Shii News – Academic Items
1.HYBRID Lecture “Roads to Civilization: Imagining, Mapping, and Integrating Dersim into the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish State” by Cevat Dargın, New York University, 11 April 2024, 10:30 pm CET
This talk explores the historical journey of Dersim in eastern Anatolia with a predominantly Kizilbash Kurdish population, as it transitioned from the Ottoman Empire to the modern Turkish state. It analyzes how racialized ideologies and colonial policies influenced the treatment and perception of this ethno-religious group across both the empire and the nation-state. The talk provides critical insights into broader issues of identity, violence, and statecraft in the region.
Information and registration: https://nyu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcOutqjIjGNH17xw2qwwQRtSOZdzulNtE#/registration
2. „DAVO-Werkstattgespräche” to Promote Young Scholars during the Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), University of Goettingen, 26-28 September 2024
Young scholars will have the chance to present their scientific theses (Master thesis, PhD) in progress in German or English language. Since the general idea of the workshop is not to present finished works, young scholars are explicitly invited to contribute their projects in an early stage of conception or implementation.
Deadline for proposals: 15 May 2024. Information: contact Dr. Tobias Zumbrägel (tobias.zumbraegel@uni-heidelberg.de)
3. Conference “The Social Sciences and Humanities in Iran: Possibilities and Constraints”, Iranian Studies Unit of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, Qatar, 9-10 October 2024
The conference will reflect on the state of social sciences and humanities in theory, methodology, and practice, and will examine how they are taught and researched in Iran. In addition to looking at some of the key institutions that have shaped social sciences and humanities research in Iran, the conference will examine the impact of the Islamic Republic’s establishment and its policies on research and teaching.
Deadline for abstracts: 17 April 2024. Information:
https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Events/iranian-studies-unit-2024-conference-/Pages/index.aspx
4. International Conference “A Decolonial Mediterranean? Disparities, Imaginations, Power Relations“, Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM), Tunis, 4-6 November 2024
The conference aims at critically investigating the legacies of European colonialism in the subsequent states around this maritime space and at addressing different or complementary representations of the Mediterranean within the Maghreb or other regions of the world, such as the interconnections between “White”, “Red” and “Black” Sea, put forward by intellectuals and politicians of the Ottoman Empire or other spatial imaginations, historical legacies, ideas and practices.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2024.
Information: https://application.trafo-berlin.de/procedure/6c6c7876-9bf8-4349-8b45-1504b5a4b033
5. Workshop “State Islam and Authoritarian Rule: Comparing Control Over Religious Institutions in Muslim-majority States”, Lancaster University, 11 December 2024
Contributions should discuss the role of state Islam in a Muslim-majority state or states within a particular region, including the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Central or South Asia, or East Asia. What is the extent and form of state control over religious institutions? In what ways have these controls been shaped by historical state-religion relations? Why do states intervene in the religious sector? To deny space for Islamist opponents to operate? To combat the threat of religious extremism?
Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2024.
Information: https://www.sepad.org.uk/announcement/call-for-papers-state-islam-and-authoritarian-rule
6. University Assistant (PhD Position), Department of Islamic Theology and Religious Education, University of Innsbruck
In this position you are expected to write a dissertation in a stimulating environment using the university’s infrastructure. You will hold your own lectures, tutor students and participate in administration. 50% of the working time is reserved for the thesis
Deadline for applications: 1 April 2024.
Information: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=14072
7. Postdoctoral Researcher (12 Months), Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies / Gender Studies and Islamic Studies, University of Zurich
This is a position in the research project “Fragmented Sovereignties in the Colonial Age: ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jazāʾirī (1808-1883) and the Making of an ‘Arab Hero'” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Your profile: PhD in Middle Eastern Studies/Islamic Studies or a related field; relevant research expertise in the area; proficiency in both Arabic and French is essential; knowledge of Ottoman Turkish is desirable.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2024. Information:
https://jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stellen/postdoctoral-researcher/3403c21c-9fb1-4a40-a70a-8eb202065f28
8. Postdoctoral Fellowships of the Marie S. Curie Actions (MSCA), Ghent University
The European Fellowships provide postdocs with a budget to work for one or two years at a European institution in a different country from where they have been working and residing in the past years. With a Global Fellowship, postdocs can go to an institution outside of the EU Member States or Associated Countries for 1 to 2 years, and then come back to a European institution for the final year of the fellowship.
Deadline for applications: 11 September 2024.
Information: https://bozi.ugent.be/nl/bozi/c83B4eMbBdJ53L2tNRm3WJ
9. ERC Postdoctoral Researcher for the “Invisible East Research Programme”, University of Oxford
You will be responsible for carrying out research on medieval writing in the Islamicate East and its connections with the history of language. You will contribute to building an online digital corpus of documents written in Persian, Arabic, Bactrian, Pahlavi, Hebrew and other languages of the medieval Islamicate East. You will have expertise in a language of the Islamicate world, and knowledge of the history and civilisations of Islamicate world.
Deadline for applications: 2 April 2024.
Information: https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form
10. Project Manager in Conflict Transformation in Erbil, Iraq, forumZFD
You will support local communities and contribute to non-violent conflict transformation. Your profile: University degree in social/political sciences, law, peace and conflict studies or other relevant discipline. – Minimum of 5-years professional experience in conflict transformation and peacebuilding in a conflict or post conflict setting. – Experience as Civil Peace Service Expert and regional knowledge of the Iraqi context is an asset.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2024.
Information: https://www.forumzfd.de/en/job/project-manager-mfd-erbil-iraq-3
11. ONLINE Intensive Course “The Tenth Yemen Exchange”, Sana`a Center and The Exchange Foundation, 22 April – 3 May 2024
The course is designed to provide unique access to information, perspectives, updates, and analysis on Yemen for those seeking to develop a working background on the country as well as those already thoroughly versed in its dynamics.
Deadline for application: 31 March 2024.
Information: https://sanaacenter.org/event/the-tenth-yemen-exchange
12. Summer School for “Current Issues in Middle East Politics”, Bodrum Institute, Bodrum/Turkey, 2-7 June 2024
The program will focus on the Middle Eastern regional order, regional conflicts, alliances, wars, and peace-making as well as the state-society dynamics. The course will cover the Arab world, Iran, and Israel.
Deadline for applications: 15 April 2024. Information: http://www.bodruminstitute.com/index.php/educations/126-current-issues-in-middle-east-politics
13. Grant of the British Yemeni Society for Academic Study Related to Yemen (up to £1,000)
Applications are invited from anyone carrying out research in, or on Yemen, at a university, preferably one that is based in Britain or Yemen. Applicant’s nationality is irrelevant. Applications may be made to assist with study in any subject or field, so long as it is concerned with Yemen, and is for a specific qualification (e.g., BA, MA, PhD etc.).
Deadline for applications: 31 May 2024. Information: https://britishyemenisociety.org.uk/what-we-do/
14. Articles for “Keshif: E-Journal for Ottoman-Turkish Micro Editions”
Ottoman Studies is a manuscript science, and all scholars who work on manuscripts know this situation: one “discovers” accidentally short texts in manuscripts–single poems, letters, contracts, and marginal notes of different, often private matters. Our vision for Keshif is to provide a forum for researchers to make these frag-ments accessible to a wider audience, i.e. to bring together the many pieces of the mosaic, such that complete pictures gradually emerge.
Deadline for contributions: 5 June 2024. Information: https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/keshif/index
15. Arabic Lectureship, UC Santa Barbara
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a lecturer position in Modern Standard Arabic beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Responsibilities consist of teaching both first-year Arabic (Introductory Arabic) and second-year Arabic (Intermediate Arabic). The total teaching load is six courses over the three quarters of the academic year. A reasonable estimated full-time rate for this position is $66,259-$72,404. Position percent time is 67%. The anticipated start date for this Appointment begins July 1, 2024.
This lecturer position will complement core faculty in Islamic Studies (Religious Studies), Middle Eastern history, Global Studies, Comparative Literature, Middle Eastern Ethnomusicology, and other disciplines. In addition to its strong graduate program in Islamic Studies, the department of Religious Studies administers an undergraduate B.A. degree in Middle East Studies. UCSB is also home to a vibrant Center for Middle East Studies (www.cmes.ucsb.edu).
The department is especially interested in candidates who contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service. UCSB has recently been designated a Hispanic serving institution under the U.S. Department of Education’s guidelines (where total Hispanic enrollment constitutes a minimum of 25% of total enrollment).
Applicants should submit: (1) cover letter; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) statement of teaching pedagogy; (4) summary of teaching experience; (5) summary of teaching evaluations; and (6) arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted through UC Recruit at https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu. Inquiries may be addressed to the department’s Academic Personnel Coordinator, Kasey Odell, at kodell@hfa.ucsb.edu.
16. Breathtaking Revelations:
The Science of Breath from The Fifty Kamarupa Versesto Hazrat Inayat Khan
by Carl W. Ernst & Patrick J. D’Silva
This contains translation of a 14th-century Persian text on the power of breath and yogic practices, The Fifty Kamarupa Verses, plus an English text on the same topic written by Hazrat Inayat Khan and edited by Patrick J. D’Silva.
The book is available from Suluk Press at https://sulukpress.com/books/breathtaking-revelations/
There will be an author chat about the book on Saturday, April 27 at 3-4:15pm EST at Breathtaking Revelations Author Chat Tickets, Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite
17. Course name: Arabic Manuscripts Codicology and Philology
Course venue: Library of the Academy of Science, Lisbon, Portugal
Course dates: 08 – 11 July 2024
Course details: https://www.aku.edu/ismc/events/pages/event-detail.aspx?EventID=2533&Title=Arabic%20Manuscripts%20Codicology%20and%20Philology
18. Where did Homo sapiens go after leaving Africa? New study has an answer
19. Hybrid event – Edinburgh’s Alwaleed Centre is delighted to be hosting Dr Shabana Mir (American Islamic College, Chicago) for a special hybrid seminar this coming Thursday 28 at 4pm GMT.
‘Campus Connections and Ruptures: Muslim Students in the United States’ will explore the first ethnographic study of Muslim American college students, asking listeners to reflect on their implications for Muslim belonging, in the United States especially but in Western nations generally.
This event is available to attend in-person at the Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh, or online via Zoom.
For further information and to register for free, click here: www.alwaleed.ed.ac.uk/events/shabana-mir
20. Centre of Islamic Studies Cambridge Events:
Wednesday 27 March
Afterlives of Urban Muslim Asia
Paul Anderson with Professor Magnus Marsden & Dr Vera Skvirskaja
2:00 – 3:30 – Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Booking email address: cis@cis.cam.ac.uk
All talks are free and open to all.
21. Armenian School of Languages and Cultures – ASPIRANTUM is organizing the seventh 16-week Persian language semester program in Yerevan, Armenia. The 16-week semester program of Persian language will start on August 18, 2024, and will last till December 6, 2024 (111 days, 300 hours of Persian language instruction).
For more details and to apply, please visit https://aspirantum.com/courses/study-persian-language-semester-abroad
During the Persian language summer classes, the following components will be covered every day to foster the Persian language knowledge of participants:
Grammar: Every day class will cover the main grammatical concepts of the modern Persian language as well as parallels with classical Persian.
Vocabulary: During the 16-week course, it is anticipated that the participants will learn more than 3000 new Persian words from literary language and words used in everyday life.
Listening: The classes are scheduled so that participants, with the guidance of an experienced instructor, learn the Persian language through songs and movies, watching and listening to news and other short videos about interesting and sometimes funny topics and stories about Iranian realities.
Speaking: Every day, the Persian language classes will push the students to exercise their speaking abilities through discussions, conversations, and role-plays about different texts and topics.
Writing: Each day, the participants of the Persian language class will have assignments and homework to complete for the next day, and the homework will primarily involve writing assignments.
Reading: Every day, students will read and discuss political texts, prose and poetry, conversations, and news. The corpus of texts to be read and discussed during the classes comprises different prominent Persian authors, daily conversations, and news of the day.
You can check the video testimonials of our previous students here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQXUOf6S4Po
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfQMbcNJrvY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0BG9AJb-XU
During our summer school, we have planned exciting trips to some of Armenia’s most renowned cultural heritage sites. These include the Quba Mere Diwane Yezidi Temple, the Garni Pagan Temple, the Geghard Monastery, the Mausoleum of Kara Koyunlu Emirs, the Amberd Fortress, and the picturesque Lake Sevan. We will also visit Martuni, Ayrivank on Lake Sevan, Ejmiatsin, Tsaghkadzor, Bjni, Khor Virap, Noravank, and more.
These tours offer students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in local culture. They will have the chance to milk and shear a sheep, savor cheese under a shepherd’s tent, and sample the finest Armenian cuisine in traditional restaurants. Additionally, they can enjoy a refreshing swim in Sevan Lake, which is 1900 meters above sea level, and Kari Lake, which is at an elevation of 3185 meters.
To get a glimpse of what these tours entail, you can watch a recap of our previous excursions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3PmyCWDsvg and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R4JlteBOxw
Participation fee:
The participation fee is 12,900 USD for the 16 weeks of the Persian Language course.
Discount: The participation fee will be 10,900 USD if you apply before April 25, 2024, and pay by April 30, 2024.
For more details and to apply, please visit https://aspirantum.com/courses/study-persian-language-semester-abroad
22. Uyghur Women Activists in the Diaspora
Restorying a Genocide
Susan J. Palmer, Dilmurat Mahmut and Abdulmuqtedir Udun
Bloomsbury, 2024
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/uyghur-women-activists-in-the-diaspora-9781350418332/
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