CONFERENCES
1. Workshop: "The Diplomatics of Ancient and Medieval
Documents: Putting the Afghan Geniza into Diplomatic Context", Freie Universität Berlin,
23 May 2019
2. Conference: "Perspectives on French Colonial and Late
Ottoman Cultural History", Center for Near Eastern Studies (CNES), UCLA,
Los Angeles, 30-31 May 2019
3. 4th International Conference on the History of
Arabic Literature: "Bridging the Cultures to Overcome the Frontiers",
Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, 19-20 September 2019
4. Conference: “Development, Humanitarianism, and Security in
the Middle East: Legacies and Futures”, George Washington University, 20
September 2019
5. AAIMS Second Conference on the Study of Islam and Muslim
Societies: “Islam and Society: Challenges and Prospects”, School of Social
Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, 30 September – 1 October
2019
6. Conference: “Words Laying Down the Law: Translating Arabic
Legal Discourse,” Aga Khan University, London, 7-8 October 2019
7. Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic
Studies Society (SERMEISS) Fall Meeting 2019, Valle Crucis (North Carolina),
11-13 October 2019
8. Panel on "Muslims in America" during the
Conference: "SAMLA 91: Languages: Power, Identity, Relationships",
Atlanta, 8-10 November 2019
9. Conference: “The Sea in the 20th – 21st
Centuries and the ‘Forbidden Migrations‘, Lisbon, 28-29 November 2019
10. 5th Annual European Symposium on Turkey:
"The Concept of Culture and its Politicization in Turkey and the
Diaspora", University of Vienna, 29-30 November 2019
11. International Symposium: “Built Environment in Oasis
Milieu: Challenges and Prospects for Sustainable Development”, Biskra, Algeria,
2-4 December 2019
12. International Conference: “Re-Membering Hospitality in the
Mediterranean“, Université Toulouse, 26-27 March 2020
13. Panel on “Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Retellings of the
Hebrew Bible in the Medieval Mediterranean” during the Annual Meeting of the
Medieval Academy of America, Berkeley, 26-28 March 2020
14. 3rd International Congress of the University
Platform for Research on Islam in Europe and Lebanon (PLURIEL): “Islam and
Otherness”, Beirut, 14-15 April 2020
POSITIONS
- Lecturer in International Relations, Leiden University
16.
AHRC
Collaborative Doctoral Studentship, Research Project: “Material Cultures of Refuge in Lebanon”, University College London
17. Research Associate for
Project “A Hermeneutics of Civic Engagement? Reading the Qur'an and Sunna in
British Islam”, University of Chester
18. Early
Career Teaching and Research Fellow on Muslims in Europe, Alwaleed Centre,
University of Edinburgh
19. Full-time
PhD Research Fellowship in Social Anthropology of the Middle East, University
of Bergen
20. 15 Early
PhD Candidate Positions in the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action, Innovative
Training Network MIDA: "Mediating Islam in the Digital Age"
21. Post-Doctoral
Fellowship in Middle East Studies, University of Southern California, Los
Angeles
OTHER
INFORMATION
22. Prize for Best Article, Council for British Research in the
Levant
23. New MA
Program: “Euro-Mediterranean Affairs”, LUISS School of Government / Istituto
Affari Internazionali, Rome
24. New MA
Program: "Middle Eastern Encounters", University of Haifa (October
2019 - September 2020)
25. Summer Courses in Modern Standard Arabic, Al Akhawayn
University, Ifrane
26. Sommer
School: "Identity in the Middle East and North Africa: Actors, Strategies
and Dynamics", University of Turin, 17-21 June 2019
27. Summer
School: “The Middle East in Global Politics”, London School of Economics, 17
June – 5 July 2019
28. Summer Abroad Program: ''Art Treasures of Konya: Medieval
Islamic Art and Architecture II'', Necmettin Erbakan University, 1-26 July 2019
29. New
Series “Edinburgh Studies of the Globalised Muslim World”
30. Contributions
to an Edited Collection on "Geo-political Conflict in Emergent Genres and
Forms: Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East after the Second Intifada"
31. Contributions
for Journal "Afghanistan", Edinburgh University Press
32. Contributions
for "Bonn Oriental and Asian Studies – BOAS_insights"
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CONFERENCES
1.
Workshop:
"The Diplomatics of Ancient and Medieval Documents: Putting the Afghan
Geniza into Diplomatic Context", Freie Universität Berlin, 23 May 2019
At this workshop we will discuss and compare
medieval legal-administrative documents from across the Islamic world,
including Pahlavi, Afghan Geniza, Cairo Geniza and Damascus Qubba documents.
All welcome.
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2.
Conference:
"Perspectives on French Colonial and Late Ottoman Cultural History",
Center for Near Eastern Studies (CNES) at UCLA, Los Angeles, 30-31 May 2019
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3.
4th
International Conference on the History of Arabic Literature: "Bridging
the Cultures to Overcome the Frontiers", Taras Shevchenko National
University of Kyiv, 19-20 September 2019
We welcome your theoretical, methodological,
and empirical reflections on links, relationships, and ties within local,
regional, and universal dimensions of literature in its broadest sense.
Conference languages: Arabic, English, and French.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2019.
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4.
Conference:
“Development, Humanitarianism, and Security in the Middle East: Legacies and
Futures”, George Washington University, 20 September 2019
The Middle East has long been the target of
various development, humanitarian and security interventions initiated by
internal and external actors. These interventions have often failed to achieve
their goals. However, those failures have shaped and will continue to shape the
avenues and aspirations of peoples, NGOs, private organizations, and
governments. This one-day multidisciplinary Graduate Student Symposium invites
submissions that consider how the region’s long history with such interventions
affects the contemporary Middle East and shapes aspirations for future changes.
Deadline for abstracts: 28 June 2019.
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5.
AAIMS
Second Conference on the Study of Islam and Muslim Societies: “Islam and
Society: Challenges and Prospects”, School of Social Sciences and Psychology,
Western Sydney University, 30 September – 1 October 2019
The conference will bring together scholars
from such disciplines as law, politics, sociology, religious studies,
geography, philosophy and theology. The conference will feature international
and local keynotes who are leading scholars in their fields.
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6.
Conference:
“Words Laying Down the Law: Translating Arabic Legal Discourse,” Aga Khan
University, London, 7-8 October 2019
The Governance Programme at the Institute for
the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) invites papers in the disciplines
of legal anthropology, law and comparative law, legal pragmatics,
sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, politics and translation studies for a
two-day conference on translations of legal discourse in Arabic-speaking
contexts.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2019.
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7.
Panel
on "Muslims in America" during the Conference: "SAMLA 91:
Languages: Power, Identity, Relationships", Atlanta, 8-10 November 2019
This panel intends to examine the
works of Muslim American poets, novelists, playwrights, jazz musicians, punks,
hip hop artists, mipsters, filmmakers, and visual artists, through the lens of
polylingualism. Panelists are asked to consider how these writers and artists
employ different languages in their articulation of assimilation, alterity, dissent,
and transgression.
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8.
Conference:
“The Sea in the 20th – 21st Centuries and the ‘Forbidden
Migrations‘, Lisbon, 28-29 November 2019
How are organized the migrant crossings by sea?
How such experience is lived and conceived by the different migrants? Who are
the facilitating agents and how do they guarantee the maintenance of the
crossing networks? Which rationales and practices are followed in the official
framing of the crossings? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2019.
Information: http://fabricadesites.fcsh.unl.pt/ihc/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2019/04/2019-11-28_Sea_CFP-EN.pdf
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9.
5th
Annual European Symposium on Turkey: "The Concept of Culture and its
Politicization in Turkey and the Diaspora", University of Vienna, 29-30
November 2019
The meeting will investigate and discuss the
various forms of "cultural engineering" through history, the
different discourses on culture and the numerous practices of articulating,
performing and producing culture as well as cultural identities/resources - be
it in line with or against the cultural policy of the state. Turkey's official
cultural policies aimed at Turkish citizens living abroad will also be a focus
of the symposium.
Deadline for abstracts: 12 June 2019.
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10. Southeast
Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Society (SERMEISS) Fall Meeting 2019,
Valle Crucis (North Carolina), 11-13 October 2019
SERMEISS is an inter-disciplinary
organization interested in all areas of Middle East and Islamic Studies.
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11. International
Symposium: “Built Environment in Oasis Milieu: Challenges and Prospects for
Sustainable Development”, Biskra, Algeria, 2-4 December 2019
The
main objective of the symposium is to review the current state of art and
discuss most innovative experiences, approaches, techniques and research
results for a sustainable development of fragile environments in general and
oases environments as a particular case. Researchers, academics, practitioners,
policymakers and officials from relevant local and international institutions
are invited to share their experiences and ideas.
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12. International
Conference: “Re-Membering Hospitality in the Mediterranean“, Université
Toulouse, 26-27 March 2020
Historical, mythological, ethnographic, visual,
literary, cinematic, and intermedial approaches are all welcome provided that
they define and articulate a concept of hospitality, its relation with memory,
and the confrontations and reunions that substantiate the emergence and
deployment of new forms of commonality within the Mediterranean space.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2019.
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13. Panel on
“Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Retellings of the Hebrew Bible in the Medieval
Mediterranean” for the Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, Berkeley,
26-28 March 2020
The Hebrew Bible is a sacred text for both
Judaism and Christianity, and Islam reveres biblical figures such as Abraham
and Moses as prophets. All three religions developed traditions regarding these
and other biblical figures in exegesis, translations, and retellings staged in
other genres. This session will explore the ways in which these retellings
influenced and were influenced by each other in light of the specific
historical conditions that produced them.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2019.
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14. 3rd International Congress of the University Platform for
Research on Islam in Europe and Lebanon (PLURIEL): “Islam and Otherness”,
Beirut, 14-15 April 2020
The conference aims to address this societal movement from the
perspective of Islam and beyond identity-based resistance. It will thus focus
on how Islam can be considered a ʻresource’ (Jullien) in order to approach the
other in the globalized world. In this context, what is the other's specific
thought that is being expressed to ground and support the dynamics of
postmodernity? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 September 2019.
Information: https://pluriel.fuce.eu/call-for-papers-3rd-pluriel-international-congress-islam-and-otherness/?lang=en
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POSITIONS
- Lecturer
in International Relations, Leiden University
The lecture should have a focus on the
Middle East or Asia, and the ability to integrate an Area Studies/Humanities
approach to IR, for a fixed-term position from 1 August 2019 - 31 July 2021,
with the possibility of renewal. The position requires proficiency in English
(for teaching), as well as knowledge of Arabic or other relevant research
languages.
Deadline for applications: 12 May 2019.
Information: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2019/q2/19-191-university-lectureship-international-relations
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16. AHRC Collaborative Doctoral
Studentship, Research Project: “Material Cultures of Refuge in Lebanon”, University College London
In cooperation with Pitt Rivers Museum,
Oxford University Museums. Applicants may have a strong Master’s-level degree
or equivalent experience, including, but not limited to, museums or curatorial
experience or work in the third sector relating to displacement in the Middle
East. Regional expertise in the Middle East would be preferable and proficiency
in (Levantine) Arabic would be an additional asset. Students with experience
working on museum collections, archives, or related topics are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Deadline for applications: 17 May 2019.
Information:
https://professorpositions.com/ahrc-collaborative-doctoral-studentship-material-cultures-of-refuge-in-lebanon,i3656.html
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17. Research Associate for
Project “A Hermeneutics of Civic Engagement? Reading the Qur'an and Sunna in
British Islam”, University of Chester
Requirements: the successful candidate will have experience and
expertise in anthropological approaches to the study of Islam, preferably in a
Western context, and will have a proven track record of conducting ethnography.
S/he will hold a PhD in Social Anthropology or a cognate discipline (or will
have submitted her/his thesis by the time of appointment). S/he will also have,
or be establishing, a track record of publication.
Deadline
for applications: 14 June 2019.
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18. Early
Career Teaching and Research Fellow on Muslims in Europe, Alwaleed Centre,
University of Edinburgh
This is a three-year fixed-term position. The
Fellow will undertake course organisation and teaching at all levels on themes
related to Muslims in Europe and contribute to UG/PG supervision in the
Department of Sociology and the Department of Islamic and Middle East Studies.
Deadline for applications: 29 May 2019.
Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BRY005/muslims-in-europe-alwaleed-early-career-teaching-and-research-fellow
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19. Full-time
PhD Research Fellowship in Social Anthropology of the Middle East, University
of Bergen
The position is for a fixed-term period of 4
years and will concern cultural heritage and conflict, focusing on a specific
cultural heritage site. The PhD student will be expected to carry out
anthropological fieldwork, with participant observation of social processes and
conflict concerning social identity, religion and/or economy.
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20. 15
Early PhD Candidate Positions in the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action, Innovative
Training Network MIDA: "Mediating Islam in the Digital Age"
The project is to train 15 creative,
entrepreneurial, and innovative researchers in social and human sciences
through an interdisciplinary research programme, whose main objectives are to
understand the tremendous influence that digitisation and technological
innovations have on Islam. The location is depending on which project the
candidate applies for.
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21. Post-Doctoral
Fellowship in Middle East Studies, University of Southern California, Los
Angeles
One-year scholar-teaching position, renewable
for a second year contingent upon administrative approval. Requirements: PhD
within the last five years or at the latest by 15 August 2019; researchers with
training in Environmental Studies, anthropology, political economy, urban
studies, and geography are particularly welcome to apply.
Review of complete applications will begin
immediately. Information: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/postdoctoral-scholar-teaching-fellow/1209/11742439
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OTHER
INFORMATION
22. Prize
for Best Article, Council for British Research in the Levant
The award recognizes excellent research and
scholarship that engages with current and emerging issues in the Levant that
advances our understanding of the region. We are looking for original
unpublished articles from scholars in different stages of their careers and
from different disciplines: anthropology, sociology, politics, religion and
theology, language and linguistics cultural studies, etc.
Deadline for full articles: 1 July 2019. Information: http://cbrl.ac.uk/news/item/name/call-for-papers-2019-prize-for-best-article
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23. New
MA Program: “Euro-Mediterranean Affairs”, LUISS School of Government / Istituto
Affari Internazionali, Rome
The degree aims to enable students to assess
Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in its complexity, studying its political,
socio-economic, and cultural dynamics in their local, regional, and global
dimensions. Students will receive training in crisis simulation and negotiation
techniques, and be able to engage directly with crucial stakeholders from the
larger region through the IAI and LUISS conference series.
Deadline for applications: 15 May 2019.
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24. New
MA Program: "Middle Eastern Encounters", University of Haifa (October
2019 - September 2020)
The newly launched one-year program offers
opportunities for close cultural encounters in the rich and dynamic setting of
the City of Haifa, and aims to provide instruction, training, and first-hand
acquaintance with Middle Eastern affairs.
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25. Summer
Courses in Modern Standard Arabic, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane
Two semesters in eight weeks: 30 May-28 June
2019 (Session 1), 2-26 July 2019 (Session 2). Scholarships available.
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26. Sommer
School: "Identity in the Middle East and North Africa: Actors, Strategies
and Dynamics", University of Turin, 17-21 June 2019
The summer school critically unpacks identity
and its politicization, exploring the role they have had across time and space
to read and represent regional political and social events. The objective is to
offer useful tools of analysis to better understand the complexity of the
Middle East and, at the same time, to facilitate explanations away from
oversimplifications.
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27. Summer
School: “The Middle East in Global Politics”, London School of Economics, 17
June – 5 July 2019
The course will examine the regional politics
of the Middle East since 1918 and their interaction with problems of
international security, global resources and great power/superpower/hyperpower
policies. The course will analyse the phenomenon of political Islam by
situating its emergence in the context of regional and global politics. It will
also deal with more recent developments such as the 2011 Arab uprisings and
their consequences.
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28. Summer Abroad Program: ''Art Treasures of Konya: Medieval
Islamic Art and Architecture II'', Necmettin Erbakan University, 1-26 July 2019
This unique cultural program purpose is the
study of medieval Anatolian art and architecture by focusing on the spectacular
examples of medieval Islamic art and architecture of Konya on site. The course
will combine lectures and many field trips to monuments and museums in Konya,
taking full advantage of the opportunity to study art in context.
Deadline for applications: 7 June 2019.
Information: http://sempozyum.konya.edu.tr/arthistory/en/anasayfa
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29. New
Series “Edinburgh Studies of the Globalised Muslim World”
This new series provides a platform for
innovative books exploring the dynamics of contemporary Muslim societies. It
considers the boundaries of the contemporary Muslim world and critically
addresses the construction of Islamic and non-Islamic categories. It analyses
the discourses and practices of individuals, communities, states and
transnational actors, while offering multidisciplinary scholarly perspectives
on what it means to be part of the Muslim world today.
Information: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-edinburgh-studies-of-the-globalised-muslim-world-html.html
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30. Contributions
to an Edited Collection on "Geo-political Conflict in Emergent Genres and
Forms: Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East after the Second Intifada"
This collection addresses how genre and form
work to illuminate and re-describe conflict in the context of Israel and
Palestine but also how depicting conflict impacts aesthetic and formal
strategies of representation more widely.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2019.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/4095579/reminder-cfp-geo-political-conflict-emergent-genres-and-forms
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31. Contributions
for Journal "Afghanistan", Edinburgh University Press
The journal seeks submissions on the variegated
Islamic cultures and practices of Afghanistan and its inter-connected regions
(Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). Papers on Shi'i (Imami
and Isma'ili) and (tariqa and non-tariqa) Sufi traditions are particularly
welcome.
Information: (http://www.euppublishing.com/loi/afg). Submission
guidelines at: https://www.euppublishing.com/page/afg/submissions
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32. Contributions
for "Bonn Oriental and Asian Studies – BOAS_insights"
This online, peer-reviewed, open-access journal
covers a wide range of subjects and a large geographical scope within Asian and
Middle Eastern Area Studies. The editors encourage multi-disciplinary approaches
that incorporate diverse perspectives and bridge deeply specialized fields.
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