CONFERENCES 1. 51st Seminar for Arabian Studies, British Museum, London, 4-8 August 2017 2. 24th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) combined with the "33rd Deutscher Orientalistentag (DOT) / German Oriental Studies Conference of the German Oriental Society (DMG)", Friedrich Schiller-University, Jena, 18-22 September 2017 3. Workshop: “Ethnicity, Faith and Communal Relations in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean”, CU Mediterranean Studies Group, University of Colorado, Boulder, 3-4 November 2017 4. Conference: "1917-2017: The Russian Revolution and the (Post-) Ottoman World", Center for Modern Turkish Studies, Istanbul Şehir University, 3-5 November 2017 5. 2nd International Workshop: "Dialogues in Late Medieval Mediterranean: between East and West", Alhambra of Granada, Spain, 13-14 November 2017 6. Conference: "Women's Involvement in Peace, Security and Transition Processes in the Arab World", Beirut, 16-18 November 2017 7. Conference: “’Revisiting Mamre’: The Stranger in the Three Abrahamic Faiths", Queens College, New York, 4-5 December 2017 8. Conference: "The Emergence of the Ḥadīṯ as the Authority of Knowledge (4th/10th‒8th/14th Centuries)", Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO), Cairo, 11-13 January 2018 9. Conference: “Cinema of the Arab World”, American University in Cairo, 3-4 March 2018 10. Colloque international: « Pluralisme religieux, sociétés plurielles : les religions dans l’espace public européen », IPRA-Alliance Europa, Nantes, 3-5 octobre 2018 POSITIONS 11. PhD Position on "The Demand Side of Clientelism, Focus Tunisia", Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany 12. 2018 Sir William Luce Fellowship for Research on the Gulf Region and Sudan, Durham University 13. Middle East and Islamic Studies Librarian, Emory University, Druid Hills, GA OTHER INFORMATION 14. New Master's Programme on "Cultural Studies of the Middle East”, Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen, Germany 15. Master in Middle Eastern Studies, ASERI-Graduate School of Economics and International Relations, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan 16. Small Grants Program: “Youth” and “Urban Spatial Inequalities”, Arab Council for the Social Sciences 17. 5th Annual MUBIT Doctoral Workshop in Late- and Post-Ottoman Studies: “From Unionism to Kemalism: Social and Political Transformation of Turkey”, Basel, Switzerland, 27-28 October 2017 18. Summer School on Ibadism: "Understanding Diversity within Islam", Volos, Greece, 3-9 September 2017 19. Summer School on Sufi Studies: “Foundations of Islamic Spirituality", Tamacine, Algeria, 5-12 September 2017 20. 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Please send only the most important information to davo@geo.uni-mainz.de and refer to further details with a link to the respective website or an email address. Beste regards, Guenter Meyer, Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz ____________________ CONFERENCES 1. 51st Seminar for Arabian Studies, British Museum, London, 4-8 August 2017 The Seminar for Arabian Studies is the only international forum that meets annually for the presentation of the latest academic research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula from the earliest times to the present day. Information on the programme: http://www.thebfsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Seminar-2017-Programme_DRAFT_7.pdf _____________ 2. "24th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO)" combined with the "33rd Deutscher Orientalistentag (DOT) / German Oriental Studies Conference of the German Oriental Society (DMG)", Friedrich Schiller-University, Jena, 18-22 September 2017 Extended deadline for registration: 30 June 2017. Information: http://www.dot2017.de/en _____________ 3. Workshop: “Ethnicity, Faith and Communal Relations in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean”, CU Mediterranean Studies Group, University of Colorado, Boulder, 3-4 November 2017 Particularly welcome are papers (a) relating to the multi-religious environment of the region, including cross-confessional influence, relations, syncretism, and literary and/or artistic representations; or (b) papers that address the longue durée, methodology, or that are comparative in approach. Papers from any relevant Humanities or Social Sciences discipline are welcome. Deadline for abstracts: 21 July 2017. Information: http://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-ethnicity-faith-and-communal-relations-mediterranean-seminar-fall-2017-workshop-3-4-november-boulder?e=82aeb6c61d _____________ 4. Conference: "1917-2017: The Russian Revolution and the (Post-) Ottoman World", Center for Modern Turkish Studies, Istanbul Şehir University, 3-5 November 2017 The following questions will be addressed: How did the world respond to the ideas spread from the revolution? Were the ideas of the revolution picked up by the nationalist movements in the Balkans and the MENA region vis-à-vis the Ottoman Empire? What are the differences between the political systems and regimes crafted after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to that of the Soviet state? etc. Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2017. Information: http://cemts.sehir.edu.tr/1917/en/home/ _____________ 5. 2nd International Workshop: "Dialogues in Late Medieval Mediterranean: between East and West", Alhambra of Granada, Spain, 13-14 November 2017 The Workshop is planned within the framework of the AtMedGIS Project (MSCA - Horizon 2020). Interventions will have a duration of 20 minutes, in one of the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese or French. Deadline for abstracts: 25 July 2017. Information: http://iem.fcsh.unl.pt/imagens/files/IEMActiv_2017_Workshop_ArtMedGIS_2_CFP.pdf _____________ 6. Conference: "Women's Involvement in Peace, Security and Transition Processes in the Arab World", Beirut, 16-18 November 2017 The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Musawa/Women's Study Center are inviting academics, political activists as well as practitioners from the field of civil society/women's rights movements to participate in a conference. Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2017. Information: http://www.fes-syria.org/research/womens-involvement-in-peace-security-and-transition-processes-in-the-arab-world/ _____________ 7. Conference: “’Revisiting Mamre’: The Stranger in the Three Abrahamic Faiths", Queens College, New York, 4-5 December 2017 The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for scholars across the disciplines to discuss the significance of this original impulse embodied in Abraham, particularly vis-à-vis the divisive and exclusionary impulses that otherwise get played out in both the historical and contemporary manifestations of the three Abrahamic faiths. Deadline for abstracts: 25 August 2017. Information: https://revisitingmamre.wordpress.com/ ____________ 8. Conference: "The Emergence of the Ḥadīṯ as the Authority of Knowledge (4th/10th‒8th/14th Centuries)", Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO), Cairo, 11-13 January 2018 Is it appropriate to use contemporary human sciences to study the texts of the Arab-Islamic patrimony or should it be limited to the Ḥadīṯ? IDEO would like to contribute to this debate by studying the emergence of the Ḥadīṯ as the authority of knowledge in the Islamic sciences. Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2017. Information: http://www.ideo-cairo.org/en/2017/06/the-emergence-of-the-%E1%B8%A5adi%E1%B9%AF-as-the-authority-of-knowledge-4%E1%B5%97%CA%B010%E1%B5%97%CA%B0%E2%80%928%E1%B5%97%CA%B014%E1%B5%97%CA%B0-centuries/ _____________ 9. Conference: “Cinema of the Arab World”, American University in Cairo, 3-4 March 2018 Papers are welcome which problematize contemporary scholarship on cinema of the Arab world by offering critiques of colonized theory or by offering new lines of inquire which carry the discourse beyond prevailing tendencies. Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2017. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/15766/discussions/181615/call-abstracts-cinema-arab-world _____________ 10. Colloque international: « Pluralisme religieux, sociétés plurielles : les religions dans l’espace public européen », IPRA-Alliance Europa, Nantes, 3-5 octobre 2018 Au cours de ce colloque, nous étudierons l’héritage religieux dans les sociétés européennes et dans leurs espaces d’influence, de contacts et d’échanges à travers cinq sessions académiques sur des thèmes clés en privilégiant des approches favorisant le dialogue entre les disciplines. Date limite : 1 septembre 2017. Information : http://ipra.eu/fr/2017/05/03/colloque-international-pluralisme-religieux-societes-plurielles-les-religions-dans-lespace-public-europeen/ _____________ POSITIONS 11. PhD Position on "The Demand Side of Clientelism, Focus Tunisia", Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Command of English and French (or Tunisian Arabic) is required. The successful applicant would be based in Duisburg and would be supported to pursue a PhD while working in the project (2 years). Deadline for applications: 10 July 2017. Information: https://mqpellicer.wordpress.com/demand-side-of-clientelism/ _____________ 12. 2018 Sir William Luce Fellowship for Research on Gulf Region and Sudan, Durham University The residential fellowship (Apr-June 2018) carries a grant, accommodation and meals, and is a valuable research and publication opportunity for post-doctoral scholars, diplomats, politicians, or business executives, working on Iran, the Gulf states, South Arabia and Sudan: more details are provided in the notice. Deadline for application: 8 September 2017. Information: http://www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/imeis/lucefund/ _____________ 13. Middle East and Islamic Studies Librarian, Emory University, Druid Hills, GA Preferred Qualifications: Library experience as a Middle East and Islamic Studies Librarian; cataloging experience; reading knowledge of Persian; practical knowledge of ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education; experience working with ALMA, vendor sites such as YBP’s GOBI, libguides, LibAnswers, etc. Deadline for application: 17 July 2017. Information: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?PageType=JobDetails&partnerid=25066&siteid=5449&areq=72531br#jobDetails=undefined _____________ OTHER INFORMATION 14. New Master's Programme on "Cultural Studies of the Middle East”, Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen, Germany The new bilingual Elite Master’s Programme is being introduced in the 2017/18 winter semester. It will focus on diversity and historical change in the cultures of the Middle East. It is Germany’s first elite course of study in this field and an opportunity for highly motivated students to prepare for their PhD and make an early start for a professional career in an academic setting. Deadline for application: 15 July 2017.Information: http://www.culturalstudiesmideast.de/ _____________ 15. Master in Middle Eastern Studies, ASERI-Graduate School of Economics and International Relations, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan Applications are open for the one year intensive program starting January 2018, with an international, high level faculty. The program focuses on the contemporary period, through a multi-disciplinary approach ranging over international relations, geopolitics, security, economy and energy, but taking into account also the historical and religious foundations of the Middle East. Scholarships available. Deadline for application: 30 October 2017. Information: http://aseri.unicatt.it/mimes _____________ 16. Small Grants Program: “Youth” and “Urban Spatial Inequalities”, Arab Council for the Social Sciences This funding opportunity aims to support scholars and professionals in the Arab region undertaking five kinds of activities: conference presentations, internships, pilot studies, dissemination events, and organizing workshops. Applicants must be citizens of an Arab League member state or nationals of an Arab country. Applicants must hold at least a Master’s degree. Deadline for application: 4 August 2017. Information: http://www.theacss.org/pages/sgp _____________ 17. 5th Annual MUBIT Doctoral Workshop in Late- and Post-Ottoman Studies: “From Unionism to Kemalism: Social and Political Transformation of Turkey”, Basel, Switzerland, 27-28 October 2017 This workshop intends to shed light on specific historiographical questions emerging from the interactions of political developments, demographic realities and social mobilization in Turkey from the Unionist through the Kemalist era (1908-1945). By examining such interactions, we aim to reassess and rethink some of the dominant viewpoints and paradigms relating to the general contours of Turkish history. Deadline for application: 1 August 2017. Information: https://nahoststudien.unibas.ch/en/research/gsss-mubit/mubit/course-programme/ _____________ 18. Summer School on Ibadism: "Understanding Diversity within Islam", Volos, Greece, 3-9 September 2017 The Summer School is co-organized by the University of Naples L'Orientale, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the College of Islamic Law of the Sultanate of Oman and the Department of Interfaith Studies of Volos Academy for Theological Studies Deadline for application: 30 June 2017. Information: http://www.ibadistudies.org/ _____________ 19. Summer School on Sufi Studies: “Foundations of Islamic Spirituality", Tamacine, Algeria, 5-12 September 2017 The Summer School in the heart of the Algerian desert is organized by association Perennia Verba (Parma, IT) in collaboration with the Istituto per l’Oriente Carlo Alfonso Nallino (Rome, IT) and the Officina di Studi Medievali (Palermo, IT). Deadline for application: 10 July 2017. Information: http://www.academia.edu/33617420/Summer_School_on_Sufi_Studies_Temacine_Ageria_Sept_2017_.pdf _____________ 20. Articles on "Infrastructure" for the Online Journal "Middle East - Topics & Arguments" We are looking for submissions that look back into the temporality of infrastructures: histories of colonialism and imperialism that once shaped Middle Eastern and North African societies and the post/neo-colonial continuations of material networks that facilitate and control communities. Deadline for abstracts: 3 July 2017. Information: http://meta-journal.net/announcement/view/17
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