to analyzing any contemporary issue in the MENA region. Some examples of relevant topics include histories of capitalism in the region, how interventions by international financial institutions affect societies in the MENA region, or how political and economic constraints impact the region’s artistic sectors.
Submission Guidelines
- We are accepting submissions of complete academic and short form essays, as well as proposals for short form work. By academic work, we mean essays that are between roughly 8 and 30 pages and contain significant amounts of primary and/or secondary research. We are happy to accept longer submissions, especially of theses or other papers that contain original research, and can work with you to abridge the work for publication.
- Submissions of short form essays might offer political commentary, criticism of state and/or firm policies, and in general, examine current events from a political-economic perspective. In addition to completed pieces, we are also accepting proposals for short pieces, which should be submitted with a writing sample of similar length to the proposed piece.
- All submissions should be sent to jasurmagazine@gmail.comor submitted through our website’s submissions tab by February 28th, 2022.
- If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the editorial board (jasurmagazine@gmail.com) and/or Editor-in-Chief Jasper Schutt (jasperms@live.unc.edu).
In addition to the journal, the Jasūr team also accepts and publishes short-form and creative work on any topic all year-round. Throughout the year, we also host events on a variety of topics related to the MENA+ region, which are open to public attendance via Zoom. To learn more, visit jasurmagazine.org.
3. SOAS, University of London – Post-Doctoral Researcher in IslamicManuscripts of Sumatrahttps://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=62981
Closing date: 20.2.22
4. Introductory Old/Classical Armenian course at Notre Dame this summer through their Classical, Medieval, and Near Eastern Language Institute. It is open to undergraduate or graduate students.
The course will meet M/T/R 4:00–6:00pm ET (FULLY ONLINE) May 31st–July 7th (6 weeks).
Tuition rate info is here (the course is 3 credits): https://summersession.nd.edu/tuition-financial-aid/
I don’t think ND offers funding for the course, so students would need to apply for funding locally or seek other external scholarships, such as the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Short Term Grant for Armenian Studies or a NAASR grant
Jesse S. Arlen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Armenian Orthodox Studies
Orthodox Christian Studies Center | Fordham University
Director, Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center,
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
630 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10016
(212) 686-0710 ext. 126
jarlen@fordham.edu | jarlen@armeniandiocese.org
5. ONLINE Lecture: “Copying and Reading Sacred Scriptures: Qurʾan and Torah in Comparative Perspective” by Prof. Daniella Talmon-Heller (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), UCLA, 9 February 2022, 12:00 pm PST
The Jewish tradition preserved the ancient form of the scroll, written in scripta defectiva, for its elaborate rituals of liturgical reading in the synagogue. The Muslim tradition, with its preference for the oral performance of the text, makes no such distinction, yet likewise regulates the work of the scribe and the handling of the book.
Information and registration: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-copying-and-reading-sacred-scriptures-quran-and-torah-in-comparative-perspective-9-february-online?e=82aeb6c61d
6. Workshop: “Continuity and Change Throughout the Ottoman Longue Durée,” Third Annual Mid-Atlantic Ottomanists Workshop (MAOW), University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, 1-3 April 2022
This workshop will provide an opportunity for scholars of Ottoman studies to gather, discuss their research, and receive substantive feedback. This initiative aims to bring together scholars of all stages who are working to advance the study of the Ottoman Empire and its interactions with the wider world from the late 13th century through the early 20th century.
Information: https://maow.umwblogs.org/
7. Workshop: “History and Anthropology through Literature: Approaches & Methodologies to the Study of Medieval and Modern Texts and Manuscripts”, Trinity College Dublin, 15 July 2022
The Cairo Genizah is a treasure trove of medieval and early-modern Arabic manuscripts stored away in Egypt’s Ben Ezra Synagogue over nearly a thousand years. This one-day workshop seeks to bring together scholars of manuscript sciences, history, anthropology, literary criticism, philosophy, and sociology to chal-lenge the investigation of history, sociology, and anthropology though pre-modern literature and its manu-scripts.
Information: https://t.co/Sy28Pbzp9x
8. International Workshop: “Religion and Secularism as Problem Space in Post-colonial Occidentalist Discourses within the MENA Region”, Leipzig University, 3-4 November 2022
The workshop aims to discuss the question of religion and secularity/secularism in (post-colonial) Occidentalist discourses and their critiques in the MENA region. The workshop intents to explore the trajectories of post-colonial Occidentalist discourses in the MENA region. It aims to reflect on their various genealogies, forms, and contents.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 March 2022. Information: https://multiple-secularities.de/events/event/international-workshop-religion-and-secularism-as-problem-space-in-postcolonial-occidentalist-discourses-within-the-mena-region/
9. CfP: Turkologentag, September 21–23, 2023, Vienna
GTOT e.V. (Society for Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies) invites researchers from all over the world working in the fields of history, linguistics, philology, literary studies, social sciences, anthropology, and political sciences in Turkey and the Turkic world to participate in the Fourth European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (Turkologentag 2023). The conference will take place on September 21 – 23, 2023 at the University of Vienna. It is organized in co-operation with the Chair of Turkish Studies at the University of Vienna.
The conference aims to bring together individual scholars, institutions and organizations from Europe and elsewhere who are engaged in Turkish and Turkic Studies. The four-day event will provide an opportunity for an intellectual exchange and conversation between participants and allow them to build networks for future cooperation. There will be a special forum for PhD candidates and graduate students.
The organizers encourage individual paper and thematic panel proposals within the following sections:
- Linguistics
2. Studies on Central Asia/Volga Region/Siberia
3. Caucasus
4. Turko-Persian Islamicate world
5. Ottoman Studies
5.1 Transottomanica (DFG Priority Programme)
5.2 Digital Humanities and Ottoman/Turkish Studies
5.3 Manuscript Cultures
5.4 Ottoman-Habsburg World
5.5 Balkan region and Southeast Europe
5.6 Hungary, Poland, Ukraine
5.7 Arab Provinces, Palestine
6. Environmental History and History of Science of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey
7. Literary Studies
8. Cultural Studies, Heritage / Art History
9. Studies of Contemporary Turkey
10. Kurdish Studies
11. Studies on Ethnic, Religious Minorities
12. Women and Gender Studies
13. Research on Religion
14. Musicology
15. Social Sciences and Migration Studies
16. Social Anthropology
17. German-Turkish Language Research /Education
If you like to join us on September 21 – 23, 2023, please submit an abstract (in German, English, French or Turkish, max. 250 words) on the Registration Portal: www.conftool.pro/turkologentag2023/. The deadline for individual paper proposals is 31 December 2022 and for panel proposals (3-4 panelists) is 30 November 2022. For submission guidelines, important dates, and further information stay tuned at turkologentag2023.univie.ac.at
Once your paper is selected, you will be asked to pay your conference participation fee. You can pay your fee in advance after the registration. In the case that your proposal is not accepted, the participation fee will be refunded. We encourage you to become a member of GTOT to benefit from reduced conference participation fees (especially students) and to be part of a growing international network of researchers engaging in Turkic, Ottoman, and Turkish studies! For further and detailed information please contact our homepage: turkologentag2023.univie.ac.at.
GTOT is an academic organization operating in the field of Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish studies. GTOT aims at creating a network for scholars and especially for young researchers in the field of Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish studies encompassing a wide range of research interests including the diverse range of religions and ethnic groups existing and living in areas populated by Turkic groups in the past or present
10. In Presence or HYBRID: International Conference “Iconic Figures: Intersecting Religious and Political Narratives of the Past”, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin, 7-9 December 2022
The conference will bring together scholars of various disciplinary orientations and working on different re-gions to examine the intersections and the entanglements between religious and political construction and deconstruction of historical icons and role models. It will pay particular attention to the ways in which discur-sive traditions in multi-religious contexts influence these processes.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2022. Information: https://www.zmo.de/fileadmin/Karri-ere/Ausschreibungen_2022/Call_for_Papers_Iconic_Figures.pdf
11. Assistant Professor in Arabic Studies, University of Durham
Applicants should have a research interest and expertise in (comparative) literary, cultural and/or visual studies, as well as translation studies. Candidates are required to have a PhD in Arabic Studies or a related subject.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2022. Information:
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CMR473/assistant-professor-in-arabic-studies-mlac22-1
12. Lectureship in International Relations of the Middle East (2.5 Years), University of Leiden, Netherlands
Criteria: PhD in International Relations, political science, development studies, geography, sociology, or an-thropology with a focus on modern Middle East; Experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate stu-dents, and supervising theses; Proficiency in English; Ideally proficiency in Arabic.
Deadline for applications: 27 February 2022. Information: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2022/q1/22-044-10663-25-year-lectureship-in-international-relations-of-the-middle-east
13. Associate Professor in Arab Modern and Contemporary History, University of Sharjah, UAE
Qualification: PhD in Arab Modern & Contemporary History from one of the recognized universities in the field of specialization; experience in university teaching in the field of specialization (8 years at least); ability to develop and lead high-quality research; published in high quality refereed journals in the specialty; fluency in Arabic and English (speaking and writing).
Deadline for applications: 25 February 2022. Information: https://newhr.sharjah.ac.ae/en/Pages/JobDetails.aspx?Jid=1817&IsDean=No
14. Visiting Assistant Professor (2 Years) in the History of the Ancient Mediterranean (North Africa, Mesopotamia, West Asia), University of Denver
Qualifications: PhD emphasis on Ancient History, including the Mediterranean world, Mesopotamia, North Africa, and West Asia.
Deadline for applications: 25 February 2022. Information: https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobde-tail.ftl?job=24243&lang=en&src=LinkedIn
15. Fellowships/Associateships for Advanced Historical Research in Islamic Art, Architecture, Material Culture, and Archaeology, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture 2022-2023, Harvard University
Deadline for applications: 1 April 2022. Information: https://agakhan.fas.harvard.edu/fellowships-associateships
16. Lecturer in Arabic Language, University of Michigan-Arbor
Applicants should have Superior level proficiency in Standard Arabic, English, and at least one variety of spoken Arabic. Experience with teaching Arabic at the post-secondary level is required. Applicants must have a demonstrated ability to use a proficiency-based, communicative methodology in language instruction. Minimum of a Master’s degree in foreign language teaching or equivalent field required.
Deadline for applications: 1 March 2022. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/102108
17. Postdoctoral Scholar/Teaching Fellow, Department of Middle East Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Researchers with training in environmental studies, anthropology, political economy, urban studies, and ge-ography are particularly welcome to apply. This fellowship is renewable for a second year contingent upon administrative approval.
Deadline for applications: 1 March 2022. Information: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/postdoctoral-scholar-teaching-fellow-in-the-department-of-middle-east-studies/1209/22787922576
18. Special Issue of Religions on “Muslim Identity Formation in Contemporary Societies”
Possible themes: Qur’anic and Prophetic understandings of identity, difference, and pluralism; migration, citizenship, and belonging; identity formation and state politics; the umma, trans-locality, and Muslim cosmopolitanism; Muslim identity politics; the impact of Islamophobia on the formation of Muslim identities; the projection and representation of Muslims in the media; etc.
Deadline for manuscripts: 15 September 2022. Information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/muslim_identity#info
19. Chapters for First Edited Book of the New Publication Series “Reading Ottoman Minds in Its Long History”, Sivas Republic University
With the help of this study, we are targeting to get a better picture on the questions like how did the Ottoman mind work, what were important moral or political principles for the Ottoman as making their decisions, and (if possible) to put forward the changes on the way they thought of the world around them in the course of its long history? Deadline for abstracts in English, German and Turkish: 15 March 2022.
Information: https://ottomanminds.cumhuriyet.edu.tr/
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