CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
1.
ONLINE Lecture by Nilay Özok-Gündoğan: "A
Gordian Knot in the Ottoman East: Kurdish Nobility, the Ottoman State, and the Question
of Fiscal Autonomy in the Long Nineteenth Century", Middle East Studies
Program, UW-Madison, 22 February 2021, 12:00 pm CST
2. ONLINE Seminar: “Eleven Wars against Palestinians: How Palestinians are
Coping with their Elimination”, SOAS Middle East Institute and the Centre for
Palestine Studies London, 23 February 2021, 5.30 pm – 7:00 pm GMT
3.
ONLINE Lecture:
"Cultural History and/as Intellectual History in Baʿthist Syria" by
Max Weiss, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, 23 February 2021, 3:00 pm PT
4.
ONLINE Annual Conference:
“Meeting the Future Together: Opportunities and Challenges for the Indo-Pacific
and the Middle East”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore,
23-25 February 2021
5.
ONLINE Lecture: "Crucibles of Exile:
Palestinian Education and the Politics of Regeneration, 1948-1967" by Dr
Mezna Qato, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, 24 February 2021, 5
pm - 6 pm GMT
6.
ONLINE Conference:
"Life Course, City Course: Local Cosmopolitanism Seen by Youth in
Oman" by Marion Breteau (Aix-Marseille Université), Sorbonne University
Abu Dhabi - CEFREPA Diwan, 25 February 2021, 5:00 pm (UAE)
7.
PhD Workshop: “Unthought
Perspectives in the Study of Turkish Islam: Methodology and Research
Prospects”, École pratique des hautes études and École des hautes études en
sciences sociales (Date to be Announced)
8.
ONLINE Book Presentation: "The Shadow
Commander: Soleimani, the U.S., and Iran’s Global Ambitions" by Arash
Azizi, Iranian Studies Initiative at New York University, 1 March 2021, 12:30
pm ET
9.
ONLINE Book Presentation:
“The Arab Winter: Democratic Consolidation, Civil War, and Radical Islamists”
by Stephen J. King, Middle East Institute, SOAS London, 2 March 2021, 5:30 pm –
7:00 pm (GMT)
10.
ONLINE Annual Lecture of the
Centre for Palestine Studies: “The Apartheid Paradigm” by Raef Zreik, SOAS
London, 5 March 2021, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (GMT)
11.
ONLINE Colloquium: “Qur’ān
Translations and Interpretations by European Muslims”, ERC Project “The
European Qur’ān, 1150-1850” (EuQu), University of Amsterdam, 5 March 2021
12.
ONLINE Lecture Series: "Global 1979
Iranian Revolution: The Limits of Global History", Iranian Studies
Initiative at New York University, Hagop Kevorkian Center, Part 1: 15 March;
Part 2: 29 March; Part 3: 26 April 2021; 2:00 pm ET
13.
ONLINE 36th
Annual Meeting of the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies
(ACSIS): “The Influence of Islam in Politics and Society: Civic Engagement,
Social Inclusion and Political Participation”, Villanova University, 19-20
March 2021
14.
ONLINE Conference: “Qur’an
and Bible”, ERC Project “The European Qur’an”, University of Notre Dame, 22-26
March 2021, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm CET
15. ONLINE Lecture by
Marwa Shalaby: "The Adverse Effects of the Pandemic on MENA
Research", Middle East Studies Program, UW-Madison, 29 March 2021, 12:00
pm - 1:00 pm CST
16.
ONLINE 4th
International Conference on "Arabs' and Muslims' History of Sciences:
Scientific Legacy and its Contemporary Impacts", University of Sharjah,
4-6 April 2021
17. Symposium: "Ottoman Ego-Documents", Istanbul Medeniyet
University, 7-9 April 2021
18.
ONLINE Panel on
"Representing Islands and Water in the Early Modern Period (Focus
Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean)" during the 67th Annual
Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America, Dublin, 7-10 April 2021
19.
ONLINE Doctoral Workshop of
the "Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO)", Bologna,
20-21 April 2021
20. ONLINE
International Conference: “New Political Generations in the Arab World”,
Working Group “Monde arabe en mouvement” of the “Association internationale des
sociologues de langue française”, 16 May 2021
21.
ONLINE Conference
"Travel and Archaeology in Ottoman Greece in the Age of Revolution
c.1800–1832", Athens, 17-18 May 2021
22.
ONLINE / HYBRID:
International Conference on "The Fragility of Global Migration", DGS
Section “Migration and Ethnic Minorities” and Center of Methods in Social
Sciences, University of Göttingen, 20-21 May 2021
23.
27th Annual
Conference of the Economic Research Forum (ERF): "External Shocks in the
MENA Region: From Resilience to Change", Egypt, June 2021 (Date to be
Confirmed)
24. ONLINE Workshop
on "Fiscal Sustainability in the MENA Region in Light of the Covid-19
Crisis", Economic Research Forum (ERF), July 2021
25.
ONLINE: Conference "Pre-modern
Comparative Literary Practice in the Multilingual Islamic World(s)",
University of Oxford, 23-24 July 2021
26.
Five Conferences of the
“ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies”, Oriental Institute, University of
Oxford, July 2021 and 2022
27.
Panel on "European
Islam and the Emergence of New Religious and Political Authorities between the
Local Dimension and Transnationalities" during the "Annual Conference
of the European Academy of Religion", Münster, 30 August - 2 September
2021
28.
Workshop: “The Morisco
Diaspora and Morisco Networks across the Western and Eastern Mediterranean”,
Organised by the Projects “Islamic Legacy: Narratives East, West, South, North
of the Mediterranean (1350-1750) and “The European Qur’an”, Amsterdam, 16-17
September 2021
29.
3rd Workshop of
the Network for the Study of Environmental History of Turkey on
"Environmental Histories of the Ottoman and post-Ottoman World – The
Anthropocene: From Empire to Nation-States," University of Vienna, 16-18
September 2021
30.
Workshop on “Lived Citizenship,
Uprising and Migration: Everyday Politics, Imaginaries and Contestation",
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (MPI-MMG)/
SOAS/AUC, Berlin, 30 September – 1 October 2021
31.
Colloque « La guerre du Rif
(1921-1926) : nouvelles approches (France, Espagne, Maroc) », MMSH,
Aix-en-Provence, 17-19 novembre 2021
32.
Conference on "The
Visual Culture of Mosques", King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
(Ithra), Dahran, 23-25 November 2021
33.
International Conference:
"Arabic Historiography, Narratives of Order, and Discourses of Sovereignty
in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria" (ERC Project, Gent University, 2017-21),
Cairo, 28-30 November 2021
34.
Panel on "The Black Mediterranen",
Conference of the Modern Language Association of Amerika (MLA), Washington DC,
6-9 January 2022
POSITIONS
35. Research Associate for the Project
“Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity – Transcultural Processes on the Iberian Peninsula and in North
Africa”, DFG Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe “RomanIslam”, Universität Hamburg
36. Post-Doctoral
Researcher for the Project “The European Qur’an: Islamic Scripture in European
Culture and Religion (1150-1850)”, Université de Nantes
37. Social Research and
Public Policy (Tenured/Tenure Track, Open Rank), Division of Social Science,
New York University Abu Dhabi
38.
Arcapita Visiting Professor Modern Arab Studies, Middle East Institute,
Columbia University
OTHER INFORMATION
39.
Appel à projets 2021 « Islam, religion et société
(en France) » du ministère de l'intérieur, Paris
40. UK-German Funding
Initiative in the Humanities incl. Law and Linguistics (DFG, German Research
Foundation)
41. Jafar and Shokoh
Farzaneh Prize for Best Article on Persian Literature, University of Oklahoma
42.
Joint International Master Program (2 Years) on “Comparative and Middle
East Politics and Society (CMEPS)”, University of Tübingen and American
University in Cairo
43. Articles on
"Islamic Theologies of Disasters: Between Science, Religion and
Messianism" for Special Issue of Journal "MIDEO" 38 (2023)
44. Articles on "Humor, the Absurd, and
the Abject in Middle Eastern and North African Cultural Production" for
Special Issue of "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture"
45.
Appel à contribution pour la nouvelle revue « Bidaya
- Revue étudiante francophone en sciences humaines et sociales sur le monde
arabe»
46. Articles on “The
Politics of Syria” for Special Issue of Journal “Siasat-al-Insaf”
47. Paid Research Articles
on “What has Changed in the Decade since the Outbreak of the Arab Uprisings?”
for a Special Issue of the Journal “Rowaq Arabi”
48. Chapters for Edited
Volume on “Understanding International Migration”
49. Chapters for Edited
Volume on “Immigrants around the World”
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cooperation with the University of Sharjah
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ONLINE
EVENTS
1.
ONLINE Lecture by Nilay Özok-Gündoğan: "A Gordian
Knot in the Ottoman East: Kurdish Nobility, the Ottoman State, and the Question
of Fiscal Autonomy in the Long Nineteenth Century", Middle East Studies
Program, UW-Madison, 22 February 2021, 12:00 pm CST
This talk discusses the making and the eventual dissolution of the
Kurdish nobility in the Ottoman realm with a specific focus on land ownership
and its transformation during the Ottoman reform era of Tanzimat in the nineteenth
century occupation.
Information and registration: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BczVtJjVSDWXZ1OA8-A1fw
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2. ONLINE Seminar: “Eleven
Wars against Palestinians: How Palestinians are Coping with their Elimination”,
SOAS Middle East Institute and the Centre for Palestine Studies London, 23
February 2021, 5.30 pm – 7:00 pm GMT
The main lecture will be held by Dr. Salman Abu Sitta (founder and
president of the Palestine Land Society).
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3.
ONLINE Lecture: "Cultural History and/as
Intellectual History in Baʿthist Syria" by Max Weiss, UCLA Center for Near
Eastern Studies, 23 February 2021, 3:00 pm PT
Starting with the relationship between aesthetics and
politics in the making of contemporary Syria the lecture will reflect on the
relationship between cultural history and intellectual history in general, both
through and beyond the case of Baʿthist Syria.
Information
and registration: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/01/08/cultural-history-and-as-intellectual-history-in-bathist-syria
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4.
ONLINE Annual Conference: “Meeting the Future
Together: Opportunities and Challenges for the Indo-Pacific and the Middle
East”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 23-25 February
2021
The Conference will present panel discussions with
experts and policymakers on trade, technology and education. This enables us to
identify potential growth areas, future opportunities, understand how robust
these sectors are and their pivotal role in paving the way for both regions to
achieve their strategic priorities.
Information: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/middle-east-institute-annual-conference-2021/
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5.
ONLINE Lecture: "Crucibles of Exile: Palestinian
Education and the Politics of Regeneration, 1948-1967" by Dr Mezna Qato,
Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, 24 February 2021, 5 pm - 6 pm GMT
The speaker is a social historian of the modern Middle East. She is
completing a book on the history of education for Palestinians, and co-convenes
the 'Archives of the Disappeared' Research Network at the Centre for Research
in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities at Cambridge.
Information and registration: https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/crucibles-of-exile-palestinian-education-and-the-politics-of-regeneration
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6.
ONLINE Conference: "Life Course, City Course:
Local Cosmopolitanism Seen by Youth in Oman" by Marion Breteau
(Aix-Marseille Université), Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi - CEFREPA Diwan, 25
February 2021, 5:00 pm (UAE)
The concentration of activities that take place in
Muscat makes it a synonym of “promises for the future” for many young people
from the interior regions, who come to study and to find their first job
afterwards. By observing the different aspects of the lives of these young
people, this presentation aims at analyzing how regional identities are
reformulated through the prism of local cosmopolitanism, addressed as a
specific feature of youth in Oman.
Information
and registration: https://www.sorbonne.ae/news-and-events/events/suad-cefrepa-diwan-life-course-city-course-local-cosmopolitanism-seen-by-youth-in-oman/
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7.
PhD Workshop: “Unthought Perspectives in the Study of
Turkish Islam: Methodology and Research Prospects”, École pratique des hautes
études and École des hautes études en sciences sociales (Date to be Announced)
This workshop invites Master, PhD students and
postdoctoral researchers who share a common object of study (i.e, the various
aspects of Turkish Islam), to consider what remains unthought in their research
projects.
Deadline for
abstracts: 28 February 2021. Information: https://f-origin.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2020/10/Unthought_Turkish_Islam_2021.pdf
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8.
ONLINE Book Presentation: "The Shadow Commander:
Soleimani, the U.S., and Iran’s Global Ambitions" by Arash Azizi, Iranian
Studies Initiative at New York University, 1 March 2021, 12:30 pm ET
Qassem Soleimani was one of the most powerful men in Iran and the
military spearhead for Iranian foreign policy, enacting the wishes of the
country’s Supreme Leader in the region. He helped to establish the Islamic
Republic as a major force in the Middle East, with interventions in
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Information and registration: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/01/20/the-shadow-commander-soleimani-the-u.s.-and-irans-global-ambitions
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9.
ONLINE Book Presentation: “The Arab Winter: Democratic
Consolidation, Civil War, and Radical Islamists” by Stephen J. King, Middle
East Institute, SOAS London, 2 March 2021, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm (GMT)
Tracing the period of the Arab Spring from its
background in long-term challenges to autocratic regimes, to the mass
uprisings, authoritarian breakdown, and the future projections and requirements
for a democratizing conclusion, Stephen J. King establishes a broad but focused
history which refines the leading theory of democratization in comparative
politics, and realigns the narrative of Arab Spring history by bringing its
differing results to the fore.
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10.
ONLINE Annual Lecture of the Centre for Palestine
Studies: “The Apartheid Paradigm” by Raef Zreik, SOAS London, 5 March 2021,
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (GMT)
Professor Zreik will offer an interpretation regarding
the recent increase in the deployment of the Apartheid paradigm to describe the
current reality in Palestine-Israel. He will reflect on its meaning and significance
as well its potential to alter the political imagination that guides our
perception of the political reality there.
Information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei-cps/events/05mar2021-cps-annual-lecture-2021-the-apartheid-paradigm.html
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11.
ONLINE Colloquium: “Qur’ān Translations and
Interpretations by European Muslims”, ERC Project “The European Qur’ān,
1150-1850” (EuQu), University of Amsterdam, 5 March 2021
This one-day colloquium aims to foster existing collaborations
of the team at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) with the project members, as
well as to facilitate knowledge exchange with other scholars working on similar
topics outside the EuQu. The discussion will focus on Qur’ān translation and
interpretation practices adopted by Muslims in different regions of wider
Europe, as well as on Muslim-Christian interactions brought about by those
translation activities.
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12.
ONLINE Lecture Series: "Global 1979 Iranian
Revolution: The Limits of Global History", Iranian Studies Initiative at
New York University, Hagop Kevorkian Center, Part 1: 15 March; Part 2: 29 March;
Part 3: 26 April 2021; 2:00 pm ET
The lecture series explores the global processes which shaped the making
of the Iranian revolution. The invited speakers and discussants will highlight
the multiplicity of spaces of the revolution such as streets, schools, prisons,
personal lives, and histories such as the Cold War and Global 1960s and 70s.
Information and registration: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/01/20/global-1979-iranian-revolution-the-limits-of-global-history
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13.
ONLINE 36th Annual Meeting of the American
Council for the Study of Islamic Societies (ACSIS): “The Influence of Islam in
Politics and Society: Civic Engagement, Social Inclusion and Political
Participation”, Villanova University, 19-20 March 2021
The conference puts particular emphasis on
socio-political dimensions of Islam and covers a vast range of topics and areas
from Sufism, the so-called apolitical dimension of the faith to economic and
financial aspects of Islam, both in Muslim and non-Muslim societies.
Information: https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/publications/jsames/acsis/conference.html; programme: https://www1.villanova.edu/content/dam/villanova/artsci/jsames/36Meeting-Program-ACSIS-2021.pdf
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14.
ONLINE Conference: “Qur’an and Bible”, ERC Project
“The European Qur’an”, University of Notre Dame, 22-26 March 2021, 3:00 pm –
5:00 pm CET
This workshop will explore the changing ways in which
Medieval and Early Modern Jewish, Christian and Muslim readers relate Biblical
literature and Qur'an. How did medieval and early modern readers assess the
relationship between the two scriptures? How did they account for narrative parallels
as well as the differences they found in them?
Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-quran-and-bible-22-26-march-remote?e=82aeb6c61d
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15. ONLINE Lecture by Marwa Shalaby: "The
Adverse Effects of the Pandemic on MENA Research", Middle East Studies
Program, UW-Madison, 29 March 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST
Shalaby will present the most recent findings of an online survey of
international and regional faculty working in the social sciences and
humanities. The talk will highlight the adverse effects of the pandemic on
scholars’ productivity and ability to conduct fieldwork.
Information and registration: https://mideast.wisc.edu/event/marwa-shalaby-pandemic-mena-research/
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16.
ONLINE 4th International Conference on
"Arabs' and Muslims' History of Sciences: Scientific Legacy and its
Contemporary Impacts", University of Sharjah, 4-6 April 2021
Scholars, researchers in higher educational
institutions and research centers, museums and heritage foundations, and
postgraduate students are cordially invited to submit their recent research
findings to be presented and published at this conference.
Information: https://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/Media/Conferences/ICHS21/Pages/default.aspx
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17. Symposium:
"Ottoman Ego-Documents", Istanbul Medeniyet University, 7-9 April 2021
The symposium will be in English and Turkish. The
texts belonging to pre-Tanzimat period are particularly advised to present. The
primary sources used in the presentations can be in Ottoman Turkish, Arabic,
Persian or any other languages spoken/written in Ottoman territories. The main
focus would be on the texts written in Ottoman Turkish.
Information: https://benanlatilari.medeniyet.edu.tr/en/symposium/home-page-sempozyum
18.
ONLINE Panel on "Representing Islands and Water
in the Early Modern Period (Focus Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean)"
during the 67th Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of
America, Dublin, 7-10 April 2021
Topics will include: Questions around the notion of insularity
between the years 1400-1700; Urban space through chorographic representations
and urban views of island cities; The power relations between the political
powers seen through Early Modern cartography; etc.
Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6296056/reprensenting-islands-and-water-early-modern-period and https://rsa.confex.com/rsa/2021/cfp.cgi
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19.
ONLINE Doctoral Workshop of the "Italian Society
for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO)", Bologna, 20-21 April 2021
The workshop is open to PhD students in Italian
universities and working on research projects dealing with the MENA region and
the Muslim population in other countries. Italian PhD students working abroad
and foreign doctoral candidates enrolled in double-degree programmes between foreign
and Italian Universities are also encouraged to participate.
Information: http://www.sesamoitalia.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Workshop-Dottorale-SeSaMO-2021-CfPs-It-En-Fr.pdf
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20.
ONLINE International Conference: “New Political
Generations in the Arab World”, Working Group “Monde arabe en mouvement” of the
“Association internationale des sociologues de langue française”, 16 May 2021
The conference will gather academics working on new political
generation(s) in the Arab world. Its aim is to critically assess the
construction of “political generation” in studies related to the Arab world.
The conference is trilingual (Arabic, English and French)
Information:
https://sites.google.com/view/newarabpoliticalgeneration/home
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21.
ONLINE Conference "Travel and Archaeology in
Ottoman Greece in the Age of Revolution c.1800–1832", Athens, 17-18 May
2021
The conference will explore the perspectives of both
foreign travellers and local inhabitants in order to tease out diverse voices,
keeping a sharp focus on the effects of ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, social
status and disability. We are particularly keen to include perspectives from
and about people of colour.
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22.
ONLINE / HYBRID: International Conference on "The
Fragility of Global Migration", DGS Section “Migration and Ethnic
Minorities” and Center of Methods in Social Sciences, University of Göttingen,
20-21 May 2021
We welcome presentations of research dealing with
contemporary or historical phenomena, or looking at them from a processual
perspective. We prefer papers that combine empirical and conceptual
considerations. Contributions from colleagues in the Global South are
encouraged.
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23.
27th Annual Conference of the Economic
Research Forum (ERF): "External Shocks in the MENA Region: From Resilience
to Change", Egypt, June 2021 (Date to be Confirmed)
World-renowned economists, social scientists and
policymakers will discuss the following questions: For how long and how deep
the impact of these unprecedented shocks is going to be? What will be the
medium and long run effect, especially with regards to SDGs? In addition, ERF
invites submissions from interested researchers on any topic within the area of
Development Economics or related fields.
Information: https://erf.org.eg/external-shocks-in-the-mena-region-from-resilience-to-change-2/
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24. ONLINE Workshop on "Fiscal
Sustainability in the MENA Region in Light of the Covid-19 Crisis",
Economic Research Forum (ERF), July 2021
The pandemic, coupled with further lows in oil prices, dealt a fierce
blow to the already-weakened economies of the region. In this context,
questions of fiscal sustainability come to the forefront and deserves
particular attention in the MENA region.
Deadline for abstracts: 26 February 2021. Information: https://erf.org.eg/call-for-proposals-fiscal-sustainability-in-the-mena-region-in-light-of-the-covid-19-crisis/
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25.
ONLINE: Conference "Pre-modern Comparative
Literary Practice in the Multilingual Islamic World(s)", University of
Oxford, 23-24 July 2021
The
premodern Islamic world was multilingual and multicultural, and by necessity
was continually engaged in comparative critical practices. Mapping the
interconnected trajectories of these practices, everywhere they arose between
Urdu, Persian, Turkish, Arabic, and other language traditions of Asia and
Africa, is the aim of this conference.
Information: https://www.occt.ox.ac.uk/pre-modern-comparative-literary-practice-multilingual-islamic-worlds
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26.
Five Conferences of the “ARAM Society for
Syro-Mesopotamian Studies”, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, July 2021
and 2022
- 51st International Conference on “Melkite
Christianity (the Patriarchates of Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria) and the
Archaeology of Byzantine Monasteries and Churches in the Levant”, Oriental
Institute, University of Oxford, 12 – 14 July 2021
- 52nd International Conference on “The
Aramaeans B.C.: History, Literature, and Archaeology”, Oriental Institute,
University of Oxford, 15 – 17 July 2021
- 53rd International Conference on “The
Decapolis: History and Archaeology, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford,
19 – 21 July 2021
- 54th International Conference on “Syriac
Christianity”, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, 11 – 13 July 2022
- 55th International Conference on “The
Antiochian-Jerusalemite (Syriac and Greek) Influence over the Armenian and
Georgian Churches“, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, 14 – 15 July 2022
Registration and Information: aram@orinst.ox.ac.uk
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27.
Panel on "European Islam and the Emergence of New
Religious and Political Authorities between the Local Dimension and
Transnationalities" during the "Annual Conference of the European
Academy of Religion", Münster, 30 August - 2 September 2021
The papers, with sociological, anthropological,
theological and historical approaches, discuss how new forms of authority
undermine the traditional ones and redefine the transnational ties between
Islamic communities in Europe and Islamic countries which through various mechanisms
influence the construction of European Islam.
Deadline for
abstracts: 28 February 2021. Information: Dr. Minoo Mirshahvalad (University of
Turin), mmirshahvalad2@gmail.com
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28.
Workshop: “The Morisco Diaspora and Morisco Networks
across the Western and Eastern Mediterranean”, Organised by the Projects
“Islamic Legacy: Narratives East, West, South, North of the Mediterranean
(1350-1750) and “The European Qur’an”, Amsterdam, 16-17 September 2021
This workshop aims to bring together scholars who work
on the migrations (forced and non-forced) of Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula
to other parts of Europe and the MENA Region between the fall of Granada (1492)
and the first half of the seventeenth century.
Deadline for
abstracts: 1 April 2021. Information: https://is-le.eu/calls/the-morisco-diaspora-and-diplomatic-relations-and-commercial-and-intellectual-networks-across-the-western-and-eastern-mediterranean/
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29.
3rd Workshop of the Network for the Study
of Environmental History of Turkey on "Environmental Histories of the
Ottoman and post-Ottoman World – The Anthropocene: From Empire to
Nation-States," University of Vienna, 16-18 September 2021
The workshop will discuss the ways of integrating the
concept of the Anthropocene into the field of Otto-man/post-Ottoman
environmental history. It will open a space for analysing the role of human
activities in transforming the Ottoman/post-Ottoman landscapes in the age of the
Anthropocene.
Information: https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/en/disciplines/turkish-studies/events/neht-2021
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30.
Workshop on “Lived Citizenship, Uprising and
Migration: Everyday Politics, Imaginaries and Contestation", Max Planck
Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (MPI-MMG)/ SOAS/AUC,
Berlin, 30 September – 1 October 2021
The workshop invites contributions based on field
research in the Arab region or among Arab populations, virtually and across the
world. Through the theme of lived citizenship, it explores how people
experience and shape the everyday realities of socio-economic, political and
spatial governance, contestation and legitimation in the Arab region and along
journeys of migration.
Information: http://www.mmg.mpg.de/638078/2021-09-30-cfa-workshop-lived-citizenship
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31.
Colloque « La guerre du Rif (1921-1926) : nouvelles
approches (France, Espagne, Maroc) », MMSH, Aix-en-Provence, 17-19 novembre
2021
Cent ans après cette bataille, ce colloque exploratoire
entend réunir une équipe internationale de chercheurs afin d’établir l’état des
sources et de l’art sur la guerre du Rif, de proposer de nouvelles analyses et
de lancer une dynamique de recherche autour des questions posées par
l’événement.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 avril 2021. Information: https://iremam.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article7085
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32.
Conference on "The Visual Culture of
Mosques", King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), Dahran, 23-25
November 2021
Architects, designers, archeologists, artists,
writers, historians and curators are invited to present their original
research, objects or insights about mosques and related cultural objects.
Categories of submission include: Research papers; Models, objects; Posters;
Audio-visual productions.
Information: https://www.ithra.com/en/visual-culture-mosques
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33.
International Conference: "Arabic Historiography,
Narratives of Order, and Discourses of Sovereignty in Late Medieval Egypt and
Syria" (ERC Project, Gent University, 2017-21), Cairo, 28-30 November 2021
Papers are invited on the Arabic historiographical
traditions of the 'Mamluk' Sultanate of Cairo (7th - 13th
centuries) that question the complex contextual, textual or semiotic layers
which connect texts of history in diverse ways to the social, cultural and
above all political environments of their production, reception and
circulation.
Deadline for
abstracts: 1 April 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/8330/discussions/6971193/call-papers
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34.
Panel on "The Black Mediterranen",
Conference of the Modern Language Association of Amerika (MLA), Washington DC,
6-9 January 2022
The subordinations of racial disparity, conflict, and death are
persistent traits of the Mediterranean and its discursive existence. How have
scholars contributed to the theorization and characterization of the “Black
Mediterranean”?
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2021. Contact Yasser Elhariy (yasser.elhariry@dartmouth.edu). Information: https://mla.confex.com/mla/2022/webprogrampreliminary/Paper15858.html
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POSITIONS
35. Research Associate for
the Project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity – Transcultural
Processes on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa”, DFG
Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe “RomanIslam”, Universität Hamburg
Requirements: an excellent university degree (MA) in a
relevant field of Middle Eastern history and culture; excellent Arabic skills;
experience with Arabic historical primary sources; excellent knowledge of
English, and French. The knowledge of further relevant languages, such as
Latin, and Spanish, etc. is advantageous. Experience in working with additional
sources, such as archaeological, numismatic, and geographical material is
welcome but not a requirement.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2021. Information: https://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de/documents/66-gw-28-3-research-associate-phd.pdf
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36. Post-Doctoral
Researcher for the Project “The European Qur’an: Islamic Scripture in European
Culture and Religion (1150-1850)”, Université de Nantes
Requirements: Applicants should have a PhD in a
discipline in the humanities by the time of application, or at least strong
assurance that they will obtain the PhD by August 2021. Candidates should
be fluent in English and French and have strong skills in other languages
appropriate to their research topics. Some knowledge of and experience in
digital humanities (e.g., XML-TEI) is welcome.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2021. Information: https://euqu.eu/research-opportunities/
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37. Social Research and
Public Policy (Tenured/Tenure Track, Open Rank), Division of Social Science,
New York University Abu Dhabi
This position requires a Ph.D. in Sociology, Women and
Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Social Work, Anthropology,
Public Policy, Demography, or a related field. We seek individuals who have a
strong record of scholarship, teaching, and mentoring, and have the ability to
develop and lead high-quality research with special attention to public policy.
Deadline for
applications: 22 March 2021. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/02/18/social-research-and-public-policy-tenured-tenure-track-open-rank
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38.
Arcapita Visiting Professor Modern Arab Studies,
Middle East Institute, Columbia University
This is a
one-semester position for the fall 2021 or spring 2022 semester. We are
interested in candidates whose field of research and teaching is in history,
culture, or social sciences of the modern Arab world.
Application
deadline: 21 April 2021. Information: https://pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/6940
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OTHER INFORMATION
39.
Appel à projets 2021 « Islam, religion et société
(en France) » du ministère de l'intérieur, Paris
Le ministère soutient la recherche et notamment les
jeunes chercheurs et post-doctorants dans les champs disciplinaires de
l'islamologie et des sciences humaines sur l’islam en France.
La date limite de candidature est fixée au 29 mars 2021
par : bureau-central-cultes@interieur.gouv.fr. Information : https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Publications/Cultes-et-laicite/Appels-a-projets-AAP-Islam-religion-et-societe.
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40. UK-German Funding
Initiative in the Humanities incl. Law and Linguistics (DFG, German Research
Foundation)
The scheme will provide funding for integrated
UK-German academic research of the highest quality. The duration of the
projects will normally be three years. The UK component may seek up to
£350,000.
Deadline for
applications: 24 February 2021. Information: https://www.dfg.de/foerderung/info_wissenschaft/ausschreibungen/info_wissenschaft_20_84/index.html
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41. Jafar and Shokoh
Farzaneh Prize for Best Article on Persian Literature, University of Oklahoma
All relevant articles or book chapters published in
English or Persian in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals or edited volumes
between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 are eligible for consideration.
The winner will be invited to present a public lecture at the University of
Oklahoma.
Submissions
will be accepted until 30 April 2021. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/12/21/jafar-and-shokoh-farzaneh-prize-for-best-article-on-persian-literature
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42.
Joint International Master Program (2 Years) on
“Comparative and Middle East Politics and Society (CMEPS)”, University of
Tübingen and American University in Cairo
Due to its unique profile, the program provides
in-depth knowledge of the political and societal developments in the Middle
East as well as analytical tools for understanding this region’s complex
dynamics and challenges.
Deadline for applications: 15 May 2021. Information: https://cmeps.eu
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43. Articles on
"Islamic Theologies of Disasters: Between Science, Religion and
Messianism" for Special Issue of Journal "MIDEO" 38 (2023)
This issue is devoted: the Islamic theology of
catastrophes at different periods of history, in ancient, modern and
contemporary theological thought. See Call for Papers with many proposals of
themes.
Deadline for
paper: 30 June 2021.
Information: https://www.ideo-cairo.org/en/2020/07/call-for-papers-islamic-theologies-of-disasters/
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44. Articles on "Humor, the Absurd, and
the Abject in Middle Eastern and North African Cultural Production" for
Special Issue of "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture"
Our aim is to bring together scholars who focus on 20th/21st-century
cultural production in the region and who work on one or more of the following
questions: How and why do particular forms of literature, music, and visual
culture articulate the imbrication between the humorous and the tragic through
the figure of abject or by evoking tropes of abjection? In what ways do
specific cultural producers mediate the tension between the abject and the
absurd to comment on history and specific historical events? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2021. Information: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/clcweb/callsforpapers.html
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45.
Appel à contribution pour la nouvelle revue « Bidaya
- Revue étudiante francophone en sciences humaines et sociales sur le monde
arabe»
Cette revue vise à soutenir l’entrée des étudiants dans
le monde de la recherche, en leur fournissant des conseils sur les techniques
de rédaction d’articles et un espace de publication inédit. La revue sera
composé du dossier principal et d’un dossier thématique, qui, dans cette
édition, traitera le sujet « femmes et révolutions arabes ». Au-delà,
la revue accueillera des articles variés portant sur le monde arabe et contient
une rubrique pour des recensions et critiques.
Date limite
d’envoi des propositions : 28 mars 2021. Information : https://www.carep-paris.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Appel-a-contribution_revue_revue_Bidaya_N%C2%B01.pdf
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46. Articles on “The
Politics of Syria” for Special Issue of Journal “Siasat-al-Insaf”
In this edition, we seek scholarly and opinionated
papers that explore topics, discourses, motifs, interests, or perspectives that
go beyond the image of Syria as a conflict zone, or the country which is the
product of a conflict zone. The issue aims to incentivize Syria in a positive
light, focussing on the contributions of Syria (politically, economically,
literarily, historically, and socially) in the world order.
Deadline for
articles: 20 April 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7277183/politics-syria
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47. Paid Research Articles
on “What has Changed in the Decade since the Outbreak of the Arab Uprisings?”
for a Special Issue of the Journal “Rowaq Arabi”
This issue aims at providing original research in
English or Arabic on the changes that occurred during the past decade following
the Arab Uprisings. Evidently, protesters across the region have learnt lessons
from their failures, while the existing authoritarian elites have as well
learnt their own in repressing and circumventing any potential political
mobilisation.
Deadline for
manuscripts: 15 March 2021. Information: https://rowaq.cihrs.org/call-for-papers-what-has-changed-in-the-decade-since-the-outbreak-of-the-arab-uprisings/?lang=en
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48. Chapters for Edited
Volume on “Understanding International Migration”
The editors invite papers which may discuss the
following issues pertaining to Rohingyas (but not limit themselves to only these):
international migration theories; diversity and international migration;
climate change and international migration; forced migration; refugee movements
across borders; borders and securitization of international migration;
economics of international migration; etc.
Deadline for
abstracts: 10 March 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7286509/call-paper-rohingya-issue (Book 1).
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49. Chapters for Edited
Volume on “Immigrants around the World”
This edited volume seeks to compile a range of
perspectives to inform governments, policy makers, international NGOs, and
members of the civil society, who are stakeholders in affecting the condition
of about the two million Rohingyas, who are scattered across South and South
East Asia. Papers may discuss the following issues: statelessness; borders and
securitization; refugee policies in South Asia/South East Asia; etc.
Deadline for
abstracts: 10 March 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7286509/call-paper-rohingya-issue (Book 3).
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