dimanche 9 octobre 2016

EURAMES Info Service 39/2016

CONFERENCES
 
1. International Seminar in Memory of Professor Henri Terrasse: “al-Murābiṭūn.
Noveno centenario del esplendor de un Imperio”, Palace of Charles V of the Alhambra
in Granada, 19-22 October 2016

2. International Conference: “Intellectual Interactions in the Islamic World: The
Ismaili Thread”, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 19-21 October 2016
 
3. 8th Tunis Exchange Conference (3-10 January 2017) and 16th Beirut Exchange
Conference (11-18 January 2017)
 
4. Annual Conference of the American Academy of Religion Western Region (AARWR):
"Islamic Studies", University of West, Rosemead, CA, 17-19 March 2017
 
5. Workshop: "Recovering ‘Lost Voices’:
The Role and Depiction of Iranian/Persianate
Subalterns from the 13th Century to the Modern Period", University of Edinburgh,
19-21 May 2017  
 
6. Colloque sur «Le rôle des forces armées en Egypte et en Turquie. Des
(r)évolutions contrastées», Paris – INALCO (ou peut-être Prague), 8-9 juin 2017
 
7. International Conference: “Islamic Psychoanalysis / Psychoanalytic Islam”,
University of Manchester, 26-27 June 2017
 
8. Atelier thématique : « L'irrationnel au Moyen-Orient et en Islam »,  2ème Congrès
du GIS « Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans »,  l'INALCO, Paris,  7 juillet 2017
 
 
POSITIONS
 
9. Positions in the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale)  
 
10. Two 2-year Post-Doctoral Religious Studies Research Fellowships in the Project
"Striking from the Margins: Religion, State and Disintegration in the Middle East",
Central European University, Budapest
 
11. Tenured Associate or Full Professorship in the Political Economy of the Middle
East, National University of Singapore
 
12. Tenured Associate or Full Professorship in Legal Pluralism and the Middle East,
National University of Singapore
 
13. Professorship in Middle East-Asia Studies at any rank, National University of
Singapore
 
14. Visiting Appointment as the Alfred H. Howell Endowed Chair in History and
Archaeology, American University of Beirut 
 
15. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in the History of the Islamic World,
Florida State University
 
16. Visiting Research Fellow, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies,
University of Notre Dame
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
17. Articles for Edited Book on "War among Arabs: Military Leaders, Citizen-Soldiers
of the 20th Century"
 
18. Papers for Special Issue: "Theory and Practice: How Islam Alters the Modern
World", Journal of Political Theory and Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies
 
19. Papers for Special Issue on: "Installing Islamic Art: Interior Space and
Temporal Imagination",  International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) 
 
20. ARIT Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Turkey, 2017–2018
 
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CONFERENCES
 
1. International Seminar in Memory of Professor Henri Terrasse: “al-Murābiṭūn.
Noveno centenario del esplendor de un Imperio”, Palace of Charles V of the Alhambra
in Granada, 19-22 October 2016
 
During the Seminar, many scholars will get together in Granada to commemorate the
moment of the Almoravids’ maximal splendor. 
 
For more information, program view and matriculation, please, visit the UNIA site:
www.unia.es/oferta-academica/congresos-jornadas-encuentros-y-otras-actividades-formativas/oferta/item/seminario-internacional-en-memoria-del-profesor-henri-terrasse-al-murabi-un-noveno-centenario-del-esplendor-de-un-imperio

 
 
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2. International Conference: “Intellectual Interactions in the Islamic World: The
Ismaili Thread”, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 19-21 October 2016

This conference, convened by Orkhan Mir-Kasimov, explores the intellectual
interactions, as well as actual and possible influences, between Ismailis and other
groups and movements within the complex body of Islamic civilisation.

Information: http://iis.ac.uk/intellectual-interactions-islamic-world; registration
and webcast: 
 
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3. 8th Tunis Exchange Conference (3-10 January 2017) and 16th Beirut Exchange
Conference (11-18 January 2017)
 
The Exchange is an effort by MideastWire and its partners to promote understanding
and academic enrichment through a variety of city-focused conferences. During their
stay students and professionals from around the globe engage directly with some of
the leading intellectuals, academics and political leaders in the country –
representing a variety of different viewpoints.
 
Beirut Exchange Group on Facebook:
http://mideastwire.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dfabb20a87095d6a87fba7306&id=62908dd677&e=b998544a7c;
 
 
Tunis Exchange Group on Facebook:
http://mideastwire.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dfabb20a87095d6a87fba7306&id=fe6c0583ad&e=b998544a7c

 
Deadline for application: 30 September 2016. Deadline II: 1 November 2016. Limited
spaces available, rolling acceptance. Registration and information:
 
 
 
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4. Annual Conference of the American Academy of Religion Western Region (AARWR):
"Islamic Studies", University of West, Rosemead, CA, 17-19 March 2017
 
The overall theme of the conference asks broad questions about Religion, Race, and
Racism. We use this theme in its broadest terms to include issues that encompass,
but are not limited to, Muslim diasporic communities in the West, their history, and
narratives of migration.
 
Extended deadline: 15 October 2016. Information: www.aarwr.com/annual-meetings.html
 
 
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5. Workshop: "Recovering ‘Lost Voices’:
The Role and Depiction of Iranian/Persianate
Subalterns from the 13th Century to the Modern Period", University of Edinburgh,
19-21 May 2017  
 
This is the second of four workshops of a multi-year research project funded by the
British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS).
 
Deadline for abstracts: 6 January 2017. Information:
www.shii-news.imes.ed.ac.uk/projects/the-subalterns-project/the-second-workshop-edinburgh-19-21-may-2017/
 
 
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6. Colloque sur «Le rôle des forces armées en Egypte et en Turquie. Des
(r)évolutions contrastées», Paris – INALCO (ou peut-être Prague), 8-9 juin 2017
 
Objectif : faire le point sur la situation politique en Egypte et en Turquie,
essentiellement en se concentrant sur le rôle des forces armées, acteurs
incontournables en Egypte et toujours importants (bien qu’en perte de vitesse) en
Turquie, en prenant en compte les dynamiques et conflits internes et externes. La
publication des actes est prévue.
 
Information : Michel Bozdémir () ou Stéphane Valter
().
 
 
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7. International Conference: “Islamic Psychoanalysis / Psychoanalytic Islam”,
University of Manchester, 26-27 June 2017
 
The conference is organised by the College of Psychoanalysts – UK. It will be an
opportunity to speak across the many conflicting traditions of work that comprise
psychoanalysis, and of different interpretations of Islam and what it is to be a
Muslim today.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2017. Information:
www.psychoanalysis-cpuk.org/HTML/2017Conference.htm 
 
 
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8. Atelier thématique : « L'irrationnel au Moyen-Orient et en Islam »,  2ème Congrès
du GIS « Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans »,  l'INALCO, Paris,  7 juillet 2017 
 
Des travaux portant sur toutes les époques de l'histoire du Moyen-Orient et de
l'Islām et mobilisant plusieurs domaines (philosophie, théologie, littérature,
sciences sociales, anthropologie, jurisprudence, histoire, médecine, sciences,
mysticisme, arts, etc.) sont invités à participer.
 
Date limite d’envoi des abstracts : 30 octobre 2016. Information:
http://calenda.org/373427
 
 
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POSITIONS
 
9. Five Positions in the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle
(Saale)  
 
- 3 Postdoctoral (Early Career) Research Positions in the Field of Law
and Anthropology
(https://recruitingapp-5034.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/288/Description/1) – Deadline:
15 October 2016
 
- 2 Doctoral Writing-Up Fellowships in the Department of Law and Anthropology
(https://recruitingapp-5034.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/289/Description/1) – Deadline:
15 October 2016
 
 
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10. Two 2-year Post-Doctoral Religious Studies Research Fellowships in the Project
"Striking from the Margins: Religion, State and Disintegration in the Middle East",
Central European University, Budapest
 
The fellowships will be offered to young researchers who wish to conduct original
research and who have already extensive experience with and in the region. Eligible
applicants should have held a doctoral degree for a period of less than five years.

 
Deadline for application: 1 November 2016. Information:
https://hro.ceu.edu/vacancies/two-2-year-post-doctoral-research-fellowship-positions;
contact Esther Holbrook, Coordinator ()
 
 
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11. Tenured Associate or Full Professorship in the Political Economy of the Middle
East, National University of Singapore
 
Advanced Assistant Professors are also welcome to apply. Expertise in the relations
between business and politics, and their ramifications in the wider society, is
especially welcome. 
 
Deadline for application: 30 November 2016.  Information:
https://mei.nus.edu.sg/index.php/web/new-job-opening_tmpl/tenured-associate-or-full-professor-in-the-political-economy-of-the-middle

 
 
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12. Tenured Associate or Full Professorship in Legal Pluralism and the Middle East,
National University of Singapore
 
Our interest is in appointing a scholar whose work focuses on the interaction
between different legal systems, traditions or norms, whether in 1) colonial,
national, customary, guild, tribal non-state, sub-state and state contexts; or 2)
supra-state or global ones such as Islamic law and global finance etc. would be a
distinct advantage.
 
Deadline for application: 30 November 2016.  Information:
https://mei.nus.edu.sg/index.php/web/new-job-opening_tmpl/tenured-associate-or-full-professor-in-legal-pluralism-and-the-middle-east

 
 
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13. Professorship in Middle East-Asia Studies at any rank, National University of
Singapore
 
We are interested in scholars whose work connects the Middle East with any other
part of Asia, in any field or discipline (e.g., history, geography, anthropology,
literature, sociology, economics, religion). Knowledge of two or more countries,
regions or languages in the Middle East and Asia would be a distinct advantage.
 
Deadline for application: 30 November 2016.  Information:
https://mei.nus.edu.sg/index.php/web/new-job-opening_tmpl/open-rank-up-to-tenured-full-professor-in-middle-east-asia-studies

 
 
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14. Visiting Appointment as the Alfred H. Howell Endowed Chair in History and
Archaeology, American University of Beirut 
 
The applicant will be a recognized senior academic specializing in Modern Middle
Eastern History and/or Islamic History. This position is also open for senior
archaeologists. The language of instruction is English. 
 
Deadline for application: 15 January 2017. Information:
www.aub.edu.lb/fas/fas_home/academic-employment/Pages/academic_positions.aspx#14 
 
 
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15. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in the History of the Islamic World,
Florida State University 
 
The department welcomes applications from scholars focusing on any region, theme, or
time period from the 14th century onward, but is particularly interested in
applicants who complement its existing strengths in nineteenth and twentieth-century
global history or the history of the early-modern Atlantic World. PhD must be in
hand by start of appointment. 
 
Deadline for application: 2 December 2016. Information:
https://jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=40859&PostingSeq=1
 
 
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16. Visiting Research Fellow, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies,
University of Notre Dame 
 
The Kroc Institute invites scholars to apply for the 2017-2018 academic year (one or
two semesters). The Institute seeks scholars who will actively integrate their
research with the following ongoing Kroc research initiatives: Gender and
Conflict/Peacebuilding; Diaspora Communities, Conflict & Peacebuilding; Peace
Studies (open). 
 
Deadline for application: 12 December 2016. Information:
http://kroc.nd.edu/research/grants-and-fellowships/apply-visiting-research-fellowships

 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
17. Articles for Edited Book on "War among Arabs: Military Leaders, Citizen-Soldiers
of the 20th Century"
 
The editors Elizabeth Bishop and Frank Jacob propose to explore some of the complex
interrelationships between the rise of military leaders and the emergence of the
citizen-soldier, in the context of decolonization and Cold War for a volume that
will be published in the “War (Hi)Stories” series.
 
Deadline for proposals: 30 October 2016. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/145497/war-among-arabs-military-leaders-citizen-soldiers-20th-century

 
 
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18. Papers for Special Issue: "Theory and Practice: How Islam Alters the Modern
World", Journal of Political Theory and Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies
 
Whether or not cultures can coexist, the cause(s) of terrorism, whether
religio-national identity can change and adapt, are key questions that this issue
will analyze. The scope looks at the interactions between different types of peoples
(as a product of migration) through a theoretical lens.
 
Deadline for submissions: 10 February 2017. Information:
https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2016/09/28/call-for-papers-special-issue-theory-and-practice-how-islam-alters-the-modern-world

 
 
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19. Papers for Special Issue on: "Installing Islamic Art: Interior Space and
Temporal Imagination" for International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) 
 
Papers are invited that explore the history, culture and politics of the interior
space in the field of Islamic art and architecture from the eighteenth century to
the present, as well as to those that extend discussion into the future.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/7636/discussions/143810/cfp-installing-islamic-art-interior-space-and-temporal-imagination

 
 
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20. ARIT Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Turkey, 2017–2018
 
The fields of study cover all periods of history in the general range of the
humanities and include humanistically oriented aspects of the social sciences,
prehistory, history, art, archaeology, literature, and linguistics, as well as
interdisciplinary aspects of cultural history.
 
Information: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/NEHFellowships.html 
 

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