EURAMES Info Service 26/2017

CONFERENCES
 
1. Exhibition and Symposium: "Imaging a ‘Middle East’", Institute for Cultural
Inquiry, Berlin, 6-7 July 2017 
 
2. Expert Workshop: “From Neoliberal to Socially-Just Reconstruction – The Role of
Civil Society in Shaping Post-Conflict Reconstruction Policies in Iraq, Syria,
Yemen, and Libya”, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Beirut, 19-20 September 2017
 
3. Conference: "Defending the Faith: Religious and Secularist: Apologetics in
Twentieth‐Century Politics", The British Academy, London, 21-22 September 2017
 
4. Workshop: “Dialogues in Late Medieval Mediterranean: Between East and West”,
ArtMedGis Project, Granada, 13-14 November 2017 
 
5. Conference:  “Pluralism in Emergenc(i)es: Movement, Space, and Religious
Difference“, Amman, 6-7 December 2017

6. Global Migrations Conference, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 20-22
February 2018
 
7. Conference: "Interactions between Twelver Shiites and Christians: History,
Theology, Literature”, Institut Dominicain d’Études Orientales (IDEO), 11-13 April
2018
 
8. 5th Mediterranean Maritime History Network International Conference, University
of Constanta, 9-11 May 2018 
 
 
POSITIONS
 
9. Lecturer in Arabic, University of Exeter (UK)
 
10. PhD Fellowship, Faculty of Theology (Qur’anic Studies), University of Copenhagen
 
11. Chair in the Early Modern History of the Mediterranean (c. 1450-1700), European
University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy
 
12. Lecturer in Arabic, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
 
13. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Politics, Claremont McKenna College, CA 
 
14. Assistant Professor in Political Theory in Areas of non-Western (Middle East)
Political and Legal Thought, University of California, Santa Cruz
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
15. 2018/19 Civil Society Leaderships Awards, Durham University and Open Society
Foundation  
 
16. Articles « Images et imaginaires urbains : villes de la péninsule Arabique à
l’épreuve de leurs representations » pour dossier thématique d’Arabian Humanities
n°11
 
17. Articles on "Hospitality and Hostility towards Migrants: Global Perspectives"
for New Journal "Migration and Society"
 
18. Articles for Journal "Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies"
 
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CONFERENCES
 
1. Exhibition and Symposium: "Imaging a ‘Middle East’", Institute for Cultural
Inquiry, Berlin, 6-7 July 2017 
 
This symposium examines the continued seductiveness that Orientalism seems to hold
over the production of images of the contemporary ‘Middle East’, both inside and
outside of the region.
 
Information: http://www.ici-berlin.org/events/imaging-a-middle-east/
 
 
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2. Expert Workshop: “From Neoliberal to Socially-Just Reconstruction – The Role of
Civil Society in Shaping Post-Conflict Reconstruction Policies in Iraq, Syria,
Yemen, and Libya”, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Beirut, 19-20 September 2017

Interested academics, researchers and civil society representatives from Iraq,
Syria, Yemen, and Libya (or with significant research/ professional experience on
these countries) are invited to submit abstracts. 

Deadline for abstracts: 2 July 2017. Information:
http://www.fes-syria.org/index.php?id=61
 
 
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3. Conference: "Defending the Faith: Religious and Secularist: Apologetics in
Twentieth‐Century Politics", The British Academy, London, 21-22 September 2017

This conference brings together scholars of Europe, North America and Asia for a
comparative exploration of the struggles between secularist ideologies and religious
faiths over the past century.

Information:
http://www.britac.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Defending%20the%20Faith%20PROGRAMME_10.pdf
 
 
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4. Workshop: “Dialogues in Late Medieval Mediterranean: Between East and West”,
ArtMedGis Project, Granada, 13-14 November 2017 
 
The aim of the International Workshop is to establish an exchange opportunity to
analyze the cultural legacy of Western Islamic societies and their interactions with
the Oriental, Christian and Jewish ones from different and complementary
perspectives.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 25 July 2017. Information:
http://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/dialogues-in-late-medieval-mediterranean-between-east-and-west-granada-13-14-november?e=82aeb6c61d

 
 
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5. Conference:  “Pluralism in Emergenc(i)es: Movement, Space, and Religious
Difference“, Amman, 6-7 December 2017

The conference is organized by the Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life
(IRCPL) at Columbia University. It seeks to examine the historical, social, and
religious underpinnings of the so-called migrant and refugee crisis in the MENA
region in order to position this moment as a state of emergence, rather than a state
of emergency.

Deadline for abstracts: 16 July 2017. Information:
http://ircpl.org/call-for-papers-pluralism-in-emergencies-movement-space-and-religious-difference/
 
 
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6. Global Migrations Conference, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 20-22
February 2018
 
For our inaugural major conference, we welcome proposals on these aspects from
academics, students, and other researchers. Both individual and panel proposals are
welcome.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 November 2017. Information:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/global-migrations/events/conferences/otago653111.html 
 
 
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7. Conference: "Interactions between Twelver Shiites and Christians: History,
Theology, Literature”, Institut Dominicain d’Études Orientales (IDEO), 11-13 April
2018
 
The purpose of the conference is to study the different representations of the
‘other’ and to identify mutual influences, possible ruptures, and the cultural
dynamics that appeared during these encounters between ‘East’ and ‘West’.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 November 2017.
Information: http://www.ideo-cairo.org/en/2017/06/interactions-between-twelver-shiites-and-christians-history-theology-literature/
 
 
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8. 5th Mediterranean Maritime History Network International Conference, University
of Constanta, 9-11 May 2018 
 
MMHN welcomes proposals from scholars working on Mediterranean and Black Sea
maritime history since the thirteenth century CE on the use of the sea as a
resource, for transport, power projection, scientific purposes, leisure activities,
and as an inspiration in culture and ideology.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 16 July 2017. Information:
http://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-mediterranean-maritime-history-constanta-9-11-may-2018?e=82aeb6c61d

 
 
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POSITIONS
 
9. Lecturer in Arabic, University of Exeter (UK)

This post is available from 1 September 2017 or 1 January 2018 and is a permanent
appointment. The successful applicant will possess sufficient breadth and depth of
specialist and core knowledge in Arabic pedagogy.

Deadline for application: 20 July 2017.
Information: https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=771924IwPT&WVID=3817591jNg&LANG=USA
 
 
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10. PhD Fellowship, Faculty of Theology (Qur’anic Studies), University of Copenhagen

 
A three-year PhD scholarship will be available from October 1st 2017. To be
considered, applicants must have a Master’s degree in Islamic studies or any other
relevant Master’s degree or similar qualifications. Experience in or knowledge about
digital humanities is considered an asset.
 
Deadline for application: 1 September 2017. Information:
http://jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=145413 
 
 
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11. Chair in the Early Modern History of the Mediterranean (c. 1450-1700), European
University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy

Candidates should have a distinguished record of scholarly publications and
experience in postgraduate teaching and doctoral supervision.
 
Deadline for application: 28 July 2017. Information:
http://www.eui.eu/Documents/ServicesAdmin/AcademicService/JobOpportunities/2017/HEC2-2017.pdf
 
 
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12. Lecturer in Arabic, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
 
Selection Criteria: Postgraduate qualification in one or more of: Second Language
Acquisition, Arabic Linguistics, Teaching Arabic as a Second Language; Native
proficiency in written and spoken Arabic; Experience and demonstrated excellence in
teaching Arabic preferably at tertiary level; etc. 
 
Deadline for application: 31 July 2017. Information:
http://cml.soh.ntu.edu.sg/aboutUs/Pages/Job-Openings.aspx 
 
 
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13. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Politics, Claremont McKenna College, CA 
 
The Department of Government invites applications for a tenure-track position
beginning July 1, 2018. A qualified candidate, with PhD in hand or a nearly
completed doctoral dissertation, would have research experience on the domestic
politics or policy of one or more Middle Eastern countries, as well as expertise on
the international issues that these countries face. The candidate would have
sufficient mastery of one or more Middle Eastern languages to engage in the
research.
 
Deadline for application: 1 August 2017. Information:
https://webapps.cmc.edu/jobs/faculty/faculty_opening_detail.php?PostingID=16021
 
 
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14. Assistant Professor in Political Theory in Areas of non-Western (Middle East)
Political and Legal Thought, University of California, Santa Cruz

We seek scholarship that contributes both to political theory and to legal studies
through critical interpretive work with texts, archives, and/or ethnographic
sources, drawing out the origins, diverse interpretations, and manifestations of
legal thinking.

Deadline for application: 29 September 2017. Information:
https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00458
 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
15. 2018/19 Civil Society Leaderships Awards, Durham University and Open Society
Foundation 

The awards provide fully funded Master’s level scholarships for individuals who
demonstrate both academic and professional excellence and have the potential to
become civil society leaders in their home communities.  Applicants from
Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, etc. are eligible to apply for
these awards.

Deadline for application: 15 July 2017. Information:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/postgraduate/finance/scholarships/csla/
  
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16. Articles « Images et imaginaires urbains : villes de la péninsule Arabique à
l’épreuve de leurs representations » pour dossier thématique d’Arabian Humanities
n°11

Les propositions d’article, en anglais ou en français, doivent être envoyées avant
le 15 juin 2017. Information: http://cy.revues.org/3345
 
 
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17. Articles on "Hospitality and Hostility towards Migrants: Global Perspectives"
for New Journal "Migration and Society"

We welcome articles that examine the applicability of the concepts of hospitality
and hostility in different settings; and that explore the relationship between these
and other concepts, including cosmopolitanism, welcome, conviviality,
neighbourliness, and solidarity, from the perspective of the global South as well as
the North.

Deadline for articles: 30 September 2017. Information:
http://journals.berghahnbooks.com/migration-and-society/
 
 
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18. Articles for Journal "Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies"
 
For this volume, we particularly welcome proposals offering original analysis on the
broad subject of Judaic and Islamic studies.

Deadline for proposals: 15 October 2017. Information:
http://www.hamsa.cidehus.uevora.pt/callforpapers.html