Shii News – Academic Items
1.Nezami Ganjavi and Classical Persian Literature: Demystifying the Mystic
by Kamran Talattof
2. Reorienting Modernism in Arabic and Persian Poetry
Levi Thompson
3. America’s Arab Nationalists: From the Ottoman Revolution to the Rise of Hitler
A Berman
4. Call for Papers: 2023 Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University, London, 15 & 16 May 2023
The 2023 Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies will be hosted in the stunning surroundings of the Aga Khan University’s Institutite for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th May 2023.
The Call for Papers is now live and can be viewed here: http://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-2023-call-for-papers
We welcome proposals for individual papers or whole panels from across the many sub-disciplines of Islamic Studies and look forward to welcoming you all to what promises to be a very memorable two days of presentations and conversations.
The deadline for submissions is Thursday 5th January 2023, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or require any guidance on submitting your proposal.
5. Research Associate in Islamic History & Civilisation
The Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, based in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, wishes to appoint to a 3-year fixed-term post in the field of Islamic History and Civilisation. Applicants will be working on a project entitled ‘Legacies of Learning’ which explores the Islamic educational and intellectual tradition.
This is a full-time post, fixed-term for 3 years. For further details, click here. Vacancy reference number: 15372BR
Salary: £35,333 – £42,155 per annum (Grade 6)
Closing date: 11th November 2022
Professor Sophie Gilliat-Ray OBE FLSW
Director, Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK
School of History, Archaeology and Religion
John Percival Building
Cardiff University
Colum Road
Cardiff
CF10 3EU
Tel: 02922510830
Ext. 10830
Mobile: 07702 345342
Email: Gilliat-RayS@cardiff.ac.uk
6. Hybrid Workshop – “BODY AS MACHINE: MECHANICAL DEVICES IN ISLAMIC LANDS” Silsila Fall 2022 Series, Body and Senses, event co-sponsored by NYU’s Hagop Kevorkian Center.
Full details can be found on the Silsila website:
This event will take place as a live Webinar on 28 October at 12:30pm EST (New York time). To register as an attendee, please use the following link:
https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ad7GxfXlSrSS6dkKidbXCw
This event will also be held in person at the Hagop Kevorkian Centre for Near Eastern Studies, 50 Washington Square S, New York, NY 10012.
7. New Exhibition – “Science, Nature and Beauty: Harmony and Cosmological Perspectives in Islamic Science” (October 19th, 2022- March 3rd, 2023), Columbia University
Opening of Exhibition “Science, Nature and Beauty: Harmony and Cosmological Perspectives in Islamic Science”
Date: October 18, 2020 at 6 PM
Place: Columbia University, Butler Library (Rare Collection), sixth floor
Exhibition: “Science, Nature and Beauty: Harmony and Cosmological Perspectives in Islamic Science” (October 19th, 2022- March 3rd, 2023) at the Rare Collection at Butler Library, Columbia University. This exhibit showcases over 90 manuscripts, instruments and objects from the Muslim World Manuscript collection which are housed in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML), at the Columbia University Libraries (CUL). This exhibit is a collective curatorial effort that has involved many students, faculty members, librarians and library staff working hand-in-hand to exchange ideas and to select, research, engage with, and mount the items.
The curatorial team consisted of the following members: Kaoukab Chebaro (Global Studies, Columbia University Libraries), Olivia Clemens (PhD candidate, Art History Department), Arwa Palanpurwala (Islamic Studies, MA Student, Middle East Institute GSAS), Prof. A. Tunç Şen (History Department), Prof. Marwa El Shakry (History Department), Prof. Avinoam Shalem (Riggio Professor, Art History Department), Julia Tomasson (PhD candidate, History Department), Yusuf Umrethwala (Islamic Studies, MA Student, Middle East Institute GSAS), and Navid Zarrinnal (PhD graduate, MESAAS).
The E-Catalogue of this exhibition (circa 120 pages, colored illustrated) can be downloaded from https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/vrpk-3269. Includes bibliographical references.
8. Made for the Eye of One Who Sees: Canadian Contributions to the study of Islamic Art and Archaeology
Edited by Marcus Milwright and Evanthia Baboula.
McGill-Queens University Press and the Royal Ontario Museum, 2022.
https://www.mqup.ca/made-for-the-eye-of-one-who-sees-products-9780228012047.php
9. Archaeology of Iran panel at ASOR
The annual conference of The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) will host a panel entitled “Archaeology of Iran” on October 23, from 10 to 11 a.m. EDT. The organizers would like to encourage all interested individuals to attend, especially Iranians. ASOR will be able to provide one-day access to Iranian scholars who would like to watch the presentations (in advance) and attend the session. Interested person can access the appropriate form at this link: Archaeology of Iran – Interest Form.
10. Saison afghane au Musée Guimet, 26/10/22-06/02/23
Le Musée Guimet présentera prochainement deux expositions sur l’Afghanistan (26/10 au 06/02, https://www.guimet.fr/event/la-saison-afghane/),
accompagnées d’une série de films
(https://www.billetweb.fr/lafghanistan-dans-le-7eme-art) et d’un concert (https://www.guimet.fr/event/musique-afghane-trio-ghani/).
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- October 22, 2022
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