Shii News – Academic Items
1.UCLA Iranian Studies:
Iran Unglazed: Local, National, and Global Histories of Persian Tilework
a lecture by Keelan Overton
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:00am Pacific Time via Zoom
2. Rivals in the Gulf: Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Abdullah Bin Bayyah, and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis
David Warren
3. HYBRID Seminar: “Modernizing Empires: An Introduction” (Focus Ottoman Empire) by Özen Nergis Dolcerocca, University of Bologna, 30 March 2022, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm CET
This is the start of the “NONWESTLIT Seminar Series on Comparative Literature” on “Modernizing Empires: Enlightenment, Nationalist Vanguards and Non-Western Literary Modernities”.
Information and registration: https://site.unibo.it/nonwestlit/en
4. ONLINE Webinar: “Changes and Continuities in the Uses of the Word “Crusade” Since the Middle Ages” by Dr Benjamin Weber (Stockholm University) and “New Sources on the Memory of Saladin and the Crusades in Pre-Modern Islamic History” by Dr Fadi Ragheb (The University of Toronto), University of Marburg, 31 March 2022, 5:00 pm CET
For registration please contact ahmed.sheir@staff.uni-marburg.de .
5. HYBRIDE Journée d’étude – Pierre-Jean Luizard : « Liban-Irak : les enjeux du confessionna-lisme politique », GSLR-CNRS, 2 avril 2022, 14h00 – 17h00 CET
Officiel au Liban, inavoué en Irak, le confessionnalisme politique réserve les principales fonctions de l’Etat en fonction de l’appartenance religieuse (et ethnique en Irak). En comparant les deux systèmes en place dans les deux pays, qui imposent le règne des milices et le triomphe des élites confessionnelles, on com-prendra mieux pour quelle raison il est si difficile de sortir pacifiquement d’un tel système qui nie tout espace public et empêche toute citoyenneté commune. L’échec des Printemps arabes en est une illustration.
6. Assistant Professor for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Groningen
Qualifications: PhD in Middle Eastern Studies, political science, international relations or a closely related discipline; at least one year of postdoctoral experience in a teaching and/or research position; experience in supervising BA and MA theses; excellent publication record, including at least one monograph (under review) and peer reviewed articles; ability to communicate and teach in English; knowledge of Dutch or willingness to learn it within two years.
Deadline for application: 6 April 2022. Information: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S00091XP&cat=wp
7. Training School: “Late Medieval and Early Modern Migration Routes and Identity Spaces in the Mediterranean”, Tunis, 15-17 June 2022
Main objectives: To study the interfaith migration between Europe and North Africa during the Late Medieval and Early Modern periods; To discuss about the trade, exchange and mobility of objects and knowledge in the Mediterranean basin; 3. To analyse how these phenomena had an effect in the creation of individual and collective identities; To develop a student network on migration and Islamic legacy in Europe and North Africa.
Deadline for applications: 15 April 2022.
Information: https://is-le.eu/isle-calls/open-calls/
8. Summer School: “Reading and Analysing Ottoman Manuscript Sources”, Universities in Wit-tenberg and Berlin, 29 August – 2 September 2022
The programme will introduce young researchers (mostly MA and PhD candidates, postdocs may also apply) to reading, combining and analysing manuscript sources from various archives of the Ottoman era, produced at the local, provincial and imperial levels. Materials from the 16th through the 20th centuries will receive most of our attention, explorations into earlier archives are welcome. No tuition fees. Addition funding possible.
Deadline for applications: 15 April 2022.
Information: https://arabistik.uni-halle.de/summerschool2022/
9. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN: Stucco Decoration in the Architecture of Iran and Neighbouring Lands: New Research – New Horizons (University of Bamberg, 4-7 May 2022)
Islamic Art and Archaeology at the University of Bamberg is pleased to announce the forthcoming conference dedicated to research on stucco decoration in Iran and the neighbouring lands. The aim of this conference is to bring together scholars from several countries and to communicate the latest research finds and innovative methodology for research of stuccos.
The event will take place in presence with extension in hybrid-remote form, at the University of Bamberg, May 4-7, 2022.
Registration for participation in the conference (in presence or on line) is now open. Conference participation is free of charge thanks to generous funding by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung.
To register for the conference, please provide your contact, academic affiliation and modality of your participation (in presence or on line) in an e-mail to Ana Marija Grbanovic (ana-marija.grbanovic@uni-bamberg.de) by May 1, 2022.
For further information concerning the event, please refer to the following link: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/islamart/events-and-cooperations/stucco-conference/
CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Stucco in the Architecture of Iran and Neighbouring Lands: New Research – New Horizons
A conference hosted by the University of Bamberg Islamic Art and Archaeology, Institute of Oriental Studies
Venue: Schillerplatz 17, 96049 Bamberg
Wed 4 May 2022 Location: Dominican Library Hall
18:00 Welcome address – Opening (L. Korn), Refreshments
Thu 5 May 2022 Location: Institute of Oriental Studies, Room 00.13
09:00 Conference Registration
09:30 Opening Remarks (L. Korn)
10:00-12:00 Panel 1: Research of Persianate Stuccos: Past, Present and Future – Chair: Lorenz Korn
- Renata Holod: Recovering Rayy: Erich Schmidt’s Excavations at Rayy, Iran, and their contribution to the Study of the Material Culture of Medieval Iran
- Barbara Finster: Medieval stucco decorations in Yemen
- Sheila Blair: Stucco workers, luster potters and builders: the case of Hasan ibn ʿAli ibn Ahmad ibn Babawayh al-Vidguli
- Yves Porter and Anais Leone: Stucco vs Luster in Ilkhanid Iran
12:00 Lunch Break
13:30-15:30 Panel 2: Pre-Islamic to Saljuq Periods – Chair: Ana Marija Grbanovic
- Meysam Labbaf-Khaniki and Atefe Shekofte: Identification and Technical Examination of the Stucco Decorations from Bazeh-Hur in North-Eastern Iran
- Niloufar Ehteshami: Continuuity or Discontinuity in stucco motifs from Sasanian to the Early-Islamic periods: finds from the Jahangir and Gowriyeh Sites in Ilam, Iran
- Maryam Moeini: Some little-known pre-Ilkhanid architectural revetments from the Friday mosque of Tabriz
- Iman Aghajani: The Development of the Stucco Decoration during the Early Seljuq Period in Iran
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00-18:00 Panel 3: Western Boundaries – Chair: Parviz Holakooei
- Simone Struth: ‘Like the pearl-bright star’ – Abbasid stucco material from Samarra
- Andrea Luigi Corsi: Beyond the ‘Samarra Styles’: Reconsidering the 10th-century Stuccowork in Deir al-Surian as a Reflection of Post-Samarra Mesopotamian Stucco Production
- Robert Hillenbrand: Iranian Saljuq stucco in Anatolia
- Bernard O’Kane: Mamluk stuccos – the Iranian Connection?
18:30 Visit to the University of Bamberg Museum of Islamic Art (the Bumiller Collection)
Fri 6 May 2022 Location: Institute of Oriental Studies, Room 00.13
09:00-10:30 Panel 4: Ilkhanid Stuccos – Chair: Iman Aghajani
- Ana Marija Grbanovic: Patterns and Constellations of Ilkhanid Stucco Production
- Bahareh Taghavinejad: Some Pieces of Evidence of the Personal Style of Damghanian Artists in the Stucco Decorations of the Ceiling of Sofeh Darvish in Isfahan Grand Mosque
- Elaheh Alvandiyan: Introduction and recognition of stucco technique of the tomb of Seyyed Roknuddin Yazd
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 Panel 5: Techniques and Archaeometry – Chair: Lorenz Korn
- Parviz Holakooei and Amir Hossein Karimy: Blue ‘Out of the Blue’: Scientific Studies on the Blue Pigments Applied on Persian Stuccos
- Moslem Mishmastnehi and Tomasz Stawski: Crystals of Gypsum in Hands of Masters: Interdisciplinary approach to understand the Chaîne opératoire of Seljuk and Ilkhanid Stuccoes
- Marco Brambilla: Pre-fabricated stucco decorations in Sultaniyy
- Stefan Masarovic: Material Examination of five Seljuk and Muzafarrid Carved Architectural Decoration Stucco Segments: 3 monumental figurative panels and 2 further objects preserved at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha
13:00 Lunch Break
14:30-16:30 Panel 6: Eastern Boundaries – Chair: Moslem Mishmastnehi
- Viola Allegranzi and Sandra Aube: Stuccoes of the Noh Gonbad mosque in Balkh
- Ruslan Muradov: Restoration of the Mihrab of the Mashhad-Ata Mosque in Medieval Dahistan
- Richard McClary: The Qarakhanid Stucco Decoration in the Shah Fazil Tomb at Safid Buland,Kyrgyzstan: A Unicum in Context
- Valentina Laviola: Ghazni Stuccoes. From an Old Excavation to a Synergic Study of the Architectural Decoration of the Ghaznavid Palace
16:30 Coffee Break
17:00-18:30 Panel 7: New Ideas and Approaches – Chair: Sheila Blair
- Ruba Kanaan: Matter, mode, and making: stucco in the legal texts of Iran and Central Asia (11th-13th c.)
- Katherine Hughes: The fabric of the building: The ecology of Samanid stucco ornament and non-representational haptic space
- Giuseppe Labisi: Stucco Decoration in Semi-Domes Squinches. Sasanian Architectural Heritage within Early Islamic Architecture
19:00 Dinner
Sat 7 May 2022 Location: Institute of Oriental Studies, Room 00.13
09:30-11:30 Panel 8: Conservation and Preservation of Stuccos – Chair: Amir Hossein Karimy
- Rosario Paone: Esfahan, IsMEO restorations of stucco and plaster in the seventies
- Hamed Sayyadshahri and Mohammad Mortazavi: Reconstruction of Missing Parts of the Stucco Decorations: Some Restoration Experiences
- Yaser Hamzavi: The contemporary challenge for conservators to preserve creative stuccoes from the past: Molded stucco of the tomb of Sayyid Rukn al-Din and Sayyid Shams al-Dinin Yazd
- Majid Montazer Zohouri and Iman Aghajani: Archaeological Studies on Islamic Stucco Decorations in the Storage of National Museum of Iran
11:30 Coffee Break
12:00 Final Discussion and Closing Remarks Moderator: Lorenz Korn – Discussants: N.N.
13:00 Lunch Break
In the afternoon: Excursion to historical monuments with stucco decoration, either in the old city of Bamberg or at Kloster Banz and Vierzehnheiligen
10. Lloyd Ridgeon (University of Glasgow)
“Muslim Relations with Christians in 13th Century Anatolia: An investigation of the hagiography of Awhad al-Din Kirmani”
29 March 2022
17.00 Istanbul (Bogazici University)
UK Time: 15.00 p.m.
The talk will be held online via zoom: https://bit.ly/34Pxflc
111. You are invited to the launch of Muriam Davis’ new book Markets of Civilisation: Islam and Racial Capitalism in Algeria. This webinar is part of the Contemporary Middle East Series, hosted by the Middle East Research Group. Please find the registration link below!
Date: 7th of April, 2022
Time: 5pm, Edinburgh Time
Speaker: Muriam Davis
Discussant: Frédéric Volpi
To RSVP, please follow the following link:
For further enquiries, please don’t hesitate to email me on s.n.hageman@sms.ed.ac.uk
Hope to see you there!
All the best,
Stefan Hageman
Student Assistant, MERG
12. Joint Seminar and Book Launch Event, 30th of March at 4:10pm
The English language book launch of an exciting new publication of Mary in the Qur’an:Friend of God, Virgin, Mother co-authored by Prof Dr Muna Tatari of the University of Paderborn and Prof Dr Klaus von Stosch of University of Bonn.
Profs Tatari and von Stosch will join us in Edinburgh and offer reflections on the book, before fielding questions from the audience. The lecture and conversation should be of interest to scholars of the Qur’an, comparative theology and religion, late antiquity studies, Islamic thought, political theology, Christian theology, and Christian-Muslim dialogue.
The event will be held at Rainy Hall in New College, University of Edinburgh, at 4:10pm on Wednesday, the 30th of March and will be followed by a reception. Books will be available at a discounted rate for those interested. I would be very grateful if you could share this invitation to any interested students or staff, especially those outside of the School of Divinity. I do hope that as many of you are able will come along in person.
If you cannot make it in person, we will have a livestream on Zoom at the following link:
Topic: Mary in the Qur’an
Time: Mar 30, 2022 04:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/89966299571
Meeting ID: 899 6629 9571
Passcode: 4z9GQMbh
13. University of Chicago: Instructional Professor (open rank) in Urdu Language
The Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College of the University of Chicago seek an experienced teacher of Urdu language to help grow its existing offerings in South Asian languages. We invite applications for a position as an Instructional Professor (open rank) in Urdu language. The position begins in academic year 2022-23, with a start date of September 1, 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank of Assistant
Instructional Professor, Associate Instructional Professor, or Instructional Professor, depending on qualifications and educational background. The initial appointment will be for a minimum of two years, with longer initial terms possible depending on initial rank, with review and progression schedule determined by a collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Service Employees International Union.
For fuller information and to apply, see:
https://apply.interfolio.com/104670
Closing date: 25 April, 2022
14. The ICA Commission on the History of Cartography and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin will jointly host the 9th International Symposium on the History of Cartography, from 24 till 26 October 2022 in Berlin.
The theme is ‘The Surveying Turn in Cartography: Revolutionizing Maps and Charts in the 18th and 19th Centuries’. The organisers invite the submission of abstracts for paper and poster presentations.
Deadline for submissions is 1 June 2022.
More information on the symposium, including the abstract submission system, can be found here: https://history.icaci.org/berlin-2022/
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