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EURAMES Info Service 50/2016

CONFERENCES
  
1. Conference: “Islam ‒ Knowledge ‒ Power: Interactions from a Theological and
Historical Perspective”, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 22-13 February 2017
 
2. Section: “Islam”, AAR MidWest Region Conference, Ball State University, Muncie,
IN, 3-4 March 2017 
 
3. Conference: “History and Society on TV in the Middle East”, University of
Maryland, College Park, 6-7 April 2017 
 
4. Conference: “Dynamics of Global Inequality: New Thinking in Global Affairs”,
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, 21 April 2017
 
5. Workshop: “Muslim Secularities: Explorations into Concepts of Distinction and
Practices of Differentiation”, Leipzig University, 18-20 June 2017 
 
6. Conference: “Democratization and Constitutional Design in Divided Societies”,
University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 24-27 June 2017 
 
7. International Conference: "International Degree Programmes in Humanities and
Cultural Studies: Chances, Perspectives, Challenges", University of Mainz, Germany,
29-30 June 2017 
 
8. Conference: "Personalised Media and Participatory Culture (Focus on MENA
Region)", London School of Economics, 29-30 June 2017 
 
9. Panel: “Worldviews of Millennials: Education, Social Inclusion and Countering
Violent Extremism”, 34th Conference of the International Society for the Sociology
of Religion, Lausanne, Switzerland, 4-7 July 2017
 
10. 8th Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, UK, 1-4 August 2017
 
11. Workshop: “Gender and Identity in the Gulf: Cultural Constructions and
Representations”, 2017 Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, UK, 1-4
August 2017
 
12. Panel: “Beyond Karbala: Theorizing Shiʿi Materiality”, German Association for
the Study of Religion, Marburg, 13-16 September 2017 
 
13. Conference: “Jewish Migrants from Hitler’s Europe in Asia, Africa, and Beyond “,
German Historical Institute Washington DC, Kolkata, India, 15-17 February 2018
 
 
POSITIONS
 
14. 10 Early Career Fellowships at the Lichtenberg-Kolleg, University of Göttingen,
Germany
 
15. Associate Professor of Islamic History, University of Oxford
 
16. Visiting Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Colgate University, Hamilton,
New York
 
17. McGill Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies (Focus on Middle
East Studies), Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
 
18. Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Iranian Studies, MacMillan Center, Yale University
 
19. Assistant or Associate Professor in International Relations, American University
in Cairo
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
20. Turkish Foreign Policy Winter School, Wise Men Center for Strategic Studies
(BILGESAM), 15-19 March 2017, Istanbul
 
21. Andrew Rippin Best Paper Prize, International Qur’anic Studies Association
 
22. Articles for the Canadian Journal for Middle East Studies
 
23. Articles on "The Massacres of 1894-1896 in the Ottoman Empire: Genesis,
Consequences and Continuities of Extreme Violence" for Journal "Études Arméniennes
Contemporaines"
 
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CONFERENCES
 
1. Conference: “Islam ‒ Knowledge ‒ Power: Interactions from a Theological and
Historical Perspective”, University of Fribourg, 22-13 February 2017
 
The conference is organized by the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society, University of
Fribourg and the Post Graduate Program Islamic Theology, Germany.
 
Deadline for registration: 14 February 2017. Information:
www.unifr.ch/webnews/content/159/file/A6-5_Tagung_IKP%281%29.pdf
 
 
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2. Section: “Islam”, AAR MidWest Region Conference, Ball State University, Muncie,
IN, 3-4 March 2017 
 
Solicits proposals for papers and panels focusing on any aspect of the Islamic
tradition, including its texts, history, or practices. Proposals may focus on any
time period and be from any disciplinary approach, so long as the topic is capable
of engaging scholars of Islam.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 10 January 2017. Information:
https://sites.google.com/site/aarmidwestregion/call-for-papers
 
 
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3. Conference: “History and Society on TV in the Middle East”, University of
Maryland, College Park, 6-7 April 2017 
 
This multidisciplinary conference will explore the transnational dimensions of
Middle Eastern television productions and the debates they have prompted over
national identities, history, gender relations, and cultural taboos.  Organizer:
Professor Madeline Zilfi. 
 
Information: https://history.umd.edu/events/history-and-society-tv-middle-east-conference

 
 
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4. Conference: “Dynamics of Global Inequality: New Thinking in Global Affairs”,
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, 21 April 2017
 
This graduate student conference seeks to create an interdisciplinary conversation,
and we welcome participants from multiple disciplines, including, but not limited
to: Political Science and International Relations, Sociology, Anthropology,
Geography, Critical Ethnic Studies, American Studies, African and African American
Studies, History and the Humanities.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 27 January 2017. Information:
http://dga.rutgers.edu/posts/2017-global-affairs-conference 
 
 
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5. Workshop: “Muslim Secularities: Explorations into Concepts of Distinction and
Practices of Differentiation”, Leipzig University, 18-20 June 2017 
 
We call for papers delineating concepts and practices of distinction and
differentiation within Islamicate social and historical contexts, the conditions of
their emergence, and the socio-economic, doctrinal, and political conflicts that
have sustained them. We will cover travel and accommodation for the selected
participants.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2017. Information:
http://www.multiple-secularities.de/application/calls/call-for-papers/ 
 
 
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6. Conference: “Democratization and Constitutional Design in Divided Societies”,
University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 24-27 June 2017 
 
The conference will provide an opportunity to examine the role of different factors
in fostering democratization in the context of regional and global integration. We
welcome contributions that focus on democratization as an open-ended process driven
by either internal or external factors, embedded in local, regional, or global
dynamics as well as social, economic and legal legacies of the past.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2017. Information:
http://www.ipsa.org/news/call-for-paper/ipsa-joint-conference-rc14-rc28-rc13-democratization-and-constitutional-design-d

 
 
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7. International Conference: "International Degree Programs in Humanities and
Cultural Studies: Chances, Perspectives, Challenges", University of Mainz, Germany,
29-30 June 2017 
 
We are looking forward to participants from the following fields: 
- international programs,
- innovative study projects,
- employers of alumni of humanities and cultural studies, 
- national and international education agencies.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2016. Information:
www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb05-talcme-eng/multiplier-event-mainz/
  
 
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8. Conference: "Personalized Media and Participatory Culture (Focus on MENA
Region)", London School of Economics, 29-30 June 2017 
 
This conference aims at problematizing the assumed connections between particular
parts of the world, networks (both digital and real-world), participatory cultures,
young people, and emerging media tools.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2017.
Information: www.lse.ac.uk/middleEastCentre/research/Collaboration-Projects/collaborations%202015-2016/AUS/Conference.aspx
 
 
 
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9. Panel: “Worldviews of Millennials: Education, Social Inclusion and Countering
Violent Extremism”, 34th Conference of the International Society for the Sociology
of Religion, Lausanne, Switzerland, 4-7 July 2017
 
This panel will examine the nexus between worldviews education and countering
extremism; and how young people’s worldviews may inform the development of
educational responses to enhance social inclusion, particularly in religiously
diverse societies. It also encourages discussion of intersectional perspectives on
diverse worldviews education and race, gender and sexuality.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 10 January 2017. Information:
https://wp.unil.ch/issr2017conference 
  
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10. 8th Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, UK, 1-4 August 2017
 
The objective of the Gulf Research Meeting is to provide an academic environment to
foster Gulf studies and to encourage scholarly and academic exchange among those
working on or interested in the developments taking place that are defining the Gulf
region and their constituent societies. The conference will be hosting 11
workshops.
 
Deadline for application: 31 January 2017. Information:
http://gulfresearchmeeting.net/index.php
 
 
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11. Workshop: “Gender and Identity in the Gulf: Cultural Constructions and
Representations”, 2017 Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, UK, 1-4
August 2017
 
We are seeking papers on research around museums and heritage, artistic practices,
identity and representation, literary studies, education, art historical theory and
visual anthropology. Papers must focus on the Gulf region and will explore new
perspectives on how gender, identity, and representation are manifested locally,
nationally, regionally and/or internationally. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2017. Information:
www.gulfresearchmeeting.net/workshop/131_WS9%20-%20Gender%20and%20Identity%20in%20the%20Gulf.%20Cultural%20Constructions%20and%20Representations.pdf
 
 
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12. Panel: “Beyond Karbala: Theorizing Shiʿi Materiality”, German Association for
the Study of Religion, Marburg, 13-16 September 2017 
 
This panel invites to think about how theoretical assumptions and academic
approaches towards Shiʿi materiality can be made fruitful to contribute to a broader
understanding of Shiʿism, and account for non-binary views. While doing so the panel
tries to assess Iranian and non-Iranian forms of Shiʿi materiality alike.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 22 January 2017. Information: Christian Funke
() and Robert Langer
(). 
 
 
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13. Conference: “Jewish Migrants from Hitler’s Europe in Asia, Africa, and Beyond “,
German Historical Institute Washington DC, Kolkata, India, 15-17 February 2018 
 
During this conference we would like to pay special attention to neglected temporal
and spatial aspects of forced migration from Nazi Germany and occupied Europe. We
will focus on the destinations and processes of migration, giving particular
attention to colonial and semi-colonial settings and the transit phase of
migration.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2017. Information:
www.ghi-dc.org/events-conferences/event-history/2018/conferences/in-global-transit-jewish-migrants-from-hitlers-europe-in-asia-africa-and-beyond.html?L=0

 
 
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POSITIONS
 
14. 10 Early Career Fellowships at the Lichtenberg-Kolleg, University of Göttingen,
Germany 
 
For the period October 2017 to July 2019 we invite early career scholars to join one
of the research groups on:
 - Globalising the Enlightenment: Knowledge, Culture, Travel, Exchange and
Collections, or:
- Human Rights, Constitutional Politics and Religious Diversity, or:
- Moritz Stern Fellowships in Modern Jewish Studies: Cultural, Intellectual and
Literary History
 
Deadline for application: 12 February 2016. Information:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/early-career-fellowships-2017-19/501529.html 
 
 
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15. Associate Professor of Islamic History, University of Oxford
 
The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of publication and
research. With a record of successful undergraduate teaching and the ability to
lecture to a mixed audience, you will demonstrate a high degree of expertise in the
Arabic language and the ability to instruct students in the use primary sources in
Arabic. Candidates must have a doctorate in the field of Islamic History.
 
Deadline for application: 10 February 2017. Information:
www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/academic/index/ac22979j/ 
 
 
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16. Visiting Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Colgate University, Hamilton,
New York
 
Candidates with expertise in Islam in any period or region are encouraged to apply,
although the Classical Period is preferred. Knowledge of relevant languages is
required. Familiarity with the discipline of Religious Studies is desirable, as is
knowledge of the social, political, and historical study of Islamic civilizations.
Completion of Ph.D. is expected prior to or shortly after the date of hire.
 
Deadline for application: 30 January 2017. Information:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/8720 
 
 
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17. McGill Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies (Focus on Middle
East Studies), Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
 
This fellowship is a one-year appointment for a recent Ph.D. (within the past five
years) who has either received a bachelor’s degree from a non-North American
university or else has lived for a substantial period outside the United States.
 
Deadline for application: 1 February 2017. Information:
https://trincoll.peopleadmin.com/postings/1229 
 
 
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18. Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Iranian Studies, MacMillan Center, Yale University
 
The Yale Program in Iranian Studies accepts applications for the newly-established
Ehsan Yarshater Fellowship in Iranian and Persian studies for 2017-18 (renewable for
one year). Applicants in all fields of humanities and social and political sciences
who have recently received their PhDs or are in the early stages of their academic
career may apply.
 
Deadline for application: 15 January 2017. Information:
http://macmillan.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/2017-18_IranianStudies_POSTDOC_Final_Dec2016.pdf

 
 
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19. Assistant or Associate Professor in International Relations, American University
in Cairo 
 
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a fixed term 1 year
contract position. PhD is required at time of appointment. Successful candidates
should have an ongoing program of research and publication. Teaching experience is
preferred.
 
Position is open until filled. Apply online at: http://www.click2apply.net/hbwbspmbw9
 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
20. Turkish Foreign Policy Winter School, Wise Men Center for Strategic Studies
(BILGESAM), 15-19 March 2017, Istanbul
 
The Winter School will include all aspects of Turkish Foreign Policy, main actors of
policy-making processes, institutes and Turkey’s relations with regional and global
powers. Regional security topics such as Turkey’s role on the Middle Eastern
security, Black Sea security, security of the South Caucasia, are also in the
agenda. 
 
Deadline for registration: 3 March 2017. Information:
www.bilgesam.org/en/incele/2544/-foreign-policy-winter-school--15-19-march-2017/#.WF40PWczWJC
 
 
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21. Andrew Rippin Best Paper Prize, International Qur’anic Studies Association
 
In honor of Andrew Rippin, the IQSA will award a prize to the best paper delivered
at the 2016 Annual Meeting in San Antonio by a graduate student or early career
scholar. The prize winner will receive $250 and an expanded and edited version of
the paper will qualify for publication in the Journal of the International Qur’anic
Studies Association 2 (2017).
 
Deadline for abstracts: 5 January 2017. Information:
https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/2016/12/19/andrew-rippin-best-paper-prize/ 
 
 
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22. Articles for the Canadian Journal for Middle East Studies
 
The Canadian Journal for Middle East Studies, CJMES is a print and online academic
journal published by Institute for Middle East Studies, Canada. We are interested in
articles that focus on the Middle East in a wide range of contexts, and encourage
articles from humanities and social science perspectives. 
 
Deadline for articles: 30 March 2017. Information:
www.imesc.org/index.php?cmd=view_event&id=13
 
 
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23. Articles on "The Massacres of 1894-1896 in the Ottoman Empire: Genesis,
Consequences and Continuities of Extreme Violence" for Journal "Études Arméniennes
Contemporaines"
 
Articles are invited in English or French. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/157418/cfp-massacres-1894-1896-ottoman-empire-genesis-consequences-and

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