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1.Call for Papers: Muslim Philanthropy in Latin America & the Latinx U.S.
Colloquium to be held online, December 7-8, 2022
While the literatures on Muslim philanthropy and on Latinx philanthropy are continuously expanding, they lack perspectives on how Latinx Muslims and Muslims in Latin America are part of a wider matrix of generosity, volunteering, and mutual aid within, and beyond, both constituencies. On the one hand, Muslims give to organizations and participate in philanthropic activism at local, national, and global levels, hoping to make the world a better place in accordance with Islam. On the other hand, people who identify as Latinx or who live in Latin America have historically engaged in acts of solidarity and mutual assistance among vulnerable populations, addressing issues related to poverty, education, health, and culture.
This colloquium and the resulting special edition of the Journal on Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society (Indiana University Press) will help pave the way to move research on the intersections between Muslim and Latinx philanthropy further.
Full information at:
https://www.lacisa.org/post/call-for-papers-muslim-philanthropy-in-latin-america-the-latinx-u-s
Abstracts of 250-300 words should be sent to editor@lacisa.org no later than October 1, 2022.
Those accepted will be notified by October 15, 2022, with the offer of a $250 honorarium for participation in the colloquium and for presentations delivered online between December 7-8, 2022.
Questions, comments, or other queries can be made to Dr. Ken Chitwood at editor@lacisa.org.
2. International Conference “Islamic Succession Law”, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg, 30-31 March 2023
The conference addresses the intergenerational transfer of property in various historical and regional contexts by bringing together different methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives (especially from law, history, economics, anthropology, Middle Eastern/regional studies, gender studies and sociology).
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2022. Information: https://www.mpipriv.de/1543907/20220729-call-for-papers-succession-in-islamic-law?c=1013904
3. Post-Doc Resident Fellowships for 2023/24 (1-12 Months), RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies, University of Hamburg
Applicants should work on Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity with a focus but not exclusively on the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa during the first millennium CE. The theme is ‘Architecture and Materials of Prestige’, i.e. exploring the representation of political rule in material culture and architecture of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.
Deadline for applications: 30 November 2022.
Information: https://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de/documents/cfa-fellows-2023-new.pdf
4. Lecturer in Contemporary Islam (0.8fte, until 30/09/2023), University of Chester
Applicants will bring scholarly expertise in Contemporary Islam and will assist with the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate modules as well as some administrative duties and the pastoral support of students.
Deadline for applications: 4 August 2022.
Information: https://jobs.chester.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00014804
5. Scholarships for the Italian National PhD Program in Religious Studies (Islam, Judaism etc.), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Other Italian Universities
This program with a three-year duration is starting from 1 November 2022.
Deadline for applications: 25 August 2022.
Information: https://www.unimore.it/AZdoc/CallPhDEnglishXXXVIIIReligiousStudiesWeb.pdf
6. Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics (Tenure-Track, Focus Politics of the Middle East or Africa), Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
Qualification: Doctorate in Political Science; Specialization in one or both of the following: Politics of the Middle East or Africa; Ability to effectively teach introductory and upper division courses in Comparative Politics; Ability to develop and sustain a high quality research program.
Deadline for applications: 16 September 2022.
Information: https://hr.wwu.edu/careers-faculty?job=499957
7. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for Eastern Mediterranean or Near East History, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Applicants should specialize in the years between 600 and 1500 and begin on 1 July 2023. We are especially interested in scholars, who work across regions, languages, cultures, and religions. We welcome applications from historians who already hold teaching positions, as well as recent PhDs and those who expect their PhD or equivalent degree by the time of appointment.
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2022. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/108402
8. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer for Politics and International Relations of the Arabic Speaking World, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (CAIS), Australian National University, Canberra
Research informed by fieldwork and close engagement with the region is highly desirable. Proficiency in Arabic is also highly desirable.
Deadline for applications: 22 August 2022.
9. EN LIGNE Cours de langues : « Arabe standard, Darija et Amazigh 2022-2023 », Centre Jacques Berque, Rabat
Consultez l’offre et les modalités d’inscription sur le lien ci-dessous: https://www.cjb.ma/evenement/offre-des-cours-darabe-standard-darija-et-amazigh-2022-2023/
10. Chapters for Edited Volume on “Memory and Historiography of the Crusades in the Middle East”
With a focus on the modern memory and historiography in the Arab World, the chapters should address: • The academic memory of the crusades as reflected in the Middle East or Arab crusade historiography; • Analysing the content, context and contextualisation of the Modern Arab scholarship on the crusades and Islamic Jihad; • The impact of the crusading memory on the Arab perception of the Modern West; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2022. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-memory-and-historiography-of-the-crusades-in-the-middle-east-volume?e=82aeb6c61d
11. Paid Research Articles on “Transformations in Authoritarianism and in Resilience Mechanisms of Human Rights in the Arab Region” for Special Issue of the Journal “Rowaq Arabi”
This issue will focus on recent transformations in authoritarianism in the Arab region in the past decade, changes in geopolitical alliances, as well as changes in the mechanisms of coping and resilience of human rights and political movements. Relevant articles (English or Arabic) from all disciplines of social sciences, humanities and law are welcome, and will be financially compensated.
Deadline for full manuscripts: 2 October 2022.
12. To celebrate the inaugural issue of Global Nineteenth-Century Studies (GNCS), a journal published by Liverpool University Press (https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/id/111/), the Society for Global Nineteenth-Century Studies (SGNCS) will host a two-day symposium on oceanic approaches to nineteenth-century culture, ecology, economics, history, and politics in a range of global contexts. Intentionally broad in scope, the symposium seeks to cross-map nineteenth-century studies with key currents of the blue humanities, the Black and circum-Atlantic, Indian Ocean studies, oceanic ecologies, post- and decolonialism, maritime globalization, and beyond. We welcome participants from any discipline and at any stage of their scholarly career.
The majority of the panels and events will be held in Los Angeles at the Doheny campus of Mount Saint Mary’s University. To facilitate global connections and conversations, the symposium will also feature live panels and audience participants in several sites around the world, including Australia, China, and South Africa.
PANELS AND POSSIBLE TOPICS
The symposium will feature three thematic panels and several open panels. The three thematic panels take inspiration from a trio of articles in the first issue of GNCS.
Panel 1: “Hydrographies: (Re)writing Oceanic Spaces”
inspired by Charne Lavery’s article, “The Southern Indian Ocean and the Oceanic South”
Possible topics include…
— the blue humanities
— Indian Ocean studies
— the global / oceanic South
— navigation, exploration, and “discovery”
— naval geopolitics and hydrocolonialism
— living “in the wake” of empire
— oceanic ecologies and the nonhuman sea
— oceanic zones; the littoral and the submarine; surface and depth
— shorelines and seascapes
Panel 2: “Maritime Mercantilism: Oceanic Exchanges and Microhistories”
inspired by Boyd Cothran and Adrian Shubert’s article, “Maritime History, Microhistory, and the Global Nineteenth Century: The Edwin Fox”
Possible topics include…
— globalization and maritime circulations and exchanges
— shipping, infrastructure, and logistics
— maps, charts, and logbooks
— DH approaches to global / oceanic / nineteenth-century history
— maritime materialisms and object histories
— micro / macro scales of oceanic history
— labor and leisure at sea
— maritime economies (including piracy)
Panel 3: “Home and Away: Oceanic Circulations and Travellers”
inspired by Humberto Garcia’s article, “The Strangers’ Home for Asiatics, Africans and South Sea Islanders: Inaugurating a Hospitable World Order in Mid-Victorian Britain”
Possible topics include…
— maritime mobility and immobility
— lascars on land and at sea
— the Black and circum-Atlantics
— enslavement and diaspora
— immigration and emigration
— Indigenous / subaltern knowledge of the ocean
— dockside geopolitics
— oceanic imperialism, patriotism, and xenophobia
Panels 4 and beyond: “Cross-Currents: The Global / Oceanic / Nineteenth Century”
inspired by all three articles, but opening space for new topics and debates
Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the listings above, as well as…
— feminist oceanic studies
— women sailors and sailors’ women
— queering maritime history
— philosophy / theology and the sea
— oceanic forms
— shipwreck and salvage
— pollution and waste
— floods and tides
— pedagogy and teaching oceanic texts
Each session will feature 3-4 panelists and 1-2 respondents. (Papers will be sent to the respondents in advance.) Panelists will have 15 minutes to present their work. Afterward, the respondents will reflect upon and synthesize common threads before opening up discussion to a wider audience.
WORKSHOP AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
As we celebrate the first issue of GNCS, the Society for the Global Nineteenth-Century Studies also looks ahead to future publications. Selected symposium participants will be invited to a collaborative online writing workshop in 2023. Across several structured rounds of peer and self-review, each participant will give and receive feedback, ask questions, and make further connections.Afterward, revised papers may be considered for publication in GNCS or in the Studies in the Global Nineteenth Century book series by Liverpool University Press.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply to the symposium, please submit a 300-word abstract and 1-page CV to globaloceanic19c@gmail.com by September 1.
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