EURAMES Info Service 46/2015

CONFERENCES
 
1. Conference: “Migration and Generation”, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 23-25
June 2016 
 
2. Third International Conference: “Nazareth: Archaeology, History, Tourism,
Preservation and Cultural Heritage”, Nazareth, 2-4 August 2016 
 
3. Workshop: "Arab Gulf Cities in Transition: Space, Politics and Society", Gulf
Research Centre, Cambridge, 16-19 August 2016
 
4. Second European Convention on “Turkic, Ottoman, and Turkish Studies"
(Turkologentag 2016), Hamburg, 14-17 September 2016 
 
5. Conference: “The Mercantile Effect: On Art and Exchange in the Islamicate World
during 17th-18th Centuries”, Gingko Library, Istanbul, 18-19 November 2016 
 
6. Symposium: “Moroccan Cinema Uncut: Local Perspectives, Transnational Dialogues”,
Arts and Humanities Research Council, Marrakech, 3-10 December 2016 
 
 
POSITIONS
 
7. Lectureship in Arabic Literature and Culture, Leiden University
 
8. Positions in the USA
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
9. Modern Turkish Studies Summer School, Maltepe University, Istanbul & Bodrum, 30
May - 9 June 2016
 
10. Asian Sphere Program Scholarship, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
 
11. Middle East Research Fellowship Program, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA
 
12. Postdoctoral Fellowship on “Confessional Dynamics in Islamic Legal Thought and
Practice in the Ottoman Empire, 15th-18th Centuries”, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
 
13. Articles on “Negotiating Gender Relations – Arab Women and the Transformation of
Arab Societies” for Special Issue of “GENDER. Journal for Gender, Culture and
Society”

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CONFERENCES
 
1. Conference: “Migration and Generation”, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 23-25
June 2016 
 
The conference will discuss the concept of generation in the context of migration,
and will also examine the use of the concept of generations in empirical research
and in public discourse. Likewise of central concern here is to view the phenomenon
of migration from an inter-generational perspective and to ask to what extent this
can contribute to a better understanding of migration. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2015. Information:
www.migrationskonferenz.ch/konferenz/cfp_16imk_2016_e
 
 
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2. Third International Conference: “Nazareth: Archaeology, History, Tourism,
Preservation and Cultural Heritage”, Nazareth, 2-4 August 2016 
 
The Municipality of Nazareth and the University of Haifa aim to bring together both
established and emerging scholars, in order to discuss potent issues of concern that
have their roots in the different historical periods. Panels include: Arts and
Archaeology; Architectural Preservation;  History; Cultural Heritage;  Religion;
Tourism; Urban Planning; Folklore. Travel and accommodation will be covered by the
Municipality of Nazareth.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2016. Information:
http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-mideast-medieval&month=1312&week=d&msg=lPrvNeyrP2epjfWg1CEfnA&user=&pw=
 
 
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3. Workshop: "Arab Gulf Cities in Transition: Space, Politics and Society", Gulf
Research Centre, Cambridge, 16-19 August 2016
 
We welcome contributions from policy making and practices, as well as from different
areas such as politics, architecture, urban studies, geography, history, social and
cultural sciences, engineering, economics, and management. The workshop aims to
attract papers which can be identified with one of the three areas: Urban Space,
Urban Politics, and Urban Society in the Arab Gulf region.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2016. Information:
http://gulfresearchmeeting.net/index.php?pgid=Mg


 
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4. Second European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman, and Turkish Studies"
(Turkologentag 2016), Hamburg, 14-17 September 2016 
 
Organized by GTOT e.V. (Society for Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies) and the
Department of Turcology at Hamburg University. The organizers invite papers and
panels within the sections: Linguistics, Studies on Central Asia/Volga
region/Siberia, Ottoman Studies, Cultural Studies, Literary Studies, Studies of
Contemporary Turkey, Social Sciences and Migration Studies, Cultural Anthropology,
Education, German-Turkish Language research, Research on Religion and Musicology. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2016. Information:
http://turkologentag2016.org/tagung/call-for-papers/
 
 
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5. Conference: “The Mercantile Effect: On Art and Exchange in the Islamicate World
during 17th-18th Centuries”, Gingko Library, Istanbul, 18-19 November 2016 
 
The focus will be on those regions where Islam was the religion of the majority and
informed the cultural position, but did not necessarily impose a religious mandate
for action in the making and exchange of goods. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 5 February 2016. Information:
www.gingkolibrary.com/conferences/2016-conference/call-for-papers/   
 
 
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6. Symposium: “Moroccan Cinema Uncut: Local Perspectives, Transnational Dialogues”,
Arts and Humanities Research Council, Marrakech, 3-10 December 2016 
 
This international symposium seeks to tease out the various dimensions of Moroccan
cinema’s success as well as the challenges faced by Moroccan producers, directors,
distributors and policy-makers in the age of digital disruption. It will bring
together academics, cinema professionals, policy-makers, and critics. The exact
dates of the symposium will be confirmed by the end of February 2016. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2016. Information:
www.africultures.com/php/index.php?nav=murmure&no=19183#sthash.GQ65qk7E.dpuf
 
 
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POSITIONS
 
7. Lectureship in Arabic Literature and Culture, Leiden University
 
The successful candidate will have a PhD degree in a relevant field as well as 
research experience in the Middle East, and familiarity with modern and contemporary
cultural developments in the region; an excellent command of Arabic and English.
Proficiency in other languages of the Middle East is an advantage; 

Deadline for application: 18 January 2016. Information: 
http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/wetenschappelijke-functies/15-407-vacature-universiteit-leiden-university-lectureship-in-arabic-literature-and-culture.html
 
 
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8. Positions in the USA:
 
a) Assistant or Associate Professor of International Affairs, Sweet Briar College,
VA - http://sbc.edu/human-resources/open-positions#internationalaffairs 
 
b) Luce Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill -
http://mideast.unc.edu/hartford-seminary-luce-professor-of-islamic-studies-and-christian-muslim-relations/

 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
9. Modern Turkish Studies Summer School, Maltepe University, Istanbul & Bodrum, 30
May- 9 June 2016
 
Everyone who would like to learn more about Modern Turkish Politics should
participate. This program will be held in two parts; the first part is for policy
makers, think-tank scholars, researchers, journalists, freelancers and others. The
second part is for students. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, accommodations and
transportation (within Turkey) are all included. 
 
Deadline for application: 4 April 2016. Information:
http://turkishstudies.maltepe.edu.tr    
 
 
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10. Asian Sphere Program Scholarship, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 
 
The Asian Sphere offers a unique opportunity for outstanding candidates, at the MA
and PhD level, to enroll in a multidisciplinary and inter-university graduate
program that deals with the Asian continent. 
 
Deadline for application: 1 April 2016 for MA students, 31 January 2016 for PhD
students. Information: http://asian-sphere.huji.ac.il/ 
 
 
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11. Middle East Research Fellowship Program, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA
 
The program offers one year fellowships for researchers at the pre-doctoral,
post-doctoral, and faculty level for research related to Middle Eastern governance
and public policy. All fellowships carry a stipend. 
 
Deadline for application: 15 January 2016. Information:
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/64/middle_east_initiative.html?page_id=525

 
 
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12. Postdoctoral Fellowship on “Confessional Dynamics in Islamic Legal Thought and
Practice in the Ottoman Empire, 15th-18th Centuries”, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
 
We invite proposals for a two-year postdoctoral project exploring some aspect of
Islamic law in connection with the confessional politics of the early modern Ottoman
Empire. The applicant has a PhD degree in history, Islamic Studies, or a related
field, a good command of Ottoman Turkish and Arabic, and ideally at least another
relevant research language as well as written and spoken proficiency in English.
 
Deadline for application: 30 January 2016. Information:
www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=52269 
 
 
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13. Articles on “Negotiating Gender Relations – Arab Women and the Transformation of
Arab Societies” for Special Issue of “GENDER. Journal for Gender, Culture and
Society”
 
This issue will focus on gender-political and feminist involvement of women in
various Arab contexts such as Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and
Saudi-Arabia, thus providing insight into the specific conditions and concerns of
gender-political involvement. The thematic focus of such involvement will be
discussed with regard to legal, economic or religious aspects.
 
Extended deadline for submission: 10 January 2016. Information:
www.gender-zeitschrift.de/fileadmin/media/media-fgf/download/zeitschrift-gender/CfP_Arab_women_Deadline_extended.pdf