Shii News – Academic Items
1.HYBRIDE Seminaire “De poète de la tribu à poète de la rue – les transformations de statut et de conditions de vie des poètes arabophones à l’époque prémoderne” avec Hakan Özkan (IREMAM, Aix-Marseille Université), MMSH/IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence, 25 April 2024, 14h00 heure de Paris
Nous accorderons une attention particulière à la notion de mobilité sociale des poètes, c’est-à-dire à la capacité de ces auteurs à s’élever au-delà de leur statut socio-économique initial, à travers leurs carriers en tant que poètes mais également dans d’autres domaines professionnels. Nous explorerons en outre la thématique de la précarité, qu’elle soit d’ordre économique ou physique.
Information et inscription : https://www.iremam.cnrs.fr/en/node/101905
2. HYBRID Lecture “The Politics of Anti-Judaism: Religious Co-production and Sectarian Polemics in the Fatimid Caliphate” by Mohamed Ballan (Stony Brook University), Kevorkian Center, New York University, 25 April 2024, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm EST
The shared histories of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were integral to the shaping of all three traditions during the medieval period. This lecture seeks to shed new light on how such religious co-production illustrates the ways in which the figures of Judaism (and, to a lesser degree, Christianity) played a key role in how medieval Muslims articulated their own theological and religious claims.
Information and registration: https://as.nyu.edu/research-centers/neareaststudies/events/the-politics-of-anti-judaism–religious-co-production-and-sectar.html
3. Six Positions for Doctoral Research Associates (3 Years, TV-L13, 2/3 FTE) for Project “Byzantium and the Euro-Mediterranean Cultures of War. Exchange, Differentiation and Reception”, University of Mainz, Germany
Participating in this Research Training Group are the disciplines of Ancient History, Ancient Church History/Theology, Byzantine Studies, Medieval History, Eastern European History, History of Islam, Classical Archaeology, Christian Archaeology and Byzantine Art History, Early and Prehistorical Archaeology (with a focus on Medieval Archaeology) and Musicology.
Deadline for applications: 22 May 2024. Information: https://grk-byzanz-wars.uni-mainz.de/
4. NEW DATE
Valparaiso University – Visiting Assistant Professor in History
https://apply.interfolio.com/144147
Incl Middle Eastern History
Closing date: May 1, 2024
5. PhD Studentship (4 Years) on “Islamist Movements in Exile”, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University
We are seeking candidates for this position. The project will assess the evolution of activism of moderate Islamist social movements in exile in Europe since the so-called “Arab Spring”. Outstanding PhD candidates will be offered fee waiver and a tax-free scholarship of €22,000 per annum for four years.
Deadline for applications: 7 May 2024.
Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DHE136/phd-studentship-on-islamist-movements-in-exile
6. Conference – ‘From Sicily to Sumatra’, Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford – May 17-18
From Sicily to Sumatra
Conference in Honour of Professor Jeremy Johns
Friday 17 – Saturday 18 May 2024 at Wolfson College, University of Oxford (Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UD).
We are delighted to announce that ‘From Sicily to Sumatra: Conference in Honour of Professor Jeremy Johns’ hosted by Khalili Research Centre (KRC) will take place on Friday 17 – Saturday 18 May 2024 at Wolfson College, University of Oxford (Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UD). This in-person two-day conference will start at 10:00am.
Over the last four decades, Professor Jeremy Johns has been a leading researcher on the history of the Islamic Mediterranean, particularly Sicily, and a pillar of the advanced study of Islamic art and archaeology at Oxford. This conference, organised to mark his retirement, brings together speakers from among his former students and closest colleagues to celebrate his career. The topics, ranging from Europe to Southeast Asia and from early Islam to the modern era, reflect the breadth of his interests and his impact on the field. We hope the event will be a fitting testament to a scholar – to quote Malaterra’s words about Roger I of Sicily – “most eloquent in speech and cool in counsel”.
For further details and to purchase tickets, please see the attached poster or visit the registration page. Tickets include lunch and refreshments on both days. There is an early bird offer which ends on Sunday, 25th April.
7. UCLA Bilingual Lecture Series
“Heroes to Hostages: US—Iran Diplomacy through Race Relations and Human Rights”
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet
Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:30am
Zoom Registration:
https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aieHlTjSSJa2-tL__Bf22g
This presentation appraises US-Iranian diplomacy through race relations and human rights. Intellectuals of the post-Mosaddeq era gave voice to an anti-colonial rhetoric that burst wide open during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Many writers, some with socialist leanings, watched with interest political happenings in formerly colonized states. These conflicts were often rooted in experiences of racial discrimination and social inequality. At the same time, the Iranian state also engaged with some of these themes and expanded its diplomatic relations with a range of countries in the Global South. Although state-to-state ties between Iran and America were strengthened during the two decades preceding the 1979 revolution, social dissent also grew strident. The debate on human rights gave voice to these concerns as Iran’s politicians and writers reflected on the legacy of human rights and reassessed the country’s ties to the United States and the West. Race relations provided an unanticipated and often missed opportunity for collaboration.
8. Imago Mundi journal at the International Conference on the History of Cartography, July 2024
The editors of Imago Mundi are looking forward to attending ICHC 2024 in Lyon, France. Imago Mundi turns 90 years old in 2025 and ICHC 2024 offers us a chance to reflect on and connect with our community. They are eager to speak with researchers about prospective submissions, as well as to discuss the journal’s scope and reach.
The editors will lead a workshop on Wednesday, 3 July. Attendees will tackle questions that include how, in the next decade, Imago Mundi might:
- foster debate on methodological and conceptual questions, advance pedagogy, increase public impact?
- ensure a full range of maps and mapmaking practices are presented?
- contribute to connecting researchers, collectors, librarians and archivists?
In short, we invite the map history community’s thoughts on what a flagship journal should strive for as it looks towards a second century.
Additionally, the editors will be available for discussions and one-on-ones during the lunch session each day during the conference. Please feel free to approach Jordana Dym or Katie Parker at the ICHC to chat about possible article topics, how to write an article, special issues, or other matters. Alternatively, reach out ahead of time to plan a time.
Questions? Please contact editor.imagomundi@gmail.com. We will see you in Lyon and remember, early bird registration ends April 20! Learn more at https://ichc2024.univ-lyon3.fr/registration
Contact Information
Katie Parker and Jordana Dym, editors
Contact Email
9. Sami De Giosa, Text and Stone: A history of Christian Symbols in Mamluk Architecture in Cairo (1250-1517AD). Monday Majlis online, the 29th of April, 17: 00-18:30 (UK time)
Monday Majlis of the Centre for the Study of Islam, Exeter, opening the summer term:
Sami De Giosa, Text and Stone: A history of Christian Symbols in Mamluk Architecture in Cairo (1250-1517AD)
Monday Majlis Online on the on the 29th of April, 17:00-18:30 (UK time)
Centre for the Study of Islam, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter.
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYoceqoqDktE9DWrSxb4MX7x-9Ctqy68Sz6
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