CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
1.
ONLINE Seminar: "Civil Society in Algeria: The Hirak, Non-violence
and Youth Activism for Democracy", SOAS, University of London, 27 October
2020, 5:30 pm - 7.00 pm GMT
2.
ONLINE Webinar of the Yale Program in Iranian Studies, Fall 2020 Events,
30 October – 4 December 2020
3.
ONLINE: "Al Salon" Discussion Series on "Exile and
Revolution Movement (in the Arab Region)", North-Africa West-Asia Artists,
Activities and Researchers Alliance (NAWARA), Berlin, November 2020 - February
2021
4.
ONLINE Seminar: "China Straddling the Persian Gulf", SOAS,
University of London, 3 November 2020, 5:30 pm - 7.00 pm GMT
5.
ONLINE Events of the Middle East & North Africa Centre at Sussex
(MENACS), 5 November - 11 December 2020
6.
ONLINE Webinar Series "COVID-19 and Muslim Religiosity", Ali
Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University, November-
December 2020
7.
ONLINE Event: "Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum",
SOAS, University of London, 10-11 November 2020
8.
ONLINE Conference of the Islamicate Digital Humanisties Network,
Georgetown University, 18 November 2020, 10.00 am - 12.30 pm EDT
9.
ONLINE Colloquium "Oman Studies in Germany: New Research in
Archaeology, History and Social Anthropology", Institute of Middle Eastern
and Islamic Studies, Ruhr University Bochum, 30 November 2020, 13.00 - 17:45 h
CET
10. ONLINE: International eConference on Interreligious Dialogue,
Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR), 4-6 December 2020
11. ONLINE Symposium: "British Muslims and
Covid-19: Impacts, Experiences and Responses", Muslims in Britain Research
Network, 8 December 2020
12.
ONLINE: International Conference on "10 Years On: The People &
The Protests", Project SEPAD, Lancaster University, UK, 17-18 December
2020
13. 2nd Global Inclusive
Interdisciplinary Conference on "Violence", Lisbon, Portugal, 14-15
March 2021
14.
ONLINE Seminar on "National and Regional Dimension of Mediterranean
Studies" at the Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature
Association, 8-11 April 2021
15. 5th Conference of the Arab Council
for the Social Sciences (ACSS): “Interrogating the Social Sciences in the
Vortex of Crises: Waves of Discontent and Demands for Change", Beirut,
21-23 May 2021
16. Maghreb/Afrique subsaharienne : « L’Afrique
dans les sciences humaines et sociales : regards croisés et approches
méthodologiques », Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Juin 2021
17. Conference of the Red Sea Project X: “Red
Sea Horizons, Edges and Transitions”, University of Crete, Rethymno Greece,
16-19 June 2021
18. "4th Congress of Studies on the Middle East and Muslim
Worlds", Aix-en-Provence, 28-30 June 2021
19. Mediterranean Studies Symposium, Ortigia,
Italy, 1-4 July 2021
20.
3rd Workshop of the Network for the Study of Environmental
History of Turkey on “Environmental Histories of the Ottoman and post-Ottoman
World - The Anthropocene: From Empire to Nation-States,” University of Vienna,
16-18 September 2021
21. 3rd ANU
Religion Conference: “Religion and Migration: Culture and Policy”, Australian
National University, Canberra, 8-10 December 2021
22.
PhD Workshop on "Unthought Perspectives in the Study of Turkish
Islam: Methodology and Research Prospects”, Center for Turkish, Ottoman, Balkan,
and Central Asian Studies, Paris (Date to be announced in 2021)
POSITIONS
23.
Postdoc Resident Fellowship (1-12 Months), RomanIslam Center for
Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies, Hamburg University
24. Two Doctoral Positions for the Research
Project "Ottoman Afterlife in Jordan and Iraq. Politics of Remembering and
Forgetting in New Arab States (1920-1958)", University of Basel
25. Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2 Years) for
Project "Warnings from the Archive: A Century of British Intervention in
the Middle East", University of Exeter
26. Head Librarian of the Oriental Institute of
the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
27.
Director of the American Language Center & Arabic Language Institute
in Fez, Morocco
28. Ehsan Yarshater-PHF Post-Doctoral
Fellowship, 2021-2022, Yale Program in Iranian Studies
29. Assistant Professor of Arabic Language und
Cultural Studies, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
30. Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research
Associates and Early-career Scholars from Outside of the USA, Program
"Sustainable Futures", Princeton Institute for International and
Regional Studies (2021-22)
31. Post-Doctoral Research Associate in
Palestine and Palestinian Studies, Center for Middle East Studies, Brown
University
32. Assistant Professor in International
Studies (Focus Middle East), School for International Studies at Simon Fraser
University, Vancouver
33. Canada Research Chair (Tier 2), History of
the Modern Middle East, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
34. Assistant Professor, Late Antiquity and/or
Early Islam, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada
OTHER INFORMATION
35. Grabar Travel & Post-Doctoral Awards
for Ph.D. Candidates and Post-doctoral Scholars in All Areas of the History of
Islamic Art, Architecture and Archaeology
36. 2020 Lebanese Studies Association Book
Award
37. Prize for the Best First Book in Mediterranean Studies, Mediterranean
Seminar/CU Mediterranean Studies Group
38. ONLINE Course: "Islam and
Constitutions: The Law and Politics of Sharia Provisions", Institute for
the Study of Muslim Civilisation, Aga Khan University, London, 7, 14, 21
November 2020, 13:30-16:30 UK Time
39.
ONLINE: Introduction of Two MA Programs in Islamic Studies, Columbia
University, New York, 18 November 2020, 11 am EST
40.
Articles on "Business People in War Times and Alternative Economies
and Exchange during Armed Conflicts
(in the MENA Region)" for Special Issue of "Turkish Journal of Middle
Eastern Studies"
41. Articles on "Reclaiming Art in Urban
Public Space in the MENA Region - Artistic Practices, Political Expression and
Public Space Transformations" for Special Issue of "Manazir
Journal" (Université de Genève)
42.
Articles on "Turkish-American Relations" for Special Issue of
"Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies" (December 2020)
43.
Articles on "Legacies of 1922: Building and Rebuilding Borders,
Identity and Belonging Since the Greco-Turkish War and Population
Exchange" for Special Issue of the "Journal of Modern Greek
Studies" (October 2022)
44.
Articles on "Islamic Theologies of Disasters: Between Science,
Religion and Messianism" for Special Issue of "MIDEO" 38 (2023)
45. Articles on "Historizing Islamophobia" for Special Issue of
"Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam"
46. Manuscripts for "Gulf Studies Books
Series" by Springer Nature
47. Chapters on "New Methods in the Study
of Islam" for Special Volume of Brill`s "Supplements to Theory and
Method in the Study of Religion"
48. New Website "Khamseen: Islamic Art
History Online", University of Michigan
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Best regards,
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(CERAW), University of Mainz, in cooperation with the University of Sharjah
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CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
1.
ONLINE Seminar: "Civil Society in Algeria: The
Hirak, Non-violence and Youth Activism for Democracy", SOAS, University of
London, 27 October 2020, 5:30 pm - 7.00 pm GMT
This talk is by Jessica Ayesha Northey, Coventry
University. On 22 February 2019, Algeria saw the emergence of a peaceful
movement for democracy. Known as the hirak, weekly marches of millions led to
President Bouteflika standing down. This continued until 2020 and the global
COVID-19 pandemic. How did Algerians take on such a powerful regime, without
violence, despite deep frustrations and a history of violent political change?
Information and registration (Zoom): https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/events/cme/27oct2020-civil-society-in-algeria-the-hirak-non-violence-and-youth-activism-for-democracy.html
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2.
ONLINE Webinar of the Yale Program in Iranian Studies,
Fall 2020 Events, 30 October – 4 December 2020
30 October 2020: "The Politicization of the
Female Body in the Context of Sigheh Marriages", Prof. Claudia Yaghoobi,
University of North Carolina
13 November 2020: "Hafiz
and His Contemporaries: Time, Place, and Dialogue in the Post-Mongol Persian
Ghazal" by Prof. Dominic Parviz Brookshaw, University of Oxford
4 December 2020:
"Re-discovering a Literary Treasure: The Anvar-e Sohayli Written by Vaʿez
Kashefi in Fifteenth-Century Herat" by Prof. Christine van Ruymbeke,
University of Cambridge
Information and registration: https://iranianstudies.macmillan.yale.edu/calendar/upcoming-events
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3.
ONLINE: "Al Salon" Discussion Series on
"Exile and Revolution Movement (in the Arab Region)", North-Africa
West-Asia Artists, Activities and Researchers Alliance (NAWARA), Berlin,
November 2020 - February 2021
Scholars and activists, along with two guest speakers
for each circle, will reflect critically and collectively on ten years of
revolutions in the Arab region. Applications are invited both for in-person
participation for those based in Europe and for online participation as well.
Travel expenses within Europe can be partially reimbursed.
Deadline for application for participation: 1 November
2020. Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/772682879983996. Contact: info@nawaraberlin.com
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4.
ONLINE Seminar: "China Straddling the Persian
Gulf", SOAS, University of London, 3 November 2020, 5:30 pm - 7.00 pm GMT
This talk is by Jonathan Fulton (Zayed University, Abu
Dhabi). China is a major economic actor in the Persian Gulf and its expansive
Belt and Road Initiative ambitions add a strategic element. In an intensely
competitive regional security environment, China has maintained an unusual
approach, deepening ties with all Gulf states, perhaps best exemplified by its
comprehensive strategic partnerships with Iran and its rivals Saudi Arabia and
the UAE.
Information and registration (Zoom): https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/events/cme/03nov2020-china-straddling-the-persian-gulf.html
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5.
ONLINE Events of the Middle East & North Africa
Centre at Sussex (MENACS), 5 November - 11 December 2020
5 November: Dr Naji Bakhti’s Book Launch:
"Between Beirut and the Moon (2020)" - in conversation with a panel
of experts on Levantine culture and literature.
25 November: Najda Makhlouf: "El Moudjahidate:
Invisible to Visible: The Role and Memory of Women Anti-Colonial Resistance Fighters in
Algeria" - in conversation with Prof Martin Evans about her Exhibition.
30 November: Dr Anne Irfan (Oxford); "Researching
Palestinian Refugee History” - in conversation with Dr Jacob Norris.
9 December: Sarah El Hamed (performance artist):
"Cheikha Rimitti, the Iconic Mother of Raï and Her Legacy: Resistance
Music, Rebels and the Breaking of Social Taboos in Algerian Society" - in
conversation with Prof Martin Evans on Cheikha Rimitti and her iconic role in
the long history of protest music in Algeria.
11 Dec.: Dr Francis Clark-Lowes, Book Presentation of
Riad ElTaher’s "O Daughter of Babylon" - in conversation with Dr Ali
Kassem.
Information and registration: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gateway/file.php?name=menacs-events---autumn-2020---final.pdf&site=525
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6.
ONLINE Webinar Series "COVID-19 and Muslim
Religiosity", Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason
University, November - December 2020
4 November 2020 - 1:00 PM EDT: Anna Piela (Northwestern
University) & Joanna Krotofil (Jagiellonian University), “I’ve discovered I
love to pray alone”: Women’s approaches to practising Islam during the COVID-19
pandemic"
17 November 2020 - 12:00 PM EDT: Günhan Börekçi
(Central European University), “Long before COVID-19: The Socio-Economic
Effects of Contagious Diseases and Epidemics in the Ottoman World (1500-1800)”
2 December 2020 - 1:00 PM EDT: Nancy Khalil
(University of Michigan), “US Imams and Efforts to Prevent a Professional
Epidemic in a Pandemic”
Information: https://islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/events/11063. For previous sessions see https://vimeo.com/islamicstudies/
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7.
ONLINE Event: "Middle East and Central Asia Music
Forum", SOAS, University of London, 10-11 November 2020
This Music Forum will be of interest to a broad
audience, including musicologists, ethnomusicologists and other researchers in
the arts, humanities and social sciences. In addition, we welcome those working
on other aspects of culture in this region (dance, visual arts, media, film,
literature, etc.)
Information and registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/middle-east-central-asia-music-forum-soas-tickets-125682709367?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR3NVKWOnQfBlKzwljdBvS8uH4AD8nX8iiqHY50kCXAhvi2XhPM01o9XVL4
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8.
ONLINE Conference of the Islamicate Digital
Humanisties Network, Georgetown University, 18 November 2020, 10.00 am - 12.30
pm EDT
10.20 am: "Handwritten-Text-Recognition for
Arabic Script: A Case Study in Ottoman Turkish", Suphan Kirmizialtin (NYU
Abu Dhabi)
10.50 am: "When digital forms of information
become a reliable source of academic research", Sofia Tsourlaki (SOAS
University of London)
11.20 am: "The #AmericasMuslimsMap: Using Digital
Visualization to Help Expand our Notion of “Global Islam”, Ken Chitwood (Freie
Universität Berlin)
11.50 am: "A Comparative Quantitative Analysis of
the Concept of "Love" in Hafez's Ghazals and Shakespeare's
Sonnets", Mehdy Sedaghat Payam and Marjan Moosavi (University of Maryland)
Link for Zoom: https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/92629137582
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9.
ONLINE Colloquium "Oman Studies in Germany: New
Research in Archaeology, History and Social Anthropology", Institute of
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Ruhr University Bochum, 30 November 2020,
13.00 - 17:45 h CET
Hosted by Prof. Johann Buessow, this colloquium will
provide an overview about the German research in humanities and social sciences
devoted to Oman.
To receive the program, follow the event and and join
the discussion via Zoom contact adrian.bernhard@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
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10. ONLINE: International eConference on Interreligious Dialogue,
Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR), 4-6 December 2020
The conference will bring together
religion scholars, specialists, and practitioners of different faith traditions
from all over the world to discuss the various complexities, problems, and
solutions resulting from interreligious dialogue.
Information and registration: https://www.gcrr.org/2020interreligiousdialogue
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11. ONLINE Symposium: "British Muslims and
Covid-19: Impacts, Experiences and Responses", Muslims in Britain Research
Network, 8 December 2020
Papers are invited that explore any dimension of
Muslim identity / lived experiences in relation to the pandemic, lockdown and
subsequent socio-economic implications of Covid-19 in Britain.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 October 2020.
Information: https://www.mbrn.org.uk/call-for-papers-british-muslims-and-covid-19-impacts-experiences-and-responses/
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12.
ONLINE: International Conference on "10 Years On:
The People & The Protests", Project SEPAD, Lancaster University, UK,
17-18 December 2020
The conference on the 10th anniversary of the beginning of
the Arab Uprisings seeks to reflect on the ways in which the uprisings have
affected people and political projects across MENA and invites papers
reflecting on: Popular protests; relations between rulers and ruled;
resistance; gender and sexuality; sovereign power; spatial ordering;
clientelism; sectarianism; de-sectarianisation; political economy; power
sharing; urban politics; environmentalism; foreign policy making; etc.
Information: https://www.sepad.org.uk/event/conference-and-call-for-papers
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13. 2nd Global Inclusive
Interdisciplinary Conference on "Violence", Lisbon, Portugal, 14-15
March 2021
Themes:
- Violence and Gender, - Media Portrayals of Violence, - Gender
Differentiation; can Women be Terrorists? - State-Sanctioned Violence (War,
Genocide, Torture, Capital Punishment, etc.), - How Culture Encourages /
Discourages Violence, - Ecological and Environmental Violence, - Violence and
Reconciliation Practices, etc.
Information: https://www.progressiveconnexions.net/interdisciplinary-projects/evil/violence/conferences/
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14.
ONLINE Seminar on "National and Regional
Dimension of Mediterranean Studies" at the Annual Meeting of the American
Comparative Literature Association, 8-11 April 2021
This seminar engages with literary texts from diverse
Mediterranean literary traditions, periods, and genres in Europe, North Africa
and the Middle East, while being theoretically aware of their potential to
challenge canonical interpretations of critical artistic, political, religious,
and linguistic issues relevant to their and/or other national traditions in the
region.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 October 2020. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-acla-2021-national-and-regional-dimension-of-mediterranean-studies-8-11-april-2021-virtual?e=82aeb6c61d
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15. 5th Conference of the Arab Council
for the Social Sciences (ACSS): “Interrogating the Social Sciences in the
Vortex of Crises: Waves of Discontent and Demands for Change", Beirut,
21-23 May 2021
The
conference is open to papers from all social science and allied disciplines and
to scholars from the Arab region and the rest of the world. The conference will
be organized around the following four major axes: Inequality and Resistance;
The State and Risk Society; Infrastructure and Survival; Global, Regional and
National Ecologies.
Information: http://www.theacss.org/pages/fifth-conference
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16. Maghreb/Afrique subsaharienne : « L’Afrique
dans les sciences humaines et sociales : regards croisés et approches
méthodologiques », Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Juin 2021
Destinée aux doctorants en sciences sociale
inscrits dans une université ou rattachés à un laboratoire situé dans un pays
d’Afrique du Nord ou d’Afrique sub-saharienne, elle a pour objectif d’apporter
un soutien méthodologique tout en stimulant la coopération scientifique entre
l’Afrique de l’Ouest, l’Afrique du Nord et l’Europe.
Date
limite d`envoi : 1 Novembre 2020. Information : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QsKCYy-Rq_BvgNNyGuswv5l8qgbDkZST/view?fbclid=IwAR3fVlHYk1EuudYDRbCtuUhPJ7Knppq4wXKKYD1e8BdU1bZ1Q4DWlszYgFY
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17. Conference of the Red Sea Project X: “Red
Sea Horizons, Edges and Transitions”, University of Crete, Rethymno Greece,
16-19 June 2021
Papers will explore edges and transitions in the
histories and material cultures of the Red Sea, or reflect on the historical
horizons and invisible boundaries in Red Sea research. Themes include:
Movement, dependencies, and enslaved lives across geographic and temporal
borders; the medieval and early modern, with an emphasis on the Ottoman Red
Sea; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/6586815/call-papers-red-sea-project-x-red-sea-horizons-edges-and
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18. "4th Congress of Studies on the Middle East and Muslim
Worlds", Aix-en-Provence, 28-30 June 2021
This event is organized
by GIS Moyen Orient et mondes musulmans (MOMM) in collaboration with IREMAM,
IDEMEC, CHERPA, IMAF, and SEMOMM. The themes fall
under anthropology, archaeology and history of art, law, economics, geography,
history, islamology and religious sciences, linguistics, literature,
philosophy, sociology, political science, in a global or regional perspective.
As in previous years, the congress is an invitation to move beyond disciplinary
and institutional compartmentalization, by bringing together contributors from
diverse backgrounds, working in France and around the world.
Information: http://majlis-remomm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Appel_4e%CC%80meCongre%CC%80s_en.pdf
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19. Mediterranean Studies Symposium, Ortigia,
Italy, 1-4 July 2021
Preferred attention will be given to proposals about
Sicily but focus on other areas of the Mediterranean region will be gladly
considered. Interdisciplinary approaches from humanities, social sciences,
media studies, and other fields of study are pivotal. Any historical period of
reference is welcome.
Deadline for abstracts: 29 November 2020. Information:
https://www.cla.auburn.edu/international/programs-and-events/mediterranean-studies-symposium/
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20.
3rd Workshop of the Network for the Study of Environmental
History of Turkey on “Environmental Histories of the Ottoman and post-Ottoman
World - The Anthropocene: From Empire to Nation-States,” University of Vienna,
16-18 September 2021
Topics include: The
Anthropocene within the context of the Ottoman and post-Ottoman world; Urban
and rural environmental history; Histories of water, soil, forests and mines;
History of medicine, health and disease; Environmental histories of gender,
labour and inequality; Environmental histories of wars, armed conflicts and
violence; Ecology and Ottoman/Turkish literature; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 January 2021. Information: https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/en/disciplines/turkish-studies/events/neht-2021
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21. 3rd ANU Religion Conference: “Religion and Migration: Culture and
Policy”, Australian National University, Canberra, 8-10 December 2021
The
aim of this conference is to explore the various phenomena related to religion
and migration; the political and social transitions impacting upon the
transnational religiosity of contemporary communities.
Deadline for abstracts: 21 May 2021.
Information: https://hrc.cass.anu.edu.au/events/religion-and-migration-culture-and-policy-0#acton-tabs-link--tabs-0-middle-1
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22.
PhD Workshop on "Unthought Perspectives in the
Study of Turkish Islam: Methodology and Research Prospects”, Center for
Turkish, Ottoman, Balkan, and Central Asian Studies, Paris (Date in 2021 to be
announced)
This workshop invites Master, PhD students and
postdoctoral researchers who share a common object of study (i.e, the various
aspects of Turkish Islam), to consider what remains unthought in their research
projects.
Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2021. Information:
https://f-origin.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2020/10/Unthought_Turkish_Islam_2021.pdf
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POSITIONS
23.
Postdoc Resident Fellowship (1-12 Months), RomanIslam Center for
Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies, Hamburg University
Scholars are invited from a
wide range of disciplines working on Romanization and Islamication in Late
Antiquity with a focus but not exclusively on the Iberian Peninsula and North
Africa during the first millennium CE. Scholars working on comparative empire
and transcultural studies in a broader historical (or contemporary) perspective
whose research has a strong focus on theoretical and methodological issues are
also welcome.
Deadline for applications: 30 November 2020.
Information: https://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de/center/fellowship-program.html
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24. Two Doctoral Positions for the Research
Project "Ottoman Afterlife in Jordan and Iraq. Politics of Remembering and
Forgetting in New Arab States (1920-1958)", University of Basel
Duration: 4 years (2021–2025). Requirements: MA in
history and/or Middle Eastern studies; knowledge of English and Arabic (Modern
or Ottoman Turkish a plus). The regional focus of the project is on Jordan and
Iraq, however applications from candidates with an interest and/or expertise on
the Bilad al-Sham are also welcome.
Deadline for applications: 30 October 2020. Information: https://jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stellen/two-phd-positions-in-near-and-middle-eastern-studies/346485da-d576-4d20-b060-0bed76a75f32
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25. Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2 Years) for
Project "Warnings from the Archive: A Century of British Intervention in
the Middle East", University of Exeter
This is a systematic archive-based comparison of two
official inquiries into British military intervention in Iraq: the Mesopotamia
Commission (1917) and the Iraq Inquiry (2016). Qualification: PhD in a related
field of study, including Political Science, International Relations and
History; knowledge of the broad history of the British state and government
with reference to imperial/foreign policy in the 20th century;
extensive archival experience; etc.
Deadline for applications: 19 November 2020. Information: https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=563699UG5t&WVID=3817591jNg&LANG=USA
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26. Head Librarian of the Oriental Institute of
the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Qualifications: Minimum B.A. degree, background
or experience in library sciences strongly preferred; Fluency in written and
spoken English; Knowledge of library systems and cataloguing; Knowledge of one
or more of the languages, cultures, and histories related to the Oriental
Institute’s sub-fields (Middle East, South Asia, East and Southeast Asia, Central
Asia) preferred.
Deadline for application: 8 November 2020. Information: http://www.orient.cas.cz/miranda2/m2/akce/aktuality/2020/Head-Librarian-Oriental-Institute-Library_Job-Announcement_Deadline-Nov-8TH.pdf
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27.
Director of the American Language Center & Arabic
Language Institute in Fez, Morocco
The ideal candidate for should have a minimum of four
years experience in international administration and supervisory experience, an
MA or MS in TEFL or related degree, a minimum of intermediate Arabic;
communicative level of French a plus, etc.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2020. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/09/29/director-american-language-center-arabic-language-institute-in-fez-morocco
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28. Ehsan Yarshater-PHF Post-Doctoral
Fellowship, 2021-2022, Yale Program in Iranian Studies
The Associate in all fields of humanities and social,
political and environmental sciences will teach one undergraduate seminar in
the Fall or Spring semester, pursue their own research, and help to organize
the activities of the Yale Program in Iranian Studies (YPIS). Post-doctoral
Associates are expected to work collaboratively with the Council on Middle East
Studies and be in residence from August 2021 to May 2022.
Deadline for application: 31 December 2020.
Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/79421
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29. Assistant Professor of Arabic Language und
Cultural Studies, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
Candidates are invited to submit applications for a
tenure-track position in Arabic language and cultural studies. Ph.D in Arabic
Language and Literature, Middle Eastern Studies or a closely related field is
required.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2020. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/78584
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30. Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research
Associates and Early-career Scholars from Outside of the USA, Program
"Sustainable Futures", Princeton Institute for International and
Regional Studies (2021-22)
We
welcome applicants from all disciplinary and inter-disciplinary fields -
humanities, social science, natural science, engineering, technology, law,
architecture - to examine varied notions and workable practices of
sustainability.
Deadline for applications: 16 November
2020. Information: https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/16742 and https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/16822
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31. Post-Doctoral Research Associate in
Palestine and Palestinian Studies, Center for Middle East Studies, Brown
University
The position is open to all the humanities and
social science disciplines. Scholars who received PhDs within five years of the
application deadline are eligible to apply. Residence in the Providence area is
required for most of the one-year appointment.
Deadline for applications: 9 November 2020. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/78795
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32. Assistant Professor in International
Studies (Focus Middle East), School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University,
Vancouver
We invite applications from historians and
anthropologists with expertise in colonialism, decolonization, and postcolonial
legacies. We are particularly interested in scholars with expertise in the
Middle East, South or Southeast Asia, or scholars with a global/comparative
scope.
Deadline for applications: 29 October 2020. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/10/01/assistant-professor-in-international-studies
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33. Canada Research Chair (Tier 2), History of
the Modern Middle East, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
The Research Chair with a focus on the history
of the modern Middle East, broadly construed both temporally and
geographically, is intended for exceptional emerging scholars (i.e., candidates
must have been active researchers in their field for fewer than 10 years from
their degree at the time of nomination). The thematic focus is open.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2020. Information: https://hist.air.arts.ubc.ca/canada-research-chair-tier-2-history-of-the-modern-middle-east/
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34. Assistant Professor, Late Antiquity and/or
Early Islam, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Classics, Middle East
Studies, History, Religion, Art History, Archeology, or another, closely
related discipline. They must demonstrate a record of excellence in research
and teaching in the field of Late Antique studies and/or the study of early
Islam both conceptually and methodologically.
Deadline for applications: 30 November 2020. Information: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Assistant-Professor-Late-Antiquity-andor-Early-Islam-ON/541785217/
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OTHER INFORMATION
35. Grabar Travel & Post-Doctoral Awards
for Ph.D. Candidates and Post-doctoral Scholars in All Areas of the History of
Islamic Art, Architecture and Archaeology
The Travel Grant (700 US-$) is open to doctoral
candidates who have been invited as participants in a scholarly conference or
other professional meeting for the purpose of presenting papers. The
Post-doctoral Fellowship (2000 US-$) is intended to spend up to two months as a
research scholar at a university, museum, research institute or similar
institution, or to support additional research to aid in preparing the
dissertation for publication.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2020. Information: https://www.historiansofislamicart.org/opportunities/hiaa-prizes/grabar-grants-and-fellowships
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36. 2020 Lebanese Studies Association Book
Award
Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based
on original research published in English between 1 January 2018 and 31
December 2019. Subject matter can be on any aspect of the territories,
populations (including diasporic), society, and cultures of present-day Lebanon
from ancient times to the present, and as addressed by the disciplines of
history, anthropology, sociology, political science, literature, art, science,
etc. Yet the purview of the work should be clearly that of a scholar of
Lebanon.
Deadline for nominations: 1 November 2020.
Information: https://lebanesestudies.org/call-for-nominations-2020-lebanese-studies-association-book-award/
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37. Prize for the Best First Book in Mediterranean Studies, Mediterranean
Seminar/CU Mediterranean Studies Group
Eligible publications
are dated 2016-2020. We are most interested in books that break new ground
conceptually, are comparative and/or interdisciplinary, that emphasize the
intercultural/interregional/inter-religious contact. Books from any period will
be considered and are welcome from history, art and material culture, literary
and cultural studies, anthropology, and sociology.
Deadline for proposals: 1 January 2021. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/enter-best-first-book-prize-in-mediterranean-studies-the-mediterranean-seminar?e=82aeb6c61d
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38. ONLINE Course: "Islam and
Constitutions: The Law and Politics of Sharia Provisions", Institute for
the Study of Muslim Civilisation, Aga Khan University, London, 7, 14, 21
November 2020, 13:30-16:30 UK Time
The course introduces participants to the
conceptual foundations of constitutional law, the articulations of State-Islam
relations in contemporary constitutions, and the various models of sharia
provisions in a comparative perspective. A close up on the politics of sharia
provisions will provide a useful case study. The course also provides practical
training in handling constitutional provisions on sharia in different
jurisdictions.
Information and registration: https://www.aku.edu/events/pages/event-detail.aspx?EventID=1520&Title=Islam%20and%20Constitutions.%C2%A0%20The%20Law%20and%20Politics%20of%20Sharia%20Provisions
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39.
ONLINE: Introduction of Two MA Programs in Islamic
Studies, Columbia University, New York, 18 November 2020, 11 am EST
These programs delve into the religious and
intellectual traditions of Islam and the diverse regional histories, cultures,
and social formations of Muslim societies around the world. A virtual open
house will be held on 18 November.
Information: https://www.mei.columbia.edu/ma-programs
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40.
Articles on "Business People in War Times and
Alternative Economies and Exchange during Armed Conflicts
(in the MENA Region)" for Special Issue of "Turkish Journal of Middle
Eastern Studies"
Given that capital flight constitutes one of the most
important dimensions of wars and conflicts and influences considerably the
current course of the (post-) conflict processes, this special issue aims to
analyze displaced business peoples' economic activities and their motivations
in general for engagement in their places of origin and the host countries.
Deadline for full texts: 1 March 2021. Information: https://ormer.sakarya.edu.tr/4,3,,208,call_for_papers_in_turkish_journal_of_middle_eastern_studies.html
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41. Articles on "Reclaiming Art in Urban
Public Space in the MENA Region - Artistic Practices, Political Expression and
Public Space Transformations" for Special Issue of "Manazir
Journal" (Université de Genève)
This issue will examine how artistic practices and
productions lead to the emergence of new definitions, limits and functions of
public space, in its material, social, legal and political dimensions. It will
explore existing tensions between the use of art as a means of reinventing or
“re-publicizing” places.
Deadline for abstracts in English or French: 15
December 2020. Information: https://bop.unibe.ch/manazir/CFP
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42.
Articles on "Turkish-American Relations" for
Special Issue of "Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies" (December 2020)
Submissions on the historical background,
current status and future of the relations as well as the strategic, political,
and economic dimensions and bilateral, regional, and global reflections of the
relations are welcomed. As an interdisciplinary platform, the journal also
welcomes original research on the interconnected relationship between area studies
and international relations, sociology, global studies, etc.
Deadline for submissions: 1 November 2020.
Information: http://cjas.kapadokya.edu.tr/Anasayfa.Aspx
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43.
Articles on "Legacies of 1922: Building and
Rebuilding Borders, Identity and Belonging Since the Greco-Turkish War and
Population Exchange" for Special Issue of the "Journal of Modern
Greek Studies" (October 2022)
One hundred years after the Greco-Turkish
War, the internal and transnational displacements that it sparked, and the
state-sponsored Exchange into which it transformed, what lasting paradigms has
this experience bequeathed to cultural, material, social and political domains
of the Aegean and its diasporas, and how have subsequent experiences reshaped
the original paradigm?
Deadline for abstracts: 16 November 2020. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/6339773/cfp-update-legacies-1922-building-and-rebuilding-borders-identity
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44.
Articles on "Islamic Theologies of Disasters:
Between Science, Religion and Messianism" for Special Issue of
"MIDEO" 38 (2023)
This issue of MIDEO is devoted to the
Islamic theology of catastrophes at different periods of history, in ancient,
modern and contemporary theological thought.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2021.
Information: https://www.ideo-cairo.org/en/2020/07/call-for-papers-islamic-theologies-of-disasters/
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45. Articles on "Historizing Islamophobia" for Special Issue of
"Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam"
We seek articles that
present counter-hegemonic analyses, approaches and concepts, examining
Islamophobia as a longer and more complex phenomenon. We are especially
interested in papers which examine how settler-colonial projects against
Indigenous communities and colonized communities have informed Islamophobia
formations across varying national, social and political contexts.
Deadline for submissions: 20 February 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6142269/special-issue-%E2%80%9Chistorizing-islamophobia%E2%80%9D
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46. Manuscripts for "Gulf Studies Books
Series" by Springer Nature
This series takes an interdisciplinary approach to
documenting the changes taking place in the Gulf societies, and the evolving
relationship between the Gulf and the other regions. The series is dedicated to
advancing a non-Western perspectives for studying societies in the Gulf, and
their interactions with the rest of the world.
Book manuscripts are invited to be published in this
series. Information: https://www.academia.edu/43594143/Gulf_Studies_Book_Series_by_Springer_Nature
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47. Chapters on "New Methods in the Study
of Islam" for Special Volume of Brill`s "Supplements to Theory and
Method in the Study of Religion"
This book offers a modest proposal to discover new
methods, methodologies and approaches that can be applied, utilized and
conceived in the study of Islam and Islamic Studies. The volume also seeks to
show how such methods and approaches help us understand Islam’s relationship to
other religious traditions.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2020. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6627636/reminder-call-abstract-new-methods-study-islam-dl-nov-30
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48. New Website "Khamseen: Islamic Art
History Online", University of Michigan
This is a free and open-access online platform of
digital resources to aid the teaching of Islamic art, architecture, and visual
culture. It provides original multimedia content developed by scholars from
across the field of Islamic art, which is intended to aid educators in the
creation of an interactive learning environment and to contribute to new ways of
teaching in general, bringing new voices, perspectives, and materials into our
classrooms.
Information: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/khamseen/
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