EURAMES Info Service 11/2017

CONFERENCES
 
1. Colloque : « La culture populaire au Moyen-Orient : Approches franco-japonaises
croisées », EHESS Paris, 27-28 mars 2017 
 
2. Conference: "Gender and Muslim Spaces: Community and Academic Perspectives";
Muslims in Britain Research Network, Leeds, UK, 29 March 2017 
 
3. Conference: "American and Muslim Worlds: Ca. 1500-1900", University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 30 March - 1 April 2017 
 
4. Workshop: "Concepts that Matter! Terminologies of Women and Gender in
Transnational Perspective", University of Zurich, Switzerland, 7-8 April 2017
 
5. Conference: "Regional (Dis)Order in the Middle East: Historical Legacies and
Current Shifts", John Hopkins University SAIS Europe, Bologna, 11 April 2017 
 
6. Conference: "Harmonization of Civil Law and Islamic Law", National University of
Malaysia, Pulau Langkawi, 29 April 2017 
 
7. Conference: "Migration and Transcultural Memory in the 21st Century", University
of Leeds, UK, 3 May 2017 
 
8. Conference: "Sufi Cultural Heritage. A Transcultural Dialogue with Critical and
Alternative Cultural Traditions", Karachi, Pakistan, 5-7 May 2017
 
9. Workshop: "Identity in International Relations: Methods of Interpretation and
Critique", SOAS, University of London, 17-18 June 2017
 
10. Ninth Tunis Exchange with a Two-day Conference Led by Human Rights Watch (HRW),
1-8 July 2017
 
11. Seminar for Arabian Studies, British Museum, London, 4-6 August 2017
 
12. Conference: "The Modern State and Religious 'Dissent'", Ural Federal University,
Ekaterinburg, Russia, 25-26 September 2017
 
13. Workshop: "Colonialism and Education in a Comparative Perspective: Analyzing
Gendered Civilizing Missions (ca. 1850-1970)", European University
Institute, Florence, 26 October 2017
 
14. Conference: "Chronologics: Periodization in a Global Context", Forum
Transregionale Studien, Berlin, 7-9 December 2017
 
15. Symposium: "Ottoman Sufism: Scholars, Works, and Problems", Istanbul, 9-10
December 2017
 
16. 35th Annual Conference of the "Association of Global South Studies", Marrackech,
Morocco, 14-16 December 2017 
 
 
POSITIONS
 
17. 5 Post-Doctoral Positions: "Rethinking the Mediterranean", Aix-Marseille
Université 
 
18. Assistant/Associate Professor in Islamic Finance, Hamad Bin Khalifa University,
Qatar
 
19. Head of the "Borders and Sovereignty Unit", Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
 
20. Chair in Israel Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
21. Grants for Research Scholarships and Research Projects Provided by the Gerda
Henkel Stiftung on "Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements"
 
22. Intensive Workshop: "Introduction to Data Analysis for the Social Sciences",
Beirut, 22-26 May 2017
 
23. Summer School: "De-Constructing Narratives, Imaginaries and Representations",
University of Turin, 3-7 July 2017 
 
24. Course: "The Origins of al-Andalus: Conquest, Islamization and Arabization",
Casa Árabe - CSIC, Cordoba, 17-22 July 2017
 
25. A.H. Morton Scholarship for Doctoral Research in Classical Persian Studies
 
26. Gibb Centenary Scholarship in Middle Eastern Studies
 
27. HOPES Call for Proposals for Short Projects Targeting Syrian Refugees in Higher
Education in Syria's Neighbouring Countries
 
28. Stage intensif de langue arabe, option recherche sciences humaines et sociales,
Tunis, 19 juin - 15 juillet 2017
 
29. Articles for "Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies"
 
30. Chapters on "State, Religion and Muslims. Between Discrimination and Protection
at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels" for Edited Book
 
31. Articles on "Rebel Yalla: Cultural Convergence in Western and Middle Eastern
Literature and Culture" for Edited Book
 
32. Articles on "The Politics of Boycotts" for Journal "Radical History Review"
 
33. Articles on "Media, Identity, and Online Communities in a Changing Arab World"
for Special Issue of "New Media and Society" 
 
34. Articles on All Aspects of Middle Eastern Studies for Journal "Orientalia
Parthenopea"
 
 
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Guenter Meyer, Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz
 
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CONFERENCES
 
1. Colloque : « La culture populaire au Moyen-Orient : Approches franco-japonaises
croisées », EHESS Paris, 27-28 mars 2017 
 
Information et programme :
https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2017/03/Affiche-programme_Colloque-franco-japonais.pdf

 
 
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2. Conference: "Gender and Muslim Spaces: Community and Academic Perspectives";
Muslims in Britain Research Network, Leeds, UK, 29 March 2017 
 
The question of gender inclusion among British Muslims is currently a high profile
debate. This conference aims to unpack the many facets of this debate from a range
of methodological, theoretical and community perspectives. 
 
Information:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and-muslim-spaces-community-and-academic-perspectives-tickets-31672947639

 
 
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3. Conference: "American and Muslim Worlds: Ca. 1500-1900", University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 30 March - 1 April 2017 
 
The conference is free and open to the public but registration is required.
 
Information: www.mceas.org/americanandmuslimworlds/ 
 
 
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4. Workshop: "Concepts that Matter! Terminologies of Women and Gender in
Transnational Perspective", University of Zurich, Switzerland, 7-8 April 2017
 
The aim of this workshop is to look specifically at the critical potential of
terminologies of women and gender in research in and on the Arab region.
 
Deadline for registration: 25 March 2017. Information:
www.aoi.uzh.ch/de/genderstudies/aktuell/International-Workshop.html
 
 
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5. Conference: "Regional (Dis)Order in the Middle East: Historical Legacies and
Current Shifts", John Hopkins University SAIS Europe, Bologna, 11 April 2017 
 
Information: http://news.iai.it/wb.php?p=1t1/1si/rs/9zv/t3/rs

  
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6. Conference: "Harmonization of Civil Law and Islamic Law", National University of
Malaysia, Pulau Langkawi, 29 April 2017 
 
Sub-themes are family law, commercial law, property law, criminal law,
administrative and constitutional law, child law and other related themes. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 24 March 2017. Information: http://ukmsyariah.org/en/
 
 
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7. Conference: "Migration and Transcultural Memory in the 21st Century", University
of Leeds, UK, 3 May 2017 
 
The overall aim of this conference is to define the specificity of transcultural
migrant memory against other forms of traumatic memory prevailing within specific
national contexts, or on the transnational stage.
 
Information: https://memorymigrationconf17.wordpress.com/ 
 
 
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8. Conference: "Sufi Cultural Heritage. A Transcultural Dialogue with Critical and
Alternative Cultural Traditions", Karachi, Pakistan, 5-7 May 2017
 
The wide range of conference themes covers anthropology, sociology, ethnomusicology,
South Asian Studies, Asian Studies, musicology, history, Language and Literature,
Folklore, Religious/Mystical Studies and Muslim cultures, peace studies,
countering-terrorism, cultural policy etc.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 28 March 2017. Information: rafique_anthro@hotmail.com 
 
 
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9. Workshop: "Identity in International Relations: Methods of Interpretation and
Critique", SOAS, University of London, 17-18 June 2017
 
The workshop will follow the annual BISA conference. Proposals are invited on
research techniques that open up identity claims, processes of identification and
their impact in world politics, and that enable a critical look at the politics of
'identity'. 
 
Information: www.interpretivism.org/. Contact: interpretivismbisa@gmail.com
 
 
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10. Ninth Tunis Exchange with a Two-day Conference Led by Human Rights Watch (HRW),
1-8 July 2017
 
Country experts for Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and
Libya - joined by HRW senior staff - will conduct discussions on key issues facing
each country, as well as some of the broader human rights challenges in the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA).
 
Deadline for application: 1 April 2017. Information:
www.thebeirutexchange.com/index.php/tunis 
 
 
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11. Seminar for Arabian Studies, British Museum, London, 4-6 August 2017
 
The Seminar will present the latest academic research on the Arabian Peninsula in
the fields of archaeology, history, epigraphy, languages, literature, art, culture,
ethnography, geography, etc. from the earliest times to the present day or, in the
case of political and social history, to the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922).
 
Deadline for registration: 30 June 2017. Information: www.thebfsa.org/seminar/ 
 
 
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12. Conference: "The Modern State and Religious 'Dissent'", Ural Federal University,
Ekaterinburg, Russia, 25-26 September 2017
 
The conference will discuss the origins and contemporary predicaments of the
religious sphere, its relation to the political sphere, and possible institutional
arrangements capable of recognizing new developments in the post-secular age.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/171301/modern-state-and-religious-%E2%80%9Cdissent%E2%80%9D

 
 
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13. Workshop: "Colonialism and Education in a Comparative Perspective: Analyzing
Gendered Civilizing Missions (ca. 1850-1970)", European University
Institute, Florence, 26 October 2017
 
Apart from historians working on 'overseas' European colonies, we also strongly
encourage scholars of the European land empires and other colonial/imperial
political constellations to apply.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 20 April 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/20292/discussions/171752/workshop-%E2%80%98colonialism-and-education-comparative-perspective

 
 
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14. Conference: "Chronologics: Periodization in a Global Context", Forum
Transregionale Studien, Berlin, 7-9 December 2017
 
The conference aims to show where and how periodisation reveals clear cultural,
social, and national leanings and predispositions.
 
Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2017. Information:
www.forum-transregionale-studien.de/fileadmin/bilder/Forum/Jahreskonferenz_2017/CfA_AC_2017_Chronologies.pdf
  
 
 
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15. Symposium: "Ottoman Sufism: Scholars, Works, and Problems", Istanbul, 9-10
December 2017
 
This symposium focuses on the Ottoman period of Sufi history and aims to open up new
viewpoints to the present scholarship. Languages: Turkish, English and Arabic.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2017. Information:
www.isar.org.tr/en/announcements-news/ottoman-sufism-scholars-works-and-problems 
 
 
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16. 35th Annual Conference of the "Association of Global South Studies", Marrackech,
Morocco, 14-16 December 2017 
 
The conference is jointly hosted by Georgia College and State University and
University Hassan II, Casablanca. Papers should reflect on interactions affecting
the Global South. We welcome papers from multidisciplinary perspectives in the
humanities and the social sciences, examining historic or contemporary events.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2017. Information:
www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1960407 
 
 
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POSITIONS
 
17. 5 Post-Doctoral Positions: "Rethinking the Mediterranean", Aix-Marseille
Université 
 
The Unit of Excellence "Social Sciences and Humanities at the heart of
multidisciplinary research for the Mediterranean" is calling for applicants for
post-doctoral positions, for a duration of one year renewable once starting 1st
October 2017. The applicants must have obtained their PhD in a foreign university. 
 
Deadline for application: 6 April 2017. Information:
http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e1ae5bef9757e58afec01a89a&id=165a368d83&e=82aeb6c61d
 
 
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18. Assistant/Associate Professor in Islamic Finance, Hamad Bin Khalifa University,
Qatar
 
The candidate must be able to teach and conduct research in financial analysis, with
applications in Islamic financial institutions. The successful candidate is expected
to join by the beginning of the 2017-2018 academic year.
 
Position will be open until filled. Information:
https://hbku.wufoo.eu/forms/career-opportunity-college-of-islamic-studies/
 
 
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19. Head of the "Borders and Sovereignty Unit", Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
 
Requirements: PhD in the humanities or the social sciences, academic background in
Middle East studies or Arabic and proficiency in Hebrew. 
 
Deadline for application: 30 May 2017. Information:
www.vanleer.org.il/en/content/seeking-head-academic-unit-van-leer-jerusalem-institute

 
 
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20. Chair in Israel Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
 
The successful candidate should have a strong record of publication in the history,
politics, culture, or society of modern Israel. Broad familiarity with Middle East
Studies and/or Judaic Studies is desirable; knowledge of modern Hebrew is required.
 
Deadline for application: 15 April 2017. Information:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/8935 
 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
21. Grants for Research Scholarships and Research Projects Provided by the Gerda
Henkel Stiftung on "Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements"
 
The special programme takes a look at the dynamics between Islamic teachings,
Islamism, nationalism and transnational orientations and environments.
 
Deadline for application: 24 May 2017. Information:
www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/special_programme_islam 
 
 
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22. Intensive Workshop: "Introduction to Data Analysis for the Social Sciences",
Beirut, 22-26 May 2017
 
The workshop is designed for students who need a grounded introduction to
quantitative data methods for use in their research. Applicants must be citizens of
an Arab League member state and must be enrolled in a Master's or PhD program in the
social sciences (including anthropology, demography, economics, education, political
science, psychology and sociology) at a university in the Arab region. Expenses of
the participants will be covered.
 
Deadline for application: 10 April 2017. Information: khoury@theacss.org
 
 
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23. Summer School: "De-Constructing Narratives, Imaginaries and Representations",
University of Turin, 3-7 July 2017 
 
The final objective is to offer useful theoretical tools and empirical evidence to
understand the complexity of the current transformations and, at the same time, to
re-open a discussion free from constraints and simplifications.
 
Deadline for application: 26 May 2017. Information: www.to-asia.it/to-mideast/
 
 
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24. Course: "The Origins of al-Andalus: Conquest, Islamization and Arabization",
Casa Árabe - CSIC, Cordoba, 17-22 July 2017
 
Intensive text-oriented summer course (37h) directed at university students and
scholars who want to become familiar with the most relevant issues related to the
history of al-Andalus. This year the course focuses on the processes that led to the
formation of al-Andalus as an Islamic society.
 
Deadline for application: 31 March 2017. Information:
http://en.casaarabe.es/event/the-origins-of-al-andalus-conquest-islamization-and-arabization

 
 
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25. A.H. Morton Scholarship for Doctoral Research in Classical Persian Studies
 
The award (£3,000) and can be applied up to the final completion of a course of
doctoral study at a British university, including for an approved period of study
abroad. 
 
Deadline for application: 30 April 2017. Information:
www.gibbtrust.org/Scholarship.html  
 
 
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26. Gibb Centenary Scholarship in Middle Eastern Studies
 
Postgraduate students at an advanced stage of their doctoral research in any area of
Middle Eastern Studies (7th century to 1918), and who are studying in a British
university, are eligible to apply for scholarship of up to £2,000.
 
Deadline for application: 30 April 2017. Information: 
www.gibbtrust.org/Scholarship.html 
 
 
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27. HOPES Call for Proposals for Short Projects Targeting Syrian Refugees in Higher
Education in Syria's Neighbouring Countries
 
The project HOPES (Higher and Further Education Opportunities and Perspectives for
Syrians), implemented by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the British
Council, Campus France and EP-Nuffic, is inviting proposals to support innovative
education initiatives and short-term projects targeting refugees from Syria and
vulnerable host communities across Egypt, Northern Iraq (KRI), Jordan, Lebanon and
Turkey which are implemented by local and regional institutions, if necessary
together with European partners.
 
Deadline for proposals: 1 May 2017. Information: www.hopes-madad.org/
 
 
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28. Stage intensif de langue arabe, option recherche sciences humaines et sociales,
Tunis, 19 juin - 15 juillet 2017
 
Ce stage est organisé par l'IRMC en partenariat avec l'INALCO, le lycée Pierre
Mendes France et l'Université de La Manouba. Il s'adresse à des étudiants
(masterisants et doctorants) et aux jeunes chercheurs sur le monde arabe. 
 
Renvoyer avant le 30 mars 2017. Information: direction@irmcmaghreb.org
 
 
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29. Articles for "Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies"
 
Proposals offering original analysis on the broad subject of Judaic and Islamic
studies are welcome.
 
Deadline for proposals: 15 October 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/171789/call-papers-hamsa-journal-judaic-and-islamic-studies-n%C2%BA-4-2017

 
 
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30. Chapters on "State, Religion and Muslims. Between Discrimination and Protection
at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels" for Edited Book
 
The editors Dr. Melek Saral and Dr. Serif Onur Bahcecik are looking for articles on
discrimination against and protection of Muslims in Austria, Denmark, France,
Germany, Holland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA. Topics for each chapter
are: Education, Employment, Exercise of Religion, State Relations with Religious
Communities, Hate Crime and Hate Speech.
 
Deadline for proposals: 7 April 2017. Information: https://goo.gl/sE9bj7
 
 
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31. Articles on "Rebel Yalla: Cultural Convergence in Western and Middle Eastern
Literature and Culture" for Edited Book
 
Contributions are invited on popular culture, including film, television, music, new
media, literature, theater, or everyday material culture (such as sports and
fashion).
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/171279/rebel-yalla-cultural-convergence-western-and-middle-eastern

 
 
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32. Articles on "The Politics of Boycotts" for Journal "Radical History Review"
 
This issue seeks to contribute historical depth and comparative breadth to recent
discussions around the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign in support
of Palestine.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2017. Information:
www.radicalhistoryreview.org/call-for-papers/
 
 
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33. Articles on "Media, Identity, and Online Communities in a Changing Arab World"
for Special Issue of "New Media and Society" 
 
This special issue will examine the role of new media in the construction of online
communities in the Arab world: What characterizes the online users' communities?
What are their motivations?  How do they perceive the role of news websites'
commenting functions in promoting political engagement? Co-edited by Aziz Douai, Eid
Mohamed, and Adel Iskandar.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 25 March 2017. Information: tiproject@dohainstitute.edu.qa
 
 
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34. Articles on All Aspects of Middle Eastern Studies for Journal "Orientalia
Parthenopea"
 
Articles, including review articles on scholarly books, are welcome in Italian,
English, French and German.
 
Deadline for articles: 31 August 2017. Information:
www.orientaliaparthenopeaedizioni.com/home.htm