Shii News – Academic Items
1. Online: Dr. Sonja Brentjes on “Borders and Cultural Encounters”
We are delighted to invite you to the 14th session of the seminar series “Entangled Histories: Borders and Cultural Encounters from the Medieval to the Contemporary Era”, supported by the Faculty of Communication and the Master’s Programme in Media and Cultural Studies at Üsküdar University.
IMPORTANT: NEW SECURITY & REGISTRATION PROTOCOLS Due to recent malicious “Zoom-bombing” attacks, we have implemented strict new security measures. To attend, advance registration is now mandatory.
Please note that registration is absolutely free of charge.
- Free Registration Link:https://buytickets.at/entangledhistoriesseminarseries
- Genuine Names Only:Please join the meeting using your full real name. Generic names (e.g., “iPhone”, “User”) will not be admitted.
- Link Delivery:To ensure security, the Zoom link will not be sent immediately. Registered attendees will receive the access link via email a few hours before the seminar starts.
- Troubleshooting:If you do not see the link 2-3 hours before the start, please check your Spam/Junk folder for an email from “Ticket Tailor”. For organisational reasons we will not be able to respond to individual emails before the beginning of the seminar.
SEMINAR #14: DR. SONJA BRENTJES
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Special Time: 18:00 CET (Rome Time) — Please note the exceptional time change for this session only.
Talk Title: “Borders and Cultural Encounters between the 14th and the 18th centuries in the Mediterranean, West Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent: examples and reflections”
About the Speaker: Dr. Sonja Brentjes is a preeminent historian of science and the current President of the International Academy of the History of Science. She is currently a Guest Professor at the University of Wuppertal. Her distinguished career includes positions at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, the University of Seville, Aga Khan University, and the University of Oklahoma. A recipient of the Kenneth O. May Prize, she has published widely on the transmission of knowledge, including her seminal work Teaching and Learning the Sciences in Islamicate Societies (800-1700).
Abstract: Fifty years ago, scholarship was shaped by the belief in “iron curtains” between Catholic Europe and the Islamicate world. Today, we know these narratives are wrong. In this talk, Dr. Brentjes will present examples of scientific and cultural elements in maps and celestial depictions produced across the Mediterranean, West Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent, reflecting on how these spaces interacted through the movement of ideas and practices.
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We thank you for your patience, your solidarity, and your commitment to keeping our intellectual community a safe and respectful space.
Contact Email
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2. Hybrid: 19 Mar 26 – ‘Chairs and Change: Furnishing Mongol Iran’
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art
We are delighted to announce the eighth talk of the History of Art Research Seminar Series for this semester. It will be delivered by Dr Yusen Yu and the title of the seminar is ‘Chairs and Change: Furnishing Mongol Iran’.
It will take place on Thursday, 19th March, from 5.15 to 6.30pm GMT, at the Hunter Lecture Theatre in the Hunter Building, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh College of Art (ECA).
This talk explores the changing meaning of furniture in Iran during the Mongol century, revealing how the aesthetics of everyday life were integral to social transformation. It examines how the arrangement of furniture, such as chairs, beds or tables, mediates the relationship between space, objects and the perceiving body. Dr Glaire Anderson will chair this seminar.
For the full list of seminars and more information on the speakers, please visit the ECA website: https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/history-art-research-seminar-series
3. The Latin America and Caribbean Islamic Studies Newsletter
Vol. 6, no. 1 | Winter/Spring 2026
https://mailchi.mp/3958e1c79747/latin-america-caribbean-islamic-studies-newsletter-vol6-no1
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