EURAMES Info Service 13/2017

Dear colleague,

Please find below the following announcements:
 
CONFERENCES
 
1. Conference: "Medicine, Environment and Health in the Eastern Mediterranean World
1400-1750", University of Cambridge, 3-4 April 2017 
 
2. Symposium: "Changemakers in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Mediterranean
South", Kadir Has University, Odessa, Ukraine, 13-18 June 2017 
 
3. BRISMES Conference 2017: "Movement and Migration in the Middle East: People and
Ideas in Flux", University of Edinburgh, 5-7 July 2017
 
4. Panel on "Forced Migration and Protection in Uncertain World", Annual Conference
of the "Development Studies Association", Bradford, 6-8 September 2017
 
5. Conference: "Law and Politics in Turkey: Reform, Authority and Emergency",
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 26-28 October 2017 
 
6. Symposium: "Politics of Emotions in Turkey and its Connected Geographies", London
School of Economics, 1-2 December 2017 
 
 
POSITIONS
 
7. PhD-candidate Researching the Contemporary Cultural Production of Lebanon,
University of Zurich
 
8. PhD-candidate in Central Asian/Middle Eastern Studies, Leiden University 
 
9. University Lectureship in Religion in International Relations, Leiden University 
 
10. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North
Africa, SOAS, University of London
 
11. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in History of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, IAIS,
University of Exeter, UK
 
12. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Political Science of the Middle East, IAIS,
University of Exeter, UK 
 
13. The Radicalization of Islam Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University, New Haven, CT
 
14. Chair in Islamic Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
15. ERF Research on "Youth and Vulnerability in the Middle East"
 
16. Summer Seminar: "Heretics, Converts and Infidels: Political, Cultural and Social
Aspects of Religion in 'Shared Worlds'", Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 19-30
June 2017 
 
17. Seminar: "Migration and Islamic Ethics: Issues of Residence, Naturalization and
Citizenship", Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics, Doha, 14-16
October 2017
 
18. Articles on "Racial Questions: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Dynamics in
Africa and the Middle East" for Special Issue of "Antropologia"
 
19. Articles on "Re-Thinking Iran" for Journal "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and
Culture"
 
20. Articles on "Islam and Images" for Special Issue of "Cinema - Journal of
Philosophy and the Moving Image"
 
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Best regards,
 
Guenter Meyer, Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz
 
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CONFERENCES
 
1. Conference: "Medicine, Environment and Health in the Eastern Mediterranean World
1400-1750", University of Cambridge, 3-4 April 2017 
 
This conference will offer, for the first time, a comprehensive picture of medicine
and healing in the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East, ca. 1400-1750. 
 
Information:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medicine-environment-and-health-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-world-1400-1750-tickets-32272100722

 
 
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2. Symposium: "Changemakers in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Mediterranean
South", Kadir Has University, Odessa, Ukraine, 13-18 June 2017 
 
Young professionals and graduate students primarily from the countries of the
Eastern Neighbourhood, the Mediterranean South, Central Asia, EU member states, and
the United States are the Symposium target group. In addition, applicants from the
fields of public policy, politics, journalism, and business are especially
encouraged to apply. Proficiency in English is required. 
 
Deadline for application: 16 April 2017. Information: www.khas.edu.tr/cies/233 
 
 
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3. BRISMES Conference 2017: "Movement and Migration in the Middle East: People and
Ideas in Flux", University of Edinburgh, 5-7 July 2017
 
BRISMES 2017 will feature plenary sessions with Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, Iraq
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh, and Laurie
A. Brand, Robert Grandford Wright Professor of International Relations and Middle
East Studies at the University of Southern California. 
 
Information: http://www.brismes.ac.uk/conference/program-2017
 
 
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4. Panel on "Forced Migration and Protection in Uncertain World", Annual Conference
of the "Development Studies Association", Bradford, 6-8 September 2017
 
The panel welcomes conceptual and policy papers relating to the narratives of the
most vulnerable displaced people, including women, children and young female
refugees who have lost their livelihoods and supporting networks and who live in
uncertainty in urban areas and refugee camps in Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon,
Iraq, Europe and other regions.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 28 April 2017. Information:
http://nomadit.co.uk/dsa/dsa2017/conferencesuite.php/panels/5796
 
 
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5. Conference: "Law and Politics in Turkey: Reform, Authority and Emergency",
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 26-28 October 2017 
 
While we are interested in exploring the disintegration of the rule of law in the
current moment, we would particularly like to untangle genealogies and everyday
manifestations of reform, authority and emergency in legal spaces. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2017. Information:
http://buffett.northwestern.edu/programs/turkish-studies/annual-conference/index.html

 
 
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6. Symposium: "Politics of Emotions in Turkey and its Connected Geographies", London
School of Economics, 1-2 December 2017 
 
This symposium aims to have a closer look at the politics of emotions and affect
from an interdisciplinary perspective. It seeks to inquire the emotional and
affective aspects of the political, social, economic, religious, and artistic fields
in Turkey and its connected geographies. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2017. Information:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/europeanInstitute/research/ContemporaryTurkishStudies/Interdisciplinary-symposium-Politics-of-Emotions-in-Turkey-and-Its-Connected-Geographies-(1-2-December-2017)---including-CfP.aspx

 
 
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POSITIONS
 
7. PhD-candidate Researching the Contemporary Cultural Production of Lebanon,
University of Zurich
 
The researcher should have a background (Master degree or equivalent) in
French/Francophone studies, comparative literature, cultural studies or cultural
history or any other comparable specialization with emphasis on the Middle East, in
particular Lebanon. Excellent language skills in French, English, and Arabic
required.
 
Deadline for application:  14 April 2017. Information:
www.jobs.uzh.ch/jobDetail.php?jobID=7336
 
 
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8. PhD-candidate in Central Asian/Middle Eastern Studies, Leiden University 
 
We offer a fixed-term post from 1 August 2017 until 31 July 2021. Selection
criteria: a MA degree in Central Asian, Iranian or Middle Eastern Studies; excellent
command of Turkic, Arabic and Persian, fluency in English; etc. 
 
Deadline for application: 30 April 2017. Information:
http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/phd-posities/17-050.html 
 
 
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9. University Lectureship in Religion in International Relations, Leiden University 
 
We offer a fixed-term post from July 2017 through June 2021 after which the position
will be reviewed. Selection criteria: a PhD degree in the Study of Religion; a
research and publication record commensurate with career stage; demonstrable
specialist expertise in the broad and growing field of Religion in International
Relations and a vision for the further development of that field; an excellent
command of English, etc. 
 
Deadline for application: 17 April 2017. Information:
http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/wetenschappelijke-functies/17-095.html
 
 
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10. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North
Africa, SOAS, University of London
 
Applications are invited from scholars who combine a strong disciplinary background
in Political Science with substantive regional engagement.
 
Deadline for application: 26 April 2017. Information:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AYH872/lecturer-senior-lecturer-in-comparative-politics-of-the-middle-east
 
 
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11. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in History of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, IAIS,
University of Exeter, UK
 
The post holder will contribute to further enhancing the research profile of the
Centre for Gulf Studies and of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies,
particularly in areas related or complementary to the history of the modern and
contemporary Gulf and Arabian Peninsula.
 
Deadline for application: 20 April 2017. Information: http://bit.ly/2msDcwU
 
 
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12. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Political Science of the Middle East, IAIS,
University of Exeter, UK 
 
The post holder will contribute to extending the research profile of the Institute
of Arab and Islamic Studies in particularly in areas related or complementary to the
Political Science study of the modern Middle East and/or Islam. 
 
Deadline for application: 20 April 2017. Information: http://bit.ly/2mstefe
 
 
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13. The Radicalization of Islam Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University, New Haven, CT
 
The Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration invites
applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Associate position under its initiative to
study the Racialization of Islam beginning on July 1, 2017.  The candidate will be
expected to be in full-time residence and to teach one course related to the
interdisciplinary field of Muslim American studies which overlaps and extends
several ethnic studies subfields as well as disciplines.
 
Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/41241 
 
 
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14. Chair in Islamic Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 
 
Brandeis University invites applications to fill the Hassenfeld Chair in Islamic
Studies in the field of Ottoman history and culture. In addition to the expectation
of a distinguished record of scholarly achievement, teaching excellence, and
leadership in her/his respective discipline and in the field of Islamic studies,
knowledge of relevant languages and primary sources is essential. Applications from
advanced assistant professors may also be considered. 
 
Deadline for application: 21 September 2017. Information:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9011 
 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
15. ERF Research on "Youth and Vulnerability in the Middle East"
 
This project will support research on critical issues of youth vulnerability, such
as disability, refugee youth, multi-dimensional vulnerability of youth, and policy
responses to youth vulnerability.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2017. Information:
http://erf.org.eg/2017/02/22/youth-and-vulnerability-in-the-middle-east/
 
 
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16. Summer Seminar: "Heretics, Converts and Infidels: Political, Cultural and Social
Aspects of Religion in 'Shared Worlds'", Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 19-30
June 2017 
 
The program offers 60 hours of teaching and outdoor activities and a long weekend at
the camping site of AUTH in Halkidiki. The making, the presence and the future of
the eternal and often dramatic interaction between religion, culture, politics and
diplomacy is the topic of our 2017 summer seminar. A very good level of English is
essential for successful participation. 
 
Deadline for application: 30 April 2017. Information:
http://www.sschool17nrv.web.auth.gr/en
 
 
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17. Seminar: "Migration and Islamic Ethics: Issues of Residence, Naturalization and
Citizenship", Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics, Doha, 14-16
October 2017 
 
The seminar is convened by CILE's research
unit https://www.cilecenter.org/en/area-of-research/migration-human-rights/ as part
of a publication project carrying the same title, in collaboration with Brill
Publishers.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 25 May 2017. Information:
http://www.cilecenter.org/en/news/call-research-papers-migration-islamic-ethics-issues-residence-naturalization-citizenship-october-14-16-2017/

 
 
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18. Articles on "Racial Questions: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Dynamics in
Africa and the Middle East" for Special Issue of "Antropologia"
 
Tracing the local concepts of "race" and histories of "racialization", and/or
current debates and anti-racist activisms in Africa, North Africa and the Middle
East, this collection hopes to renew classic and contemporary discussions on "race"
within and beyond anthropology, as well as to offer insights into the multiple
afterlives of slavery and its racial legacies.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 20 April 2017. Information: laura.menin@unimib.it
 
 
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19. Articles on "Re-Thinking Iran" for Journal "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and
Culture"
 
Articles are invited which freshly remap the contemporary Iranian literature,
culture and its pedigree, and contextualize and (re-)interpret it in its broader
national and transnational context.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/172908/re-thinking-iran-clcweb-thematic-issue

 
 
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20. Articles on "Islam and Images" for Special Issue of "Cinema - Journal of
Philosophy and the Moving Image"
 
This issue aims at analyzing Islamic art and aesthetics, with a special focus on the
"modes of sense perception" embodied in particular images, taken politically as
forms of organization, encompassing forms of visibility, ways of doing and making,
and ways of conceptualizing.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2017. Information: http://cjpmi.ifilnova.pt/cfp/