Shii News – Academic Items

1.ONLINE Journée d’études: “Quête des ansâb, quête des ashrâf. De l’importance des généalo-gies de descendants du Prophète à l’époque moderne et contemporaine”, Centre Jacques-Berque, Rabat, 1 juin 2022, 9h00 – 18h00

Nous chercherons à mieux comprendre comment fonctionne cette science généalogique, son rapport aux modes d’écriture de l’histoire en général, ce qu’elle peut apporter à l’histoire des ashrāf, à l’histoire de la famille et des tribus, à l’histoire territorialisée, et, finalement, pour le Maroc, à l’histoire des relations entre la monarchie chérifienne et les Marocains.

Information et insciption: https://www.cjb.ma/evenement/journee-detudes-quete-des-ansab-quete-des-ashraf/

2. Conference of the Project “TAKHAYYUL: Imaginative Landscapes of Islamist Politics Across Balkan-to-Bengal Complex”, UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, 2-3 December 2022

This conference seeks to contribute to the scholarship on contemporary forms of populist politics through a focus on the mystical, charismatic, dreams, and the affective. It will bring together scholars of sociology, political science, anthropology, social and legal history, and cultural studies. We aim to develop a discussion around various theoretical approaches on which to delineate the ways Islamist movements forge imaginative landscapes.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2022. Information: https://www.takhayyulproject.com/blog/call-for-papers-poetics-and-politics-of-imagination-causes-and-obstacles-to-prosperity

3. Two Postdoctoral Scholars in Human Geography (Political Geography of the Middle East), Institute of Geography, University of Heidelberg

Profile: PhD in Human Geography or closely related social science field; Strong background in qualitative research methods; University teaching experience; Excellent command of written and spoken English; De-sired: Fluency in German and/or an additional language (esp. Arabic); Candidates with a background in Gulf and Arabian Peninsula studies are especially encouraged to apply.

Deadline for application: 8 July 2022. Information: https://vgdh.geographie.de/stellenmarkt/2022/17472/

4. Interdisciplinary Workshop “An Introduction to Iranian Music”, Department of Iranian Studies, Philipps-University of Marburg, 6-8 July 2022

This workshop offers a first insight into the rich and diverse field of Iranian music. Through four thematically structured course units, Elshan Ghasimi, master of Persian classical music, introduces to the musicological basics, social history, artists’ biographies, and contemporary developments of Iranian music.

Deadline for registration: 22 June 2022. Information:

https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/cnms/iranistik/aktuelles/nachrichten/music-workshop

5. Intellect is pleased to announce that Performing Islam 10.1-2 is out now!

For more information about the journal and issue click here>>

https://www.intellectbooks.com/performing-islam

6. Indian Ocean World Archaeology Conference, 19-20 December, 2022

Following on from the very successful inaugural IOW-Arch conference held on 10^th-11^th January 2020, the second IOW-Arch is planned for Monday 19^th and Tuesday 20^th December 2022. This is being held at the Institute of Arab and Islamic studies (IAIS), University of Exeter, who are generously providing financial support.

Papers are welcome on all aspects of the archaeology, material culture and heritage of the Indian Ocean (defined as from East Africa to Japan, including Australasia) from the first millennium BC to the contemporary era, and may include reports on research in progress. Presentations should be in English (unless you are in the special session organised by Derek Kennet and Ran Zhang, which will be in Mandarin) and must not exceed 15 minutes, with a further 5 minutes allowed for questions.

The IOW-Arch 2022 conference will be a hybrid event with both in-person and Zoom options. The conference will begin on Monday 19^th, with an introduction and presentations, followed by a reception. The conference will resume on Tuesday 20^th with presentations followed by closing remarks and discussion. There will then be a conference dinner (at participants own expense).

Registration. Both speakers and non-speaking audience members are welcome to register. Registration costs £30 (£15 for students) for those attending the conference in person at the IAIS in Exeter and includes conference programme, refreshments and drinks reception on the 19^th, and refreshments and lunch on the 20^th.

For those attending online, please select the appropriate ticket through the online store. We have not set the online tickets at a fixed price, to ensure that the conference is affordable for scholars of the Indian Ocean World regardless of their geographical location. Instead, we request that you make a contribution through the appropriate page on the University Store. Suggested amounts are £15 for staff, and £5 – £10 for students and independent scholars, to contribute to the running costs of the event.

Please register here: Indian Ocean World Archaeology Conference 19th-20th December 2022 | Exeter University.

For more information, including registration and abstract submission details, please see the conference website: www.iow-arch.com. To present, a title and 200-word abstract is required by Monday 11th July 2022, see Abstract Submission | IOW-Arch.

Contact Info:

Hannah Parsons-Morgan – conference administrator and organising committee member.

Contact Email: h.l.parsons@exeter.ac.uk

URL: http://www.iow-arch.com

7. Jameel Scholarships 2022/2023

We are advertising a new round of Jameel Scholarships available for students this year at the Islam-UK Centre here at Cardiff University.

The scholarships can be a life changing opportunity for a student otherwise unable to pursue further studies, so please do promote and share the scholarships with your networks as widely as possible.

We can offer

4 x scholarships for the Islam in Contemporary Britain MA (includes fees, £15,896 stipend and £1,000 research allowance)

The MA offers a thorough grounding in qualitative research methods for anyone considering pursuing a PhD, as well as an introduction to British Muslim studies. It will appeal to those considering further studies, those working with Muslim communities or in religious professions, and those who wish to better understand Islam in the United Kingdom.

1 x scholarship for a three-year funded PhD (includes fees, £15,896 annual stipend and £2,500 research allowance)

The Islam-UK Centre specialises in the social scientific research study of Islam and welcomes PhD proposals on any relevant topic. Potential supervisors and research interests can be found on our website https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/centre-for-the-study-of-islam-in-the-uk/people and you’re welcome to contact any Centre staff member to discuss further.

DEADLINE = Mon 13^th June 23:59 2022

Apply Here: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding/jameel-ma-scholarships

8. Routledge Handbook of Persian Literary Translation

Eds., Pouneh Shabani-Jadidi, Patricia J. Higgins, and Michelle Quay

Routledge, 2022

https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Persian-Literary-Translation/Jadidi-Higgins-Quay/p/book/9780367510411

9. Open Access Database: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-Islamic Arabian Inscriptions

http://dasi.cnr.it/

10. CfP for workshop ‘Coexistence Theology – various methods and theoretical approaches’, Cairo, 15-16 July.

‘Coexistence Theology – various methods and theoretical approaches’ in the research program “Interdependent Relationships – Humans – Religion – Environment” organised together with the Netherlands – Flemish Institute in Cairo) to take place in Cairo on July 15th and 16th.

Abstracts are due by the 15th of June.

Religions with their norms and value systems cannot and must not be viewed in isolation because they are always within the dynamics of the relationship between humans and their environment, i.e. the environment and the social context.

Humans, religion, and environment are an interconnected triad in which they are interdependent and influence each other. The same applies to interreligious relationships in pluralistic societies.

We invite papers that investigate interdependent relationships between people, religions and the environment from the perspective of social and political science, history, theology, anthropology and comparative religion, considering the temporal and spatial contexts to study the phenomenon from a historical perspective.

In this regard, themes that can be discussed include: