CONFERENCES 1. 10th SOAS Palestine Society Annual Conference: “Settlers and Citizens: A Critical View of Israeli Society”, LMEI, London, 17-18 October 2015 2. Conference: "The Gaza Strip: History, Future and New Directions for Research", SOAS, University of London, 31 October 2015 3. International Colloquium: “Muslims, Sports and Physical Activity”, KU Leuven University, 7 December 2015 4. Conference: “How Do We See Each Other? The Abrahamic Religions and Interreligious Relations in the Past and Present”, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Spain, 10-11 March 2016 5. International Symposium: “The Politics of Dress and Identity in Eastern Mediterranean Societies, Past and Present”, Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam, 24-26 March 2016 6. Panel: "Cities at Maritime Straits in the Middle East and the Mediterranean: Urban Challenges at Territorial Borders" at the BRIT Conference "Cities, States and Borders: From the Local to the Global", Hamburg and Sønderborg (Denmark), 17-20 May 2016 7. Conference: “Shia Minorities in the Contemporary World: Migration, Transnationalism and Multilocality”, University of Chester, 20-21 May 2016 8. Conference: “Interfaith Love: Love, Sex and Marriage in the Islamicate World”, University of Leiden, Netherlands, 22-24 June 2016 9. Tenth Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies: "Formation of Middle Eastern Subjectivities - Cultural Heritage, Global Structures and Local Practices", University of Southern Denmark, Odense, 22-24 September 2016 10. 2nd International Conference on Islamophobia: "From Orientalism to Islamophobia?", University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 21-22 October 2016 POSITIONS 11. Research Associate (Postdoc), Research Network “Figures of Thought|Turning Points. Cultural Practices and Social Change in the Arab World”, Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Philipps-Universität Marburg 12. Research Assistant (Postdoc), Research Network “Re-Configurations. History, Memory and Transformation Processes in the Middle East and North Africa”, Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Philipps-Universität Marburg 13. 4 Two-years Postdoc Positions at New Research Priority Area: "The Making and Unmaking of the Religious", Forum for Interdisciplinary Religious Studies, University of Göttingen, Germany 14. University Lecturer in Modern Arabic Literature and Culture, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge 15. Positions at Universities in the USA 16. Faculty Position Arab Crossroad Studies, New York University Abu Dhabi OTHER INFORMATION 17. Graduate School Grants for 10 PhD Students at the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies” 18. PhD Position in SNF-Research Project "Afterimages of Revolution and War. Trauma- and Memoryscapes in the Post-revolutionary Iranian Cinema", Institute for Media Studies, University of Basel 19. 15th Beirut Exchange Politics Workshop, 4-14 January 2016 20. Articles for "The Maghreb Review" 21. Articles on: "Transnational Crossings: Terrorism and Migration on Maghrebi Screens" for Journal "Studies in French Cinema" 22. Advertisement: Free-to-view Series Compilation from Routledge Middle East Studies – Discount Offer! _____________ If you want to distribute an announcement via EURAMES Info Service (more than 5500 recipients, only English and French announcements), please apply the usual format of the text with no more than 50 words and no attachment. Please send only the most important information to davo@geo.uni-mainz.de and refer to further details with a link to the respective website or an email address. Best regards, Guenter Meyer, Center for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, Germany ____________________ CONFERENCES 1. 10th SOAS Palestine Society Annual Conference: “Settlers and Citizens: A Critical View of Israeli Society”, LMEI, London, 17-18 October 2015 The conference aims to highlight the continuities in Israeli politics both between different segments of Israeli society as well as between different epochs of the state’s existence. The conference will discuss Israel’s relationship with different actors in order to understand Israeli politics as a totality rather than a collection of discreet actions and events. Booking at: http://soasunion.org/ents/event/552/. Program: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/84418/10th-soas-palestine-society-annual-conference ______________ 2. Conference: "The Gaza Strip: History, Future and New Directions for Research", SOAS, University of London, 31 October 2015 The SOAS Centre for Palestine Studies will be holding this one-day conference, which aims to address various aspects of academic research related to the Gaza Strip. Full program: www.soas.ac.uk/lmei-cps/events/file105645.pdf. Information: www.soas.ac.uk/lmei-cps/events/31oct2015-the-gaza-strip-history-future-and-new-directions-for-research-.html and lh2@soas.ac.uk ______________ 3. International Colloquium: “Muslims, Sports and Physical Activity”, KU Leuven University, 7 December 2015 We would like to examine how Muslims make sense of religion and their religious identity in sportive activities and how public policies are organized vis-a-vis the needs of the Muslim populations in Europe. During this workshop we want to address a range of issues such as space, gender, social inclusion, multiculturalism, citizenship, politics of identity and secularism. Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2015. Information: http://gulenchair.com/articles/call-for-paper-muslim-and-sports ______________ 4. Conference: “How Do We See Each Other? The Abrahamic Religions and Interreligious Relations in the Past and Present”, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Spain, 10-11 March 2016 This conference will consider interdisciplinary perspectives of how the Abrahamic religions perceive and relate to one another today, and how they have perceived and related to each other in the past. Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2015. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/88404/how-do-we-see-each-other-abrahamic-religions-and-interreligious ______________ 5. International Symposium: “The Politics of Dress and Identity in Eastern Mediterranean Societies, Past and Present”, Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam, 24-26 March 2016 This symposium explores the interplay between dress and identity in the broader Mediterranean basin, with a special focus on Muslim societies and interconnected cultures, in both the past and present. It aims to bring together anthropologists, sociologists, historians, art historians, archaeologists, and scholars of other disciplines working on this subject. Deadline for application: 16 November 2015. Information: http://humweb.ucsc.edu/mediterraneanseminar/news/index.php?id=521 ______________ 6. Panel: "Cities at Maritime Straits in the Middle East and the Mediterranean: Urban Challenges at Territorial Borders" at the BRIT Conference "Cities, States and Borders: From the Local to the Global", Hamburg (Germany) and Sønderborg (Denmark), 17-20 May 2016 Including sessions on the Strait of Gibraltar, the Bosporus Region and the Strait of Hormuz. Contact the panel organizers Brigitte Dumortier (Paris) brigitte.dumortier@wanadoo.fr and Steffen Wippel (Marburg) steffen.wippel@t-online.de. Deadline for paper proposals: 15 October 2015. Information: www.uni-marburg.de/cnms/forschung/re-konfigurationen/aktuelles/news/cfp_cities_at_maritime_straits ______________ 7. Conference: “Shia Minorities in the Contemporary World: Migration, Transnationalism and Multilocality”, University of Chester, 20-21 May 2016 The conference will focus on Shia minorities in Europe, North and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, the Pacific Rim and East Asia that emerged out of migration from the Middle East and South Asia in the 20th and 21st centuries, in particular. Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2015. Information: www.chester.ac.uk/node/32885 ______________ 8. Conference: “Interfaith Love: Love, Sex and Marriage in the Islamicate World”, University of Leiden, Netherlands, 22-24 June 2016 Leiden University Centre for the study of Islam and Society in cooperation with the University of Naples ‘L’Orientale’ and the University of Salento is organizing an international conference which seeks to explore how interfaith love is perceived and represented in historical, religious, legal, literary and artistic sources, both Islamic and non-Islamic. Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2015. Information: www.hum.leidenuniv.nl/lucis/news/conference-interfaith-love.html ______________ 9. Tenth Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies: "Formation of Middle Eastern Subjectivities - Cultural Heritage, Global Structures and Local Practices", University of Southern Denmark, Odense, 22-24 September 2016 Papers and roundtables on all topics within the field of Middle East and Islamic studies are welcome. Deadline for proposals for a roundtable or a pre-organized panel: 31 December 2015. Deadline for proposals for individual papers: 31 January 2016. Registration: 15 February - 31 May 2016. Information: www.sdu.dk/Om_SDU/Institutter_centre/C_Mellemoest or http://thenordicsociety.se ______________ 10. 2nd International Conference on Islamophobia: "From Orientalism to Islamophobia?", University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 21-22 October 2016 Accommodation and subsistence expenses will be covered by the convenors; the participants will need to take of their own travel costs. The conference languages are English and German. Deadline for abstracts: 1 January 2016. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/84922/cfp-2nd-international-conference-islamophobia-fribourg ______________ POSITIONS 11. Research Associate (Postdoc), Research Network “Figures of Thought | Turning Points. Cultural Practices and Social Change in the Arab World”, Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Philipps-Universität Marburg The candidate should hold a certified proof of an above-average university degree (PhD) in Arabic Studies/Middle East Studies/Islamic Studies with a focus on contemporary Arab history of ideas/culture/literature/performance. A very good knowledge of English and Arabic is required. Deadline for applications: 2 November 2015. Information: www.uni-marburg.de/cnms/aktuelles/stellen/ze-0070-cnms-wmz-021115-engl.pdf ______________ 12. Research Assistant (Postdoc), Research Network “Re-Configurations. History, Memory and Transformation Processes in the Middle East and North Africa”, Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Philipps-Universität Marburg Regional experience, excellent English as well as language skills in one of the languages used in the MENA region are necessary. Deadline for applications: 9 November 2015. Information: www.uni-marburg.de/cnms/aktuelles/stellen/ze-0081-cnms-wmz-091115-englisch.pdf ______________ 13. 4 Two-years Postdoc Positions at New Research Priority Area: "The Making and Unmaking of the Religious", Forum for Interdisciplinary Religious Studies, University of Göttingen, Germany Studies will focus on discursive, institutional and materially mediated practices that constitute the religious field by (a) drawing boundaries of the religious; (b) constructing religious differences; and (c) shaping continuity and change of religious traditions. The positions are available from January 1, 2016. Applicants should be excellent researchers, holding a PhD in any relevant discipline and having a solid publication record in the study of religion. Fluency in English is required; proficiency in German is helpful but not mandatory. Application deadline: 25 October 2015. For information contact cmeyer7@uni-goettingen.de ______________ 14. University Lecturer in Modern Arabic Literature and Culture, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge The Lecturer must have an excellent and established record of research publications, a proven ability to teach Modern Arabic Literature and Culture and an excellent knowledge of literary Arabic. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in Modern Arabic literature. The position is to begin on 1 September 2016. Deadline for applications: 31 October 2015. Information: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/6142/ ______________ 15. Positions at Universities in the USA a) Arabic Instructor, Northwestern University, IL - www.mena.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/faculty-search.html#ArabicOpening ______________ 16. Faculty Position Arab Crossroad Studies, New York University Abu Dhabi Applicants must hold a Ph.D. by the time of appointment. We especially invite applications from historians of the Modern Middle East, but are also open to scholars from other disciplines who have a specific research interest in the region and are able to teach introductory and advanced courses on Modern Middle Eastern History. Deadline for applications: 1 November 2015. Information: www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51751 ______________ OTHER INFORMATION 17. Graduate School Grants for 10 PhD Students at the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies” The BGSMCS is funded by the German federal and state governments’ Excellence Initiative. It will admit up to fifteen PhD students to its doctoral programme, which is to begin on 1 October 2016. Up to ten of these candidates will receive a Graduate School grant; the other candidates will be supported in their search for funding. Application deadline: 15 November 2015. Information: www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/studies/application/index.html ______________ 18. PhD Position in SNF-Research Project "Afterimages of Revolution and War. Trauma- and Memoryscapes in the Post-revolutionary Iranian Cinema", Institute for Media Studies, University of Basel The PhD position is to be filled at the intersection of Film Studies, Middle Eastern Cinema Studies and Cultural Memory Studies. It will start on February 1, 2016 for the duration of 3 years. Deadline for applications: 31 October 2015. Information: http://direktlink.prospective.ch/?view=201D6E49-2FDD-4B43-932B102EEA87510F ______________ 19. 15th Beirut Exchange Politics Workshop, 4-14 January 2016 The Exchange is an effort by Mideastwire.com and its partners to promote understanding and academic enrichment through a variety of city-focused conferences in and around the Middle East and North Africa. Students and professionals from around the globe engage directly with some of the leading intellectuals, academics and political leaders in the country. Deadline for applications: 20 November 2015. Information: www.thebeirutexchange.com ______________ 20. Articles for "The Maghreb Review" Original articles on any topic related to The Maghreb, The Middle East, Iran, Turkey, Islam or Africa from earliest times to the present day (agriculture, anthropology, economics, education, ethnography, ethnomusicology, history, Islamic culture, linguistics, literature, medical issues, philosophy and science, politics, psychological anthropology, sociology, women's studies, etc.) can now be considered, Information: www.maghrebreview.com. Contact maghreb@maghrebreview.com ______________ 21. Articles on: "Transnational Crossings: Terrorism and Migration on Maghrebi Screens" for Journal "Studies in French Cinema" It is the multiple representations of terrorism and migration that the editors Maria Flood and Flo Martin wish to explore in the filmic production of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia and the Maghrebian diaspora since the turn of the 21st century. Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2015. Information: fmartin@goucher.edu and floodma@gmail.com. ______________ 22. Advertisement: Free-to-view Series Compilation from Routledge Middle East Studies – Discount Offer! Routledge are pleased to bring you chapters from key titles in the Iranian Studies series which are free to view online. Find out more and how to get a discount on the books in the compilation here - http://ow.ly/T4YLq
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