Shii News – Academic Items
1.Sisters in the Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism
Elora Shehabuddin,
University of California Press, 2021.
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520342514/sisters-in-the-mirror
2. The Kurdish Women’s Freedom Movement. Gender, Body Politics and Militant Femininities.
Isabel Käser,
Cambridge University Press, 2021.
3. HYBRID Annual Business Meeting of the “Association of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies [AGAPS]” (Open to Public), Denver, CO, 1 December 2022, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm MST
We will discuss the current activities and future plans of AGAPS and answer questions from members and other participants.
Information and registration: https://agaps.org/agapsatmesa/
4. ONLINE Session “Making Sense of History: Narrativity and Literariness in the Ottoman Chro-nicle of Naima” with Gül Şen (University of Bonn), Ottoman &Turkish Studies Association (OTSA), 8 December 2022, 9:00 am Pacific Time
The author will introduce her recently published book. Selim Kuru (University of Washington) and Claudia Römer (University of Vienna) will provide commentary. The session will be moderated by Suraiya Faroqhi (Ibn Haldun University).
Information and registration:
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrfuCqrD0vGN3pk4p2rs21EvTY947YMXDD
5. Research Seminar “Crossed Gazes: Publishing and the Oltremare between Colonialism and Post-Colonialism (Focus MENA)”, University of Pavia, Italy, 8-9 June 2023
The Seminar focuses on the history of colonial publishing and aims to create a space for scholars of contem-porary, colonial and African history to meet and discuss, in order to enhance the specificity of different ap-proaches to the discipline – considering its linguistic plurality (texts in Italian, English, Arabic, Trigrinya…) as well as its social and political aims.
Deadline for abstracts: 23 December 2022. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/28765/discus-sions/11725436/cfp-crossed-gazes-publishing-and-oltremare-between-colonialism
6. Traineeship in International Humanitarian Law and Islamic Law (12 Months), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva
Qualification: Advanced degree in Islamic law (sharia); good knowledge of Public International Law, particu-larly IHL; familiarity with common law and/or civil law systems and Experience with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement would be an advantage; excellent written and oral expression in English and Arabic are required; knowledge (verbal and written) of French and/or other languages would be an advantage; etc.
Deadline for applications: 5 December 2022.
7. Chapters for the “The Palgrave Handbook of Arab Film and Media”
This anthology is a reference book that brings together a rigorous and expansive study of the developments of roughly a century of cinema histories of this region including other media (radio, television musalsalat and other programs, music and internet). It spans a wide geographic and cultural range across Asia and Africa that includes immigrant, migrant and diasporic cultures, and bridges the 20th and 21st centuries.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2023. Information:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/273814852778897/posts/2270457429781286/?mibextid=6NoCDW
8. Articles on “The Afterlives of Revolution” for Special Issue of the Journal “Oxford Middle East Review”
We use the concept of “afterlives” to avoid the imaginaries of new beginnings after revolutions, and illustrate the continuity amidst rupture, and the perseverance of human experiences during turbulent times. From the fall of empires to the events of the Arab Spring eleven years ago, in what ways have the impact of revolutions affected the lives of the people of the Middle East and North Africa, including policies related to different nation-states within the region?
Deadline for submissions: 10 December 2022. Information:
9. The 4th lecture of the University of Manchester: Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Lecture Series:
Empowering Muslim Women in History, Literature, and the Arts
Thursday 01 December 2022, 17:00 GMT on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/95663271964
Approaches to the Study of Sufi Women (sufiyyat ) in Islamic History Texts
Professor Omayma Abu Bakr (Cairo University)
10. CONFERENCE | A Hard Row to Hoe: Landowning and Land Management in the Medieval Islamic World (622-1250 CE)
12-14 December, Corpus Christi College, Oxford
The IE team is thrilled to announce its upcoming conference exploring landowning and the organisation of agricultural production in the Medieval Islamic world.
The conference features speakers from the most important institutions around the world to discuss all aspects of land management between 622-1250 CE.
Registrations are open and free of charge. Visit the conference page for more information, registration, and the conference programme.
11. The 24th Association of University Language Communities (AULC) annual conference
The call for abstracts is now open.
The 24th Association of University Language Communities (AULC) annual conference Language for All in Higher Education: Inclusion, Diversity, and Sustainability, will be hosted by the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th of April 2023. This event will be held in person.
This will be an opportunity for us to come together to share practice, pedagogies, research, and reflections in our context. Please review the information at the link below.
https://aulc.org/2022/11/aulc-annual-conference-2023/
12. Alwalweed Centre, Edinburgh
Islam in Indonesia’s Contemporary Foreign Policy and Global Diplomacy (online via Zoom)
Monday 5 December 2022, 1pm GMT, online via Zoom
A special online conversation between Prof. James B. Hoesterey (Emory University), Yanwar Pribadi (Indonesian International Islamic University) and Prof. Delphine Allès (University of Paris-Est) exploring Islam and Indonesia in foreign policy and global diplomacy. The webinar will be chaired by Dr Siti Sarah Muwahidah (Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh).
CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND FREE TICKETS
13. ‘Index of Islamophobia’ report
On Monday 21st November was published a report in Parliament titled, “Index of Islamophobia: Proposing an Enforcement and Prosecution Framework.”
The launch event was a great success, with Lord Wajid Khan and Baroness Glenys Thornton opening with powerful remarks. This is the first time an index, which is a tool to measure Islamophobia, has been proposed. We hope that the index can be widely employed, and we will certainly be working with the government and legal and police professionals to enable this.
A pdf copy of the report can be found here.
14. Repenser la calligraphie en caractères arabes : enjeux et défis
Eloïse Brac de la Perrière (INHA – Sorbonne Université – UMR 8167)
Time : 6 PM, 5 December 2022
Venue : Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, 2 Rue Vivienne, 75002, Paris. Salle Vasari.
Abstract :
Strictement codifiée à Bagdad aux alentours du Xe siècle de notre ère, la calligraphie en caractères arabes a connu des développements originaux dans les régions éloignées du berceau historique du monde islamique. Le manque de données relatives à ces calligraphies a largement contribué à concentrer l’attention des chercheurs sur les styles canoniques, bien mieux documentés. Pourtant, l’analyse des vestiges matériels portant de telles formes d’écriture, manuscrits, objets divers ou architectures, éclairent d’autres évolutions, ainsi que d’autres fonctions, de la calligraphie en caractères arabes et permet d’affiner le récit de cet art fondateur dans l’histoire de la civilisation islamique.
15. The Great Mongol Shahnama
by Professor Robert Hillenbrand
HPL, 2022
https://www.greatmongolshahnama.com/
16. Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion
by Evelyn Alsultany
NYU Press, 2022
https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/9781479823963/broken/
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