EURAMES Info Service 03/2017

CONFERENCES
 
1. Symposium: “Jerusalem in Medial Imaginations”, University of Mainz, 2-4 February
2017 
 
2. Conference: “Islam, Development and Social Harmony in Southeast Asia”, Princess
of Naradhiwas University, Thailand, 11-12 April 2017 
 
3. Symposium: “Shiʿism and Governance“, University of Chicago, 12-13 May 2017
 
4. Fourth Annual Social Science Conference: "The Environment and Social
Transformation", Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, 19-21 May 2017
 
5. Conference: "Turkey in Transition (?): Before and After the Attempted July Coup",
Netherlands Institute, Athens, Greece, 6-7 June 2017
 
6. Conference: “Personalised Media and Participatory Culture (in the MENA Region)”,
London School of Economics, 29-30 June 2017 
 
7. MELCom International Conference, Cambridge University Library, England, 3-5 July
2017
 
8. Conference: “Qurʾanic Studies : Methods, Contexts and Interpretations”,
International Qur’anic Studies Association & Beit al-Hikma, Carthage, Tunisia, 4-6
July 2017 
 
9. Workshop: "Electoral Frameworks, Party Systems and Electoral Outcomes: Comparing
Elections in the Gulf", Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge, 1-4 August 2017
 
10. International Conference: “Transnational Sufism in Contemporary Societies”,
Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, 9-11 November 2017 
 
11. Anthropologically-themed Panels for Annual Meeting of MESA, Washington, DC,
18-21 November 2017
 
12. Panel: "New Findings on Jawari, Qiyan, and Other Female Slaves in the Middle
East", Annual Meeting of MESA, Washington, DC, 18-21 November 2017
 
13. Conference: "The Question of Borders - Among the Resident, the Passer-by and the
Intermediary", University of Balamand, Al-Kurah, Lebanon, 23-25 November 2017 
 
14. International Conference: "November 2nd 1917-November 29th 1947 – the Make-up
and Break-up of British Colonialism in the Middle East", Western Galilee College,
Akko, 29-30 November 2017
 
15. Annual Meeting: “Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism in Global Perspective”,
American Historical Association, Washington DC, 4-7 January 2018 
 
 
POSITIONS
 
16. Research Associate (Post-Doc) for the Project “The Early Islamic Empire at Work
– The View from the Regions toward the Center”, Hamburg University
 
17. Lecturer in Naval and Maritime History/Early Modern Mediterranean, University of
Exeter
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
18. "Mamluk Architecture Course", Preceding the 4th Conference of the School of
Mamluk Studies, American University of Beirut, 8-10 May 2017
 
19. Summer School: "Government and Politics of the Middle East and Arabic or Persian
Language", SOAS, University of London, 19 June - 20 July 2017  
 
20. Summer School: "Culture and Society in the Middle East and Arabic or Persian
Language", SOAS, University of London, 19 June - 20 July 2017 
 
21. Small Grants Program 2017 on “Youth” and “Spatial Inequalities”, Arab Council
for the Social Sciences
 
22. MA in "Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World", Freie Universitaet Berlin
 
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CONFERENCES
 
1. Symposium: “Jerusalem in Medial Imaginations”, University of Mainz, 2-4 February
2017 
 
Sessions cover cartography, myths, medial imagination and other issues. 
 
Program:
www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb09institut-geographie/files/2017/01/Programm-Jerusalem-in-Medial-Imaginations.pdf
 
 
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2. Conference: “Islam, Development and Social Harmony in Southeast Asia”, Princess
of Naradhiwas University, Narathiwat, Thailand, 11-12 April 2017 
 
The conference aims to stimulate discussions and idea sharing on issues and workable
solutions related to regional ASEAN development and social cohesion from Islamic
perspectives.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 10 February 2017. Information:
www.icdis2017.com/index.php/main/icdis2017 
 
 
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3. Symposium: “Shiʿism and Governance“, University of Chicago, 12-13 May 2017
 
The annual symposium aims to strengthen the field of Shiʿi Studies by bringing
together a group of both senior and early-career scholars to present research and to
cultivate an environment for intellectual discussion and collaboration. Papers may
focus on both modern and pre-modern subject areas.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 24 February 2017. Information:
https://shii-studies-sites.uchicago.edu/
 
 
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4. Fourth Annual Social Science Conference: "The Environment and Social
Transformation", Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, 19-21 May 2017
 
The conference is interdisciplinary including all social science disciplines to
present on social, economic and political issues on the interaction of the
environment and societies in Morocco and other African and Middle Eastern states.
Conference presentations can be delivered in Arabic, French or English.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2017.Information:
www.aui.ma/images/CFP-2017_English.pdf 
 
 
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5. Conference: "Turkey in Transition (?): Before and After the Attempted July Coup",
Netherlands Institute, Athens, Greece, 6-7 June 2017
 
This conference attempts to explore the extent to which the coup d’état constitutes
a turning point in modern Turkey, or it is used, to reproduce older paradigms.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 18 February 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/8378/discussions/162650/turkey-transition-and-after-attempted-july-coup

 
 
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6. Conference: “Personalised Media and Participatory Culture (in the MENA region)”,
London School of Economics, 29-30 June 2017 
 
This conference aims at problematising 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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7. MELCom International Conference, Cambridge University Library, England, 3-5 July
2017
 
The conference of the European Association for Middle East Librarians will be
organised by Yasmin Faghihi, Head of the Near and Middle Eastern Department.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 24 February 2017. Information:
www.melcominternational.org/?page_id=1414 
 
 
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8. Conference: “Qurʾanic Studies : Methods, Contexts and Interpretations”,
International Qur’anic Studies Association & Beit al-Hikma, Carthage, Tunisia, 4-6
July 2017 
 
The symposium will focus on methodologies of qurʾanic analysis from traditional
qurʾanic sciences or from the latest developments in qurʾanic studies. 
 
Information: https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/meetings/im2017/ 
 
 
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9. Workshop: "Electoral Frameworks, Party Systems and Electoral Outcomes: Comparing
Elections in the Gulf", Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge, 1-4 August 2017
 
Directors: Luciano Zaccara (Qatar Univ.); Kristin Smith Diwan (AGSIW). This workshop
examines the transformation of Gulf representative politics through the study of
elections.
 
Information: http://grm.grc.net/index.php?pgid=Njk=&wid=MTI4&yr=2017
 
 
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10. International Conference: “Transnational Sufism in Contemporary Societies”,
Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, 9-11 November 2017 
 
This conference aims to gather researchers from around the world to develop
reflections on Sufism and Islamic spirituality in contemporary societies, in its
ethical, philosophical, theological, social, and political manifestations.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2017. Information:
www.cini.it/en/news/call-for-papers-transnational-sufism-contemporary-societies-international-conference

 
 
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11. Anthropologically-themed Panels for Annual Meeting of MESA, Washington, DC,
18-21 November 2017
 
Please send your panel proposal to the AMEA program committee chair, Kim Shively at
shively@kutztown.edu by 10 February 2017. 
 
Information http://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers.html
 
 
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12. Panel: "New Findings on jawari, qiyan, and other Female Slaves in the Middle
East", Annual Meeting of MESA, Washington, DC, 18-21 November 2017
 
This panel seeks new research on any aspect of gendered slavery, concubinage,
courtesanship, or slave trade in the Middle East.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/162078/pdf 
 
 
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13. Conference: "The Question of Borders - Among the Resident, the Passer-by and the
Intermediary", University of Balamand, Al-Kurah, Lebanon, 23-25 November 2017 
 
This tri-lingual (Arabic, French, English) conference covers eight conference
themes: borders as definitions, borders as legal entity, borders as social entity,
borders in systems and individuals, borders as belief systems, borders in discourse,
borders in literature and borders in arts. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2017. Information:
www.balamand.edu.lb/Academics/Faculties/FASS/NewsEvents/Pages/QuestionOfBorders/QuestionOfBorders.aspx

 
 
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14. International Conference: "November 2nd 1917-November 29th 1947 – the Make-up
and Break-up of British Colonialism in the Middle East", Western Galilee College,
Akko, 29-30 November 2017
 
The conference will focus on British colonial policy in the Middle East starting
with the Balfour Declaration until the UN decision to end the British Mandate on
Palestine.
 
Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2017. Contact: Dr. Yitzhak Ronen:
Roneni@wgalil.ac.il or Dr. Haim Sperber: Haims@wgalil.ac.il 
 
 
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15. Annual Meeting: “Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism in Global Perspective”,
American Historical Association, Washington DC, 4-7 January 2018 
 
The Mediterranean Seminar is seeking paper proposals for a session entitled, “Race
and Nation (or not?) in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean”. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 10 February 2017. Information:
http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e1ae5bef9757e58afec01a89a&id=e16413d10d&e=82aeb6c61d
 
 
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POSITIONS
 
16. Research Associate (Post-Doc) for the Project “The Early Islamic Empire at Work
– The View from the Regions toward the Center”, Hamburg University
 
The term is fixed until 31 March 2019. The project studies the political and
economic workings of the the Islamic Empire (660-940 CE) from the Atlantic
to the Hindukush. Requirements: A PhD degree in a relevant field of Middle Eastern
history and culture; excellent Arabic reading skills, experience working with Arabic
historical primary sources, excellent knowledge of English, and reading French is
required. 
 
Deadline for application: 15 Feb. 2017. Information: www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de
 
 
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17. Lecturer in Naval and Maritime History/Early Modern Mediterranean, University of
Exeter
 
The 5-year full time post is available from 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2020. The
successful applicant will hold a PhD or equivalent in History and have an
independent, internationally-recognised research programme. 
 
Deadline for application: 14 February 2017. Information:
http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/P56050.pdf?utm_source=Mediterranean+Seminar+Associates&utm_campaign=3a1e8b77d5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_67ff7a0fb6-3a1e8b77d5-175968601
 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
18. "Mamluk Architecture Course", preceding the 4th Conference of the School of
Mamluk Studies, American University of Beirut, 8-10 May 2017
 
The intensive course in Mamluk architecture intended for advanced graduate students
and other qualified participants will be offered by Professor Howayda  al-Harithy
(AUB). 
 
Deadline for registration: 31 January 2017. Information:
http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms-conference.html 
 
 
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19. Summer School: "Government and Politics of the Middle East and Arabic or Persian
Language", SOAS, University of London, 19 June - 20 July 2017  
 
This course serves as an introduction to the politics of North Africa (Maghreb), the
Arab East (Mashriq) including the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, Israel, Turkey and
Iran. Its aim is to develop the students' understanding of the major trends in the
Middle East politics and their skills of political analysis.
 
Deadline for early-bird application: 30 April 2017. Information:
www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/summerschool/government-and-politics/ 
 
 
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20. Summer School: "Culture and Society in the Middle East and Arabic or Persian
Language", SOAS, University of London, 19 June - 20 July 2017 
 
This course offers an introduction to the theories and methods of studying culture
and deals with the history and development of Middle Eastern and North African
(MENA) culture from the classical period to the present. It examines the major
cultural patterns and institutions of the MENA region.
 
Deadline for early-bird application: 30 April 2017. Information:
www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/summerschool/culture-and-society-in-the-middle-east-and-arabic-language/

 
 
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21. Small Grants Program 2017 on “Youth” and “Spatial Inequalities”, Arab Council
for the Social Sciences 
 
The program is a funding opportunity ($4000 average) that aims to support scholars
and professionals in the Arab region undertaking four kinds of activities:
conference presentations, internships, research on small-scale projects, and
organizing workshops.
 
Deadline for application: 3 February 2017. Information: www.theacss.org/pages/sgp 
 
 
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22. MA in "Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World", Freie Universitaet Berlin
 
The aim of the MA is to provide international graduate students with a thorough
understanding of the deep and diverse links between the Muslim, Jewish and Christian
intellectual contributions during the medieval period.
 
Deadline for application: 31 May 2017.Information:
http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e1ae5bef9757e58afec01a89a&id=7b983d217b&e=82aeb6c61d