EURAMES Info Service 44/2014

EURAMES Info Service 44/2014

Dear Madame, dear Sir, dear colleague and friend,

Please find below the following announcements:

CONFERENCES

1. Workshop: "Social Networking in Cyber Spaces: European Muslim's Participation in (New) Media", KU Leuven University, Belgium, 28-29 May 2015

2. Conference and Edited Volume: "9/11 and the Academy", Emory & Henry College, Virginia, 6-7 November 2015

POSITIONS

3. Research Fellow / Project Manager, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law in Heidelberg (MENA Projects)

4. Full Professor/Associate Professor in Arabic Language and Culture, University of Bergen, Norway

5. Fellowship: "Israel in Egypt/Egypt in Israel:  An Investigation of the Land of Egypt as Concept and Reality for the Jews in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Period",  Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies, January to June 2016

6. Research Fellow at the Council for British Research in the Levant, Kenyon Institute in Jerusalem 

7. Other Positions in the USA

OTHER INFORMATION

8. EURAMES President Received "Jere L. Bacharach Service Award" for Outstanding Work for International Middle East Studies

9.  Articles on "A Safe Refuge? Minorities and the State in Iranian Cyberspace" for Special Issue of  "CyberOrient"

10. Articles for "Journal of Islamic Perspective and Culture"

11. Gulf Research Center (GRC) Provides Important Data on "Gulf Labour Markets and Migration"

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Best regards,

Guenter Meyer, Center for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, Germany

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CONFERENCES

1. Workshop: "Social Networking in Cyber Spaces: European Muslim's Participation in (New) Media", KU Leuven University, Belgium, 28-29 May 2015

The workshop will address the politics of identity construction and representations of Muslims in Europe through having a look at the updated mediascape based on but not limited by following headlines:

1.  Muslim networks and movements in Western Europe: Formation of transnational communities 2. Social networking and Muslims in the West 3. (Social) Media and Participation: Muslims in Europe

Deadline for Abstracts: 10 January 2015. www.gulenchair.com/articles/call-for-paper-social-networking-in-cyber-spaces-european-muslims-participation-in-new-media

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2. Conference and Edited Volume: "9/11 and the Academy", Emory & Henry College, Virginia, 6-7 November 2015

Conveners: Professors Mark Finney and Matthew Shannon, . The goal of this conference is to facilitate an interdisciplinary conversation about the influence that 9/11 has had on the humanities; visual and performing arts; and the social, physical, and natural sciences. Papers may include following subjects: How has critical scholarship changed across the disciplines since 9/11 and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq? How have disciplinary methodologies changed (or not) since 9/11? Etc.

Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2015. Information: www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=218396

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POSITIONS

3. Research Fellow / Project Manager, "Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law" in Heidelberg (MENA Projects)

MPFPR projects focus on capacity-building and academic research in the fields of public international law, comparative constitutional law and the rule of law in countries in transition. Research fellows are engaged in legal research, the organisation and conducting of project activities such as workshops, as well as liaising with local project partners.

Required qualifications:  Advanced degree in Law is required;  Extensive knowledge of public international law, human rights law and comparative constitutional law;  Ability to deliver high-level academic work; Fluency in English and Arabic is required (written and oral); etc.

Deadline for application: 31 December 2014. Information: www.mpfpr.de/fileadmin/media/pdf/Stellenausschreibungen/AusschreibungResearchFellow_MENA.pdf

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4. Full Professor/Associate Professor in Arabic Language and Culture, University of Bergen, Norway

Candidates sought within Arabic Linguistics or Philology.  By Arabic linguistics we mean scientific studies using modern linguistic theories and methods to gain knowledge about the Arabic language in a historical or synchronic perspective.  By Arabic philology we understand specializations in the history of literature, religion or language history with a clear philological or linguistic approach.  Candidates with documented qualifications in one or more of the Middle East languages in addition to Arabic and competence within Arabic culture in a broad sense will be preferred.

Application deadline:  16 March 2015. Information: http://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/108306/full-professor-associate-professor-in-arabic-language-and-culture (see English version)

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5. Fellowship: "Israel in Egypt/Egypt in Israel:  An Investigation of the Land of Egypt as Concept and Reality for the Jews in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Period",  Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies, January to June 2016

Deadline for application: 9 January 2015. Information: www.ochjs.ac.uk/academics/visiting-academics/visiting-fellows/

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6. Other Positions in the USA

Indiana University - Bloomington - Assistant Professor, Modern Arabic Literature and Culture (19th century-present) - http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=50277

Williams College (Massachusetts) - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pre-modern/Classical Arabic Literature -

http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=50258

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OTHER INFORMATION

7. EURAMES President Received "Jere L. Bacharach Service Award" for Outstanding Work for International Middle East Studies

During its Annual Conference in Washington, the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) presented the "Jere L. Bacharach Service Award"  to Guenter Meyer (Director of the Center for Research on the Arab World, University of Mainz, and editor of the EURAMES Info Service) ...

"In recognition of his tireless efforts to enhance communication and exchange among the disparate and divided units of European academia,

- And for his efforts to bring together multiple disciplines across time periods, resulting in stronger linkages and greater programmatic density between the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) and the European Association for Middle Eastern Studies (EURAMES) and his extraordinary efforts to nurture and implement the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), now a vibrant platform for the exchange of research and scholarship,

- This award celebrates his vision for, and skill at, building new institutional frameworks that have benefited scholars across the globe. It is an honor to recognize Guenter Meyer, a creative, dedicated, and generous colleague". (See http://mesana.org/awards/jere-bacharach-service.html)

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8.  Articles on "A Safe Refuge? Minorities and the State in Iranian Cyberspace" for Special Issue of  "CyberOrient"

Articles are invited which explore how Iranian minority groups have embraced technology to overcome state marginalization, strengthen communities, and push back against entrenched societal prejudices.

Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2015. Information http://iismm.hypotheses.org/16997

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9. Articles for "Journal of Islamic Perspective and Culture"

The Journal invites articles on all aspects of related to Islam and Muslim societies offered in a variety of other disciplines as well, such as culture, history, geography, art, law, anthropology, political science, philosophy, literature, sociology, economics, and women, gender and sexuality studies, architecture and international relations.

Deadline for submissions: 30 January 2015. Information www.macroworldpub.com/dergi_detay.php?dergi_id=56#.VIwRjTN0yUk

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10.. Gulf Research Center (GRC) Provides Important Data on "Gulf Labour Markets and Migration"

"Gulf Labour & Migration News" is a daily news service listing articles published in the English language Gulf press that deal with labour markets and migration issues. The articles are selected by specialised personnel who uses an extensive list of keywords to browse approx. 30 media sources. See http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/gulflm/index.php

The "Demographic and Economic Module" provides a vast number of important data, documents and studies on the population stocks (country of birth and citizenship, demographic characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics, migration-related characteristics, data on population flows and remittances. See http://gulfmigration.eu/glmm-database/demographic-and-economic-module/?search=1&cmct=