Shii News – Academic Items
1. “14th Annual Gulf Research Meeting (GRM)”, Gulf Research Centre Cambridge, 9-11 July 2024
GRM workshops cover a wide range of topics in the fields of politics, economics, gender, culture, energy, security, and the social sciences as they relate to the GCC states and wider Gulf region.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2023. Information: https://gulfresearchmeeting.net/
2. Assistant Professor, Instructor or Associate Professor in Arabic Language, Literature & Culture (1 Year), Grinnell College, Iowa
Candidates should be able to teach at all levels of a rigorous, undergraduate curriculum, including Intro-ductory and Intermediate Arabic language and be passionate about teaching in a liberal arts setting. Research and teaching interests might include Arabic film, popular culture, and literature. The successful candidate must be capable of offering engaging courses that meet the students’ curiosity about the multiplicity of cultures in the contemporary Middle East.
Deadline for applications: 16 February 2024. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/12/15/arabic-language-literature-culture-1-year-start-fall-2024
3. Assistant Professor in Religious Studies (Focus Islamic Studies), University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
We are particularly interested in applications from Islamicists. Qualifications: PhD in Religious Studies or other relevant field with training in the methodologies of the History of Religions; Record of excellence in undergraduate teaching and an active research agenda that complements existing faculty strengths, with a strong preference for interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching.
Deadline for applications: 1 January 2024. Information: https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37551965/updated-assistant-professor-tenure-track-philosophy-and-religious-studies-20282
4. GINGKO Awards Grants to Support Academic Research into the History, Art History and Religions of MENA
The grants support also interfaith/intercultural encounters that bring together people from MENA and the West.
Deadline for applications: 6 April 2024. Information: https://www.gingko.org.uk/conferences/
5. Mediterranean Spring School for Advanced BA Students: “Empires, Religions, Mobilities”, University of Konstanz, 19-21 March 2024
This Spring School brings together researchers and students (History, Islamic, Jewish or Ottoman studies, Arabic or Romance studies) from Konstanz and abroad. Starting with key note lectures by distinguished experts of individual epochs (Antiquity, Middle Ages, Early Modern Period, 19th-21st century), we will analyse crucial problems of Mediterranean history on processes of imperial expansion and techniques of imperial governance, the emergence and relationship of monotheistic religions etc.
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2024.
Information: https://www.geschichte.uni-konstanz.de/studium/ba-spring-summer-schools/
6. Articles on “Muslim Women in the 21st Century: Agency, Influence, and Lived Experience” for a Special Issue of the Journal “Religions”
Themes: The experiences of Muslim women in education and the workplace; women’s leadership roles in business, community, faith, politics and more; negotiating religious and cultural expectations; Muslim women’s spirituality; contending with patriarchal interpretations of sharia and fiqh in either majority or minority contexts; addressing stereotypes, discrimination and Islamophobia; and the complexity around hybrid and transnational identities.
Deadline for manuscripts: 31 December 2023.
Information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/9PFUWU5WIA
7. Royal Society for Asian Affairs’ Travel Awards 2024.The awards are open to applications from anyone aged 21-28 and support practical projects and research including, but not limited to, post-graduate degrees, journalism and travel writing.
Travel Award applications may relate to any aspect of contemporary Asia and its recent history, but in the current round the Society will particularly welcome applications relating to:
- Colonialism and its Legacies – the study of the cultural, political, and economic experiences and legacies of colonialism and imperialism in Asia.
- Exploration – the geographical, environmental, cultural, or historical exploration of countries, regions, or peoples of post-1900 Asia.
- Technology and the State – studies of technological advancement and its applications in infrastructure, surveillance and communication (including social media) in contemporary Asia.
Applications close on 31 January 2024. Please find the full details and an application form on our website – https://rsaa.org.uk/awards/the-rsaa-travel-awards/
8. The Islamic College
Arabic Online Language Course
Course Length: 12 Months (3 Levels)Tuesdays & Sundays 4 hours (2 sessions of 2 hours each week)
Course Fee: £100/Semester
Registration Deadline: 1st January 2024
https://islamic-college.ac.uk/study/short-courses/learn-arabic/
9. Fall 2024 Adjunct position in Arabic Literature
The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Middle Eastern Studies seeks
an Arabic literature temporary Assistant Professor of Instruction without
tenure to teach three courses during the Fall 2024 semester. The position is
not renewable.
Applicants should hold a PhD in Arabic, Comparative Literature, or a related
discipline and be able to teach courses on topics such as Arabic literature
and film, modernity, and Islam in the Middle Eastern context. Successful
candidates will have a strong record of working with undergraduate students
from varying backgrounds and be willing to contribute to the intellectual
culture of the Department during their appointment.
Please submit a cover letter, CV, sample syllabi, and names of two referents
to Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/134821). Review of applications will start
on January 15 2024 and continue until the position is filled.
For questions, please contact Dr. Levi Thompson
(levi.thompson@austin.utexas.edu ).
10. British Library and National Trust doctoral fellowships
The National Trust has just posted a call for applications for two National Trust-British Library Doctoral Fellowships offered for 2024. One of the fellowships is focused on researching the provenance of Arabic manuscripts at three NT properties and at the British Library.
More information on the fellowships, eligibility, and application methods can be found at the link below:
Applications close on 25 January 2024.
11. CFP – 8th Islamic Archaeology Day, London, March 9, 2024
12. “The ‘Iran’ Curtain: the historiography of Abu’l-Khairid (Shaybanid) arts of the book and the ‘Bukhara School’ during the Cold War”,
Jamie Comstock-Skipp
in ‘A Historiography of Persian Art: Past, Present and Future’, Journal of Art Historiography, Number 28 (June 2023), guest-edited by Yuka Kadoi and András Barati. https://arthistoriography.wordpress.com/28-jun23/
13. January 17, 2024 NES Lecture: Martino Diez, Boundary crossings in the pre-modern Islamicate world: The “Universal History” of al-Makīn Ibn al-`Amīd, 12pm EST
Martino Diez (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan)
Online event, pre-registration is required: https://bit.ly/3RvHvVb
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