Dear Madame, dear Sir, dear colleague and friend,
Please find below the following announcements:
CONFERENCES
1.
Graduate Student Symposium: " Evolving Perceptions of Islamic Studies",
Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University, Montreal, 29 - 30
April 2015
2. Conference: "Allied Friends or Foes: The First
World War in/and the Arab World", National Archives of Egypt, Cairo,
9-11 May 2015
3. Panel: “Pushing the Status Quo: Liberation in
Art and Cultural Practices in the Modern Middle East”, BRISMES/EURAMES
Conference, London 24-26 June 2015
4. Workshop: "Higher
Education in the GCC: Linkages and Independence", Gulf Research Centre
Cambridge (UK) Annual Meeting, 25-27 August 2015
5. Conference:
“Socio-economic and Cultural Exchanges in the Mediterranean:
Continuities and Ruptures”, MedWorlds 7, University of Toulon, France,
15-17 September 2015
6. "22nd International Conference of the
German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO)" combined with the "First
Section Conference of the Islamic Studies Section of the German Oriental
Society (DMG)" and the "Fourth PhD Conference on International
Development", Ruhr University, Bochum, 24-26 September 2015.
7.
Panel: "Contested Images of Muslims: Global Hegemony, Islamic Worldviews
and Fragmented Ideologies"; Annual Meeting of the American
Anthropological Association, Denver, CO, 18-22 November 2015
8.
Panel: "The Politics of Moderate Islam Beyond US Empire", Annual Meeting
of the American Anthropological Association, Denver, 18-22 November
2015
9. Annual Meeting of the International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA), Atlanta, Georgia, 20-23 November 2015.
10. Panel: "Russia and the Middle East in the Premodern Period" , MLA, Austin, Texas, , 7-10 January 2016
11.
Colloquium: "Canada, the United States, and Islamic Extremism:
Confronting Terror - Domestic and International Dimensions", University
of Hawai`I, Mānoa, 25-27 February 2016
POSITIONS
12. Associate Professor of International Political Economy, with Asia or Middle East Focus; Leiden University
13. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the History of the Middle East/North Africa, University of Central Oklahoma
14. Visiting Professor of Modern Arab Studies, Columbia University
15.
Associate Research Scholar, Institute for the Transregional Study of
the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Princeton
University
16. Other Positions in the USA
OTHER INFORMATION
17. Announcement of the Mohammed Arkoun's Prize - 2015 Edition
18. Intensive Summer School for Ottoman Turkish in Istanbul, 15 June - 31 July 2015
19. Articles for "Islam: A Worldwide Encyclopedia" (4 Volumes)
20. Articles for a special issue of Oriente Moderno on "Islamic Law and Minorities: Past and Present"
21. Articles on Palestinian Refugees from Syria
23. Articles for EMA Magazine “Mediterranes” (2/2015) – “Security of Livelihood”, Country Focus: Egypt
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Best regards,
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CONFERENCES
1.
Graduate Student Symposium: " Evolving Perceptions of Islamic Studies",
Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University, Montreal, 29 - 30
April 2015
Graduate students from all over the world, working in
all disciplines, and at all stages of study related to Islam and
Islamic Studies are invited to present their latest research. This
include but is not limited to Islamic law, anthropology, history,
philosophy, literature, art, political science, sociology,
theology/religious studies, Islam and the sciences, language and
linguistics, and women’s studies.
Extended deadline for
submissions: 20 February 2015. Information:
www.mcgill.ca/law-studies/files/law-studies/cfp-miissc_symposium_april_2015.pdf
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2.
Conference: "Allied Friends or Foes: The First World War in/and the
Arab World", National Archives of Egypt, Cairo, 9-11 May 2015
The
conference will examine the various aspects of the Arab roles in the
First World War. The focus will be on the multiple conflicts and battles
in the Middle East and North Africa, especially these that have been
buried in national and historical memories.
Extended deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2015. Information
http://iismm.hypotheses.org/19976. __________
3.
Panel: “Pushing the Status Quo: Liberation in Art and Cultural
Practices in the Modern Middle East”, BRISMES/EURAMES Conference, London
24-26 June 2015
Papers are invited that explore the relationship
of artists and cultural players to authority in the Middle East in the
20th and 21st century. Read more
http://oib.hypotheses.org/644. Abstracts of 250 words and a short bio should be sent by 15 February to Dr Monique Bellan (
bellan@orient-institut.org) and Dr Nadia von Maltzahn (
maltzahn@orient-institut.org), (www.brismes2015.com).
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4.
Workshop: "Higher Education in the GCC: Linkages and Independence",
Gulf Research Centre Cambridge (UK) Annual Meeting, 25-27 August 2015
Deadline for abstracts: 20 February 2015. Information: www.grc.grm.net.
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5.
Conference: “Socio-economic and Cultural Exchanges in the
Mediterranean: Continuities and Ruptures”, MedWorlds 7, University of
Toulon, France, 15-17 September 2015
The aim of this conference
is to raise the issue of exchanges according to a multidisciplinary
approach and analyze the aspect of continuity and disintegration from a
critical point of view. Whether it is a matter of economy or law,
language or literature, history or sociology, the Mediterranean area
constitutes a privileged field of research for reflecting on the dynamic
processes operating in exchanges. The University of Toulon will be able
to accommodate all conference participants, and to provide meals, free
of charge.
Deadline for abstracts in English and French: 15 April 2015. Information
http://humweb.ucsc.edu/mediterraneanseminar/news/index.php?id=429medworlds7@gmail.com. __________
6. "22nd International Conference of the German Middle East Studies
Association (DAVO)" combined with the "First Section Conference of the
Islamic Studies Section of the German Oriental Society (DMG)" and the
"Fourth PhD Conference on International Development", Ruhr University,
Bochum, 24-26 September 2015
The joint international conference
is held under the title "The Middle East and the Islamic World in the
Mirror of Humanities and Social Sciences" and is organized by Prof. Dr.
Stefan Reichmuth (Seminar für Orientalistik und Islamwissenschaft, RUB),
Amke Dietert (DAVO) and Dr. Anja Zorob (Institut für
Entwicklungsforschung und Entwicklungspolitik, RUB).
Please note the following deadlines:
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Until 15 April 2015: Abstracts of proposals for open panels for which
papers are invited. These proposals will be forwarded to more than 5500
scholars via DAVO- und EURAMES Info Service.
- Until 31 May 2015: Proposals for closed panels, papers and posters (abstract 200 words).
- Until 15 July 2015: Information about the approval or rejection of the proposals.
Additional information at
http://davo-iswidmg2015.de/en/__________
7.
Panel: "Contested Images of Muslims: Global Hegemony, Islamic
Worldviews and Fragmented Ideologies"; Annual Meeting of the American
Anthropological Association, Denver, CO, 18-22 November 2015
This
interdisciplinary panel attempts to address the following questions.
What are the most critical external/global and internal/local forces
shaping and reshaping or altering the images of Muslims? To what extent
have Western literature and media normalized or denormalized images of
Muslims in both their homeland and their diasporic communities? What is
the role of the nation-state in supporting or suppressing particular
hegemonic images? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2015. Information Prof. of Anthropology El-Sayed el-Aswad (United Arab Emirates University)
eelaswad@uaeu.ac.ae __________
8.
Panel: "The Politics of Moderate Islam Beyond US Empire", Annual
Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Denver, 18-22
November 2015
In this context, we ask: What is produced by the
dichotomy of religious moderate versus hardliner and what is elided in
these categories? How do Muslim activists in the Middle East, Asia, and
the United States understand and produce “moderation”? How are secular
liberal projects and understandings of “moderation” complicated by the
fact that many self-declared “moderate” Muslim activists are themselves
highly critical of secularism in their own societies and of US foreign
policy? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts to Yasmin Moll (
ymoll@umich.edu) and Narges Bajoghli (
narges.bajoghli@nyu.edu) by 16 February 2015.
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9. Annual Meeting of the International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA), Atlanta, Georgia, 20-23 November 2015.
There
are six program units on Linguistic, Literary, and Thematic
Perspectives on the Qur’anic Corpus; Qur’an Seminar Qur’anic Studies:
Methodology and Hermeneutics; The Qur’an and Late Antiquity (new!); The
Qur’an and the Biblical Tradition; The Qur’an: Manuscripts and Material
Culture.
The paper proposal submission deadline is 5 March 2015. Information
https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/meetings/am2015/_________
10. Panel: "Russia and the Middle East in the Premodern Period" , MLA, Austin, Texas, , 7-10 January 2016
This
panel of the Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention 2016
examines cultural interaction between pre-modern Russia and the Middle
East in the areas of travel/pilgrimage; diplomatic etc.
Contact:
kudsieh@gmail.com. Information www.mla.org/convention.
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11.
Colloquium: "Canada, the United States, and Islamic Extremism:
Confronting Terror - Domestic and International Dimensions", University
of Hawai`I, Mānoa, 25-27 February 2016
We are also interested in
submissions that seek to examine and explain how Canada’s closest ally –
the United States – has responded to the emergence of Islamic extremism
both abroad and at home. Papers focused on the United States and
Islamic extremism are designed to provide a decidedly comparative focus
to the colloquium and the resulting publications
Deadline for proposals: 1 May 2015. Contact:
kirkeycj@plattsburgh.edu. Information: www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=219811
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POSITIONS
12. Associate Professor of International Political Economy, with Asia or Middle East Focus; Leiden University
Expertise
in the region and proficiency in one or more Asian or Middle Eastern
languages is required. We welcome applications by scholars whose work
reflects sensitivity to historical and socio-cultural context in the
study of (shifting) global configurations of IPE in the modern world.
Appointment will be fixed-term from August 2015 through July 2018, with
the possibility of extensions of up to three years, and of promotion to
full professor and tenure thereafter.
Deadline for application: 3 March 2015. Information:
http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/wetenschappelijke-functies/15-028-vacancy-leiden-university-associate-professorship-international-political-economy.html_____________________
13. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the History of the Middle East/North Africa, University of Central Oklahoma
Desired start date: Fall 2015. Information
http://mideast.unc.edu/2014/12/16/university-of-central-oklahoma-history-middle-east-full-time-tenure-track-assistant-professor/ ___________
14. Visiting Professor of Modern Arab Studies, Columbia University
A
one-semester position for the fall 2015 or spring 2016 semester. The
position may be filled at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor,
Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor whose field of
research and teaching is in history, culture, or social sciences of the
modern Arab world.
Review of submissions will begin immediately. Information:
http://bit.ly/1KKZxcm__________
15.
Associate Research Scholar, Institute for the Transregional Study of
the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Princeton
University
Applicants can be from the disciplines of history,
law, literature, as well as Islamic studies. The appointment will be for
the year, July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, with the possibility of
renewal,
Interested applicants must apply online at
https://jobs.princeton.edu. Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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16. Other Positions in the USA
a) Vanderbilt University - Senior Lecturer in Arabic Instruction;
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=50527b) Idaho State University - Assistant Professor Middle East;
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=50523__________
OTHER INFORMATION
17. Announcement of the Mohammed Arkoun's Prize - 2015 Edition
"How
to Get out of the Dogmatic Closures and of the Anthropological Triangle
of Violence, Sacred, Truth ; in Mohammed Arkoun's Work" ? This has to
be written in Arabic, French or English and comprising 100 to 150 pages.
The competition is open to doctoral students, professors and
researchers in the disciplines related to those developped by Mohammed
Arkoun. This 4.000 euros, bi-annual prize, is entirely financed by the
Academy of Latinity in Rio de Janeiro
Deadline 31 May 20115. Information http://fondation-arkoun.org/contact/.
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18. Intensive Summer School for Ottoman Turkish in Istanbul, 15 June - 31 July 2015
The course begins with teaching the alphabet of Ottoman Turkish. Lecturing about Ottoman Calligraphy and Paleography. Contact:
sevim.yilmazonder@gmail.co. Information: www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=219914.
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19. Articles for "Islam: A Worldwide Encyclopedia" (4 Volumes)
This
is a call for entries for a major reference work on Islamic faith
contracted with ABC-CLIO. Inquiries should be addressed to Editor, Dr.
Cenap Çakmak, at
cenapcakmak@yahoo.com.Deadline for submissions: 1 March 2015. Information www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=220200
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20. Articles for a special issue of Oriente Moderno on "Islamic Law and Minorities: Past and Present"
We
welcome papers on: jurisprudence for Muslim minorities, the status of
the dhimmī and other religious minorities, sexual minorities in Islamic
Law, minorities as legal actors. Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2015.
Information:
www.academia.edu/10632920/Call_for_Papers._Special_issue_of_Oriente_Moderno
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21. Articles on Palestinian Refugees from Syria
BADIL
is looking for comprehensive reports (of 1,500-2,500 words) that
include quantitative and/or qualitative information on Palestinian
refugees from Syria that were displaced internally in Syria, or that
managed to enter Egypt or Turkey; profiles of migration patterns.
Contact:
research1@badil.org__________
22. Articles for EMA Magazine “Mediterranes” (2/2015) – “Security of Livelihood”, Country Focus: Egypt
The
security of livelihood is about soft factors that safeguard welfare,
integration, and sustainability in the Mediterranean and Gulf region in
innovative or established ways with regard to food and energy supplies,
water management, job security, etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 20
February 2015. Information:
http://ema-hamburg.org/pages/de/mediterranes/ausgaben/2015/2.-ausgabe.php.
