CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
1.
ONLINE Book Presentation by Mona Abaza (AUC): "Cairo Collages.
Everyday Life after the Event", Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 1
February 2021, 5:00 pm
2.
ONLINE Seminar: "The Bitter Harvest of Lebanon’s Sectarian
Politics", Arab Center Washington DC, 2 February 2021, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
ET
3.
Conférence EN LIGNE du groupe d’Études Iraniennes de
l’IREMAM par Marie-Pierre Oulié : « La Littérature persane dans le cinéma
d’auteur iranien. L’univers poétique d’Abolfazl Jalili, cinéaste iranien », 2
février 2021, 10h
4.
ONLINE Webinaire Livres & MAM avec Laure Guirguis
(University d´Aarhus) : « The Arab Lefts. Histories and Legacies,
1950s-1970s », 2 février 2021, 13 h - 14 h
5.
ONLINE Book Introduction: “Moroccan Cinema Uncut: Decentred Voices,
Transnational Perspectives", SOAS Middle East Institute, 2 February 2021,
5:30 pm - 7.00 pm GMT
6.
ONLINE RomanIslam Lecture Series: Prof. Paul M. Cobb (University of
Pennsyvania): "The Delegation of Diplomacy in the 'Abbasid Caliphate: The
Case of Abulabaz”, Transcultural Studies, University of Hamburg, 3 February
2021, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm CET
7.
ONLINE Seminar by Dr Ibtisam Al-Wahaibi (Sultan Qaboos University):
“Autoethnography of Camels in Oman”, Middle East and North Africa Centre,
Sussex, 3 February 2021, 12:30 pm - 14:00 pm GMT
8.
ONLINE Seminar: "The History of the Arabic Book: A New Chapter",
IAS, Princeton, 3 February 2021, 12:00 pm ET
9.
ONLINE Book Talk by Emily Drumst on the Iraqi Poet Nazik al-Mata´ika:
"Revolt Against the Sun", Centre for Middle East Studies, Brown
University, 3 February 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
10. ONLINE Seminar on "Electrical
Palestine: Capital and Technology from Empire to Nation", Crown Center for
Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, 3 February 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
EST
11. ONLINE International Conference: "COVID-19
and ICT-Enabled Education", Ibn Zohr University, Morocco, 3-4 February
2021
12. ONLINE Lectures at the Center for Jewish
Studies, Fordham University, New York, 3 February - 5 May 2021
13.
Séminaire EN LIGNE en études politiques : "Tisser le
temps politique au Maroc", Casablanca, 4 février 2021, 16h-18h30
14. ONLINE Panel Discussion with Judith Surkis
'92: "Sex, Law, and Sovereignty in French Algeria, 1830-1930",
Pembroke Centre & Centre for Middle East Studies, Brown University, 5
February 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST
15. ONLINE Lecture by Prof. Aili Mari Tripp (University
of Wisconsin): "Seeking Legitimacy: Why Arab Autocracies Adopt Women's
Rights", SOAS, London Middle East Institute, 9 February 2021, 5:30 pm -
7:00 pm GMT
16. ONLINE Seminar: "Understanding the
Development of Complex Societies in Lebanon during the Early Bronze Age",
Council for British Research in the Levant, 17 February 2021, 16.00-17.15 GMT
17. ONLINE Seminar: "LGBTQ in Iran",
SOAS, London Middle East Institute and Roya Arab, 18 February 2021, 3:00 pm -
5:00 pm GMT
18. ONLINE Lecture by Prof. Abbas Amanat (Yale
University): "Kings and Clerics in Modern Iranian History",
Department of Middle East Studies, USC, 13 March 2021, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm PST
19. ONLINE 6th Annual Conference on
Shi´i Studies, Islamic College, London, 13 March 2021
20. ONLINE Conference "Trans/Formations in
Arabic Literary Theory: Prospects and Limits", Columbia University,
Preliminary Discussion: 19 March 2021, 10:00 am EST; First Session: 14-17 June
2021; Second Session: 14-17 October 2021
21. ONLINE Conference: “The Tudeh Party of Iran at
80: A Critical Re-Appraisal and Re-Evaluation”, School of History and Institute
for Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews, 29 March – 1 April 2021
22. Conference: “Rethinking Narratives of China and
the Middle East – The Silk Roads and Beyond”, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, 8-10 April 2021
23. ONLINE Workshop on "What Does
Decolonizing Kurdish Studies Mean?”, Middle East Studies at Yale University and
Brown University, 9 April 2021
24. ONLINE Conference "Migrant Belongings:
Digital Practices and the Everyday", Utrecht University, 21-23 April 2021
25. ONLINE International Conference on “New
Political Generations in the Arab World”, Working Group “Monde arabe en
mouvement", GT4 - AISLF, 16 May 2021
26. ONLINE Conference: “Iran and Global
Decolonization”, University of Pennsylvania and University of California Los
Angeles, 20-21 May 2021
27. International Quṭb al-Dīn al-Shīrāzī Symposium, Sivas Cumhuriyet
University, Sivas, 20-22 May 2021
28.
Conferénce EN LIGNE : « Les sociétés maghrébines et du
Moyen-Orient à l’épreuve de la pandémie de la COVID-19 », GT4- Monde arabe en
mouvement – Association internationale des sociologues de langue (AISLF), 21-
22 Mai 2021
29. ONLINE 7th International
Graduate Conference on "Materiality In the Eastern Mediterranean
World", Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies (CEMS), Central European
University (Vienna/Budapest), 28-29 May 2021
30. ONLINE 54th Seminar for Arabian
Studies, International Association for the Study of Arabia (IASA), Casa Arabe,
Cordoba, Summer 2021 (Date to be Announced)
31. Workshop and Publication of the Economic
Research Forum on "Mitigation and Adaptation to Impact of Climate Change in
MENA Countries", June 2021 (Date to be Announced)
32. Conference: "The Study of Islam and
Muslims in the Shadow of the ‘War on Terror’: Complexity, Reflexivity and
Decolonising Methodologies", Alwaleed Centre, Edinburgh, 8 June 2021
33. International Conference: "Musical
Sources and Theories from Ancient Greece to the Ottoman Period",
Ruhr-University Bochum, 10-12 June 2021
34. ONLINE Special Panel on "Religion and
International Studies: An Outdated Topic or a Topic in Fruition?" during
the "International Conference of the British International Studies Association
[BISA]", 21-23 June 2021
35. Workshop “Nature and Political Order(s):
Exploring Environmental Politics, Climate Futures, and Decarbonisation in the
Middle East”, during the "8th European Workshops in
International Studies", University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, 30 June – 3
July 2021
36.
Colloque annuel du Cercle des Chercheurs sur le
Moyen-Orient (CCMO) : « Espace public / Espace(s) privé(s) à la lumière
des ‘printemps arabes’ », Paris, Juillet 2021
37. Maghreb Review and Maghreb Studies Association
Conference: "Empires in the Middle East and the Maghreb: The Shaping of
Hopes and Perspectives", Oxford, 13-14 September 2021
38. International Colloquium: "Itinerant
Prophets – Rewritings, Appropriations and Metamorphoses of Prophetic Figures in
the Religious, Literary and Historiographical Texts of Pre-modern Islam",
Paris, 16-18 Septembre 2021
39. 27th International Congress of
the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), Institute for Islamic
Theology, University of Osnabrück, 16-18 September 2021
40. Third NEHT Workshop on "Environmental
Histories of the Ottoman and post-Ottoman World: The Anthropocene: From Empire
to Nation-States", University of Vienna, 16-18 September 2021
41. International Workshop: "Religion as
an Object of Historical and Social Scientific Study: Global Perspectives
(Including Middle East)", University of Leipzig, 4-5 November 2021
42. HYBRID Ninth Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa
Symposium on Islamic Art: "The Environment and Ecology in Islamic Art and
Culture", Doha, 7-8 November 2021
43. Conference: "Islamic and Jewish
Studies around the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Ignaz Goldziher and his
Correspondents", University of Göttingen, 12-13 November 2021
44. 3rd ANU Religion Conference:
“Religion and Migration: Culture and Policy”, Australian National University,
Canberra, December 2021
45. Conference: "Ties of Kinship and the
Early Islamic Empire (622-1500 CE)", Leiden, 6-8 December 2021
POSITIONS
46. W1 Assistant Professor (Juniorprofessor)
with a W2 Tenure Track for “Islamic Philosophy”, Centre for Islamic Theology
(CIT), University of Münster
47. Post-doctoral Researcher for Project “The
European Qur’ān: Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion
(1150-1850)”, University of Nantes
48. Post-Doctoral Fellowship (History, Arabic, Islam
Studies) in the Program "ReLRace - Religions, Lignages et ‘Race’”, Le Mans
University
49. Two-Year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Department of Culture Studies
and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
50. Professor in Social Research and Public Policy,
New York University Abu Dhabi Division of Social Science
51. Professor in Political Science, New York
University Abu Dhabi Division of Social Science
52. Tenure Track Position in Mediterranean History,
Haifa Center for Mediterranean History, University of Haifa
53. Fellowships in Judaica 2021-2022, Center
for Jewish Studies, Harvard University
54. Tenure-track Assistant Professor for
International Affairs Programm, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
55. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies,
Rice University
OTHER
INFORMATION
56. UK-German Funding Initiative in the Humanities
incl. Law and Linguistics (DFG, German Research Foundation)
57. Online 4-Week Course:
"Christian-Muslim Relations", School of Divinity, University of
Edinburgh, Commencing 15 February 2021
58. ONLINE Course: "The Qur’an in Muslim
Practice", Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim
Civilisations, London, 27 February, and 6, 13 & 20 March 2021, 10:30
am-12:30 pm GMT
59. ONLINE Course: "Manuscripts in Arabic
Script: Introduction to Codicology", Institute for the Study of Muslim
Civilisations, Aga Khan University, London, 23-24 April 2021, 11:00 am - 15:00
pm GMT
60. Spring School on “Spoken Images of/in Islam:
Languages and Translations in Texts and Images”, Innovative Training Network
“Mediating Islam in the Digital Age” (MIDA) and European Network for Islamic
Studies (ENIS), Catania (Sicily), 5 – 9 July 2021
61. ONLINE or IN-CLASS: "Ottoman Turkish
Summer School": Intensive Instruction in Ottoman Turkish for
International Students and Professionals, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, 5
July - 27 August 2021
62. Articles on “MENA Migrants and Diasporas in 21st-Century
Media” for Special Issue of “Mashriq wa Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and
North African Migration Studies”
63.
Articles on "Theoretical an Experimental Issues in Arabic
Linguistics" for Special Issue of "Al-Karmil: Studies in Arabic
Language and Literature", Department of Arabic Language and Literature,
University of Haifa
64. Articles on "Contesting Boundaries and
Producing the Norm: Gender-related Issues in Islamic Theory and Practice"
for Special Issue of "Islamology – Journal for Studies of Islam and Muslim
Societies"
65. Articles for Edited Volume on “Christianity
in Iraq at the Turn of Islam: History and Archaeology”
66. Articles for "Muqarnas: An Annual on
the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World", Harvard University (Vol. 39,
2022)
67. Articles for Journal "Waikato Islamic
Studies Review", University of Waikato, New Zealand
68. Chapters for Book on "Branding the
Middle East", Edited by Steffen Wippel
69. Chapters for Edited Book on "Muslims
and Societies in Africa" (Including Arab Muslims of North Africa),
University of Abuja
70.
Chapters for Edited Book on "Übersetzerforschung in
der Türkei II" for Series "Germanistik in der Türkei"
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CONFERENCES / ONLINE
EVENTS
1.
ONLINE Book Presentation by Mona Abaza (AUC):
"Cairo Collages. Everyday Life after the Event", Leibniz-Zentrum
Moderner Orient, Berlin, 1 February 2021, 5:00 pm
In Cairo collages, the large-scale political, economic, and social
changes in Egypt brought on by the 2011 revolution are set against the
declining fortunes of a single apartment building in a specific Cairo
neighbour-hood.
Information and registration: https://www.zmo.de/en/events/cairo-collages
_____________________________________
2.
ONLINE Seminar: "The Bitter Harvest of Lebanon’s
Sectarian Politics", Arab Center Washington DC, 2 February 2021, 10:00 am
- 11:30 am ET
Speakers will discuss the serious problems inherent in Lebanon’s
politics and will consider the chances for a breakthrough from the current
stalemate, including the prospects for compromise. They will explore how
political paralysis affects the country’s economy and development.
Information and registration: http://arabcenterdc.org/events/the-bitter-harvest-of-lebanons-sectarian-politics/
_____________________________________
3.
ONLINE Conférence du groupe d’Études Iraniennes de
l’IREMAM par Marie-Pierre Oulié : « La Littérature persane dans le cinéma
d’auteur iranien. L’univers
poétique d’Abolfazl Jalili, cinéaste iranien », 2 février 2021, 10 h
Avec Seyedvahid Yaghoubi, Docteur en littérature
française et comparée, spécialiste des questions culturelles, artistiqueset
cinématographiques au Centre Franco-Iranien.
Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/51523
_____________________________________
4.
ONLINE Webinaire Livres & MAM avec Laure Guirguis
(University d´Aarhus) : « The Arab Lefts. Histories and Legacies,
1950s-1970s », 2 février 2021, 13 h - 14 h
Cet ouvrage collectif explore les histoires
entremêlées des mouvements de gauche au Maghreb et au Machreq durant les «
longues années soixante ». Grâce à de nouvelles approches transnationales et
générationnelles, il ouvre de nouvelles perspectives de recherche sur la Guerre
Froide et les luttes d’émancipation nationale.
Information : https://iremam.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article7038
_____________________________________
5.
ONLINE Book Introduction: “Moroccan Cinema Uncut:
Decentred Voices, Transnational Perspectives", SOAS Middle East Institute,
2 February 2021, 5:30 pm - 7.00 pm GMT
The authors of this book - Will Higbee
(University of Exeter), Florence Martin (Goucher College), Jamal Bahmad
(Mohammed V University) argue that Moroccan cinema has de-orbited from
Francophone cinema and Morocco's postcolonial legacy to become a transnational
cinema.
Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/02feb2021-moroccan-cinema-uncut-decentred-voices-transnational-perspectives.html
_____________________________________
6.
ONLINE RomanIslam Lecture Series: Prof. Paul M. Cobb
(University of Pennsylvania): "The Delegation of Diplomacy in the 'Abbasid
Caliphate: The Case of Abulabaz”, Transcultural Studies, University of Hamburg,
3 February 2021, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm CET
The well-known story of Abulabaz, the elephant that Charlemagne
requested from Harun al-Rashid, provides an ideal example with which to think
about diplomacy at a time of political fragmentation. In particular, the event
demonstrates the continuity of classical Roman diplomatic concepts and
expectations.
Please confirm your participation by 2 February 2021 to romanislam@uni-hamburg.de. Information: https://attachment.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/8b856123/Invitation---Diplomacy-in-Political-Fragmentation.pdf
_____________________________________
7.
ONLINE Seminar by Dr Ibtisam Al-Wahaibi (Sultan Qaboos
University): “Autoethnography of Camels in Oman”, Middle East and North Africa
Centre, Sussex, 3 February 2021, 12:30 pm - 14:00 pm GMT
The research interests of the speaker address the Wahiba tribe in
northern Oman, and in particular in human-camel relations. She highlights
cultural process, protocols at camel racing specifically, and camel society in
general.
Zoom link: https://universityofsussex.zoom.us/j/98554763843
_____________________________________
8.
ONLINE Seminar: "The History of the Arabic Book: A New Chapter",
IAS, Princeton, 3 February 2021, 12:00 pm ET
Mathew Barber, Lorenz Nigst, Sarah Bowen Savant, and Peter Verkinderen
will present the KITAB project – a collaboration between historians and
computer scientists. We have assembled a corpus of 1.7 billion words of Arabic
texts, and are seeking specifically to understand transmission practices (ca.
700-1500), with a special focus on how authors recycled earlier works and how
they cited their predecessors.
Information and registration: https://theias.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RSCOK4wzTG2jtkvcwn3LNQ
_____________________________________
9.
ONLINE Book Talk by Emily Drumst on the Iraqi Poet
Nazik al-Mata´ika: "Revolt Against the Sun", Centre for Middle East
Studies, Brown University, 3 February 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
Featuring a comprehensive historical and critical introduction, this
bilingual reader reveals how one woman transformed the landscape of modern
Arabic literature and culture in the twentieth century.
Information and registration: https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/2021/emily-drumsta-book-talk-revolt-against-sun
_____________________________________
10. ONLINE Seminar on "Electrical
Palestine: Capital and Technology from Empire to Nation", Crown Center for
Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, 3 February 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
EST
Fredrik Meiton will chart a story of rapid and uneven development that
was greatly influenced by the electric grid and set the stage for the conflict
between Arabs and Jews. The grid shaped relations among the Zionists,
Palestinians, and British rulers — and anticipated the outcome of Jewish
statehood and Palestinian statelessness in 1948.
Information and registration: https://brandeis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OG31MC_vSh-Wu-U97V1-fA
_____________________________________
11. ONLINE International Conference: "COVID-19
and ICT-Enabled Education", Ibn Zohr University, Morocco, 3-4 February
2021
The conference
aims to promote a national, regional and a global reflection on the future
orientations of Education and the implications of the considerable acceleration
of the digitization of education, especially during and after COVID-19.
Information: https://www.facebook.com/ICT-Enabled-Education-107404544492866
_____________________________________
12. ONLINE Lectures at the Center for Jewish
Studies, Fordham University, New York, 3 February - 5 May 2021
Topics include: “Learn Talmud Like an Artist” (Jacqueline Nicholls);
“Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Context” (Golan Y. Moskowitz); “Jews and Crime
in Medieval Europe” (Ephraim Shoham-Steiner); “Multiple Identity Politics: The
Passing Narratives of Dahn Ben-Amotz” (Roy Holler); “The Literary Imagination
in Jewish Antiquity” (Eva Mroczek); “The Land of Israel or Syria Palestina:
Reconceptualization of Territory in Rabbinic Literature” (Hanan Mazeh); etc.
Information and registration: https://jewishstudies.ace.fordham.edu/events/
_____________________________________
13.
ONLINE Séminaire en études politiques : "Tisser le
temps politique au Maroc", Casablanca, 4 février 2021, 16h-18h30
Béatrice Hibou et Mohamed Tozy présenteront leur dernier
ouvrage. Les auteurs reviendront principalement sur leurs principes
méthodologiques et sur leurs choix scientifiques pour traiter une question
classique en sociologie historique et comparée du politique : celle des
transformations de l’État et des modes de gouvernement.
Veuillez vous
inscrire ici pour recevoir le lien de participation https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrf-igrzspG9ETv1aVkoDprBUerP4eKmwq
_____________________________________
14. ONLINE Panel Discussion with Judith Surkis
'92: "Sex, Law, and Sovereignty in French Algeria, 1830-1930",
Pembroke Centre & Centre for Middle East Studies, Brown University, 5
February 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST
In her book, which won the Association of Middle East Women’s Studies
2020 book prize, Surkis traces how colonial authorities constructed Muslim
legal difference and used it to deny Algerian Muslims full citizenship.
Information and registration: https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/2021/sex-law-and-sovereignty-french-algeria
_____________________________________
15. ONLINE Lecture by Prof. Aili Mari Tripp (University
of Wisconsin): "Seeking Legitimacy: Why Arab Autocracies Adopt Women's
Rights", SOAS, London Middle East Institute, 9 February 2021, 5:30 pm -
7:00 pm GMT
The book author explains why autocratic leaders in Morocco, Tunisia and
Algeria embraced more extensive legal reforms of women's rights than their
Middle Eastern counterparts. The study challenges existing accounts that rely
primarily on religiosity to explain the adoption of women's rights in
Muslim-majority countries.
Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/09feb2021-seeking-legitimacy-why-arab-autocracies-adopt-womens-rights.html#reg
_____________________________________
16. ONLINE Seminar: "Understanding the
Development of Complex Societies in Lebanon during the Early Bronze Age",
Council for British Research in the Levant, 17 February 2021, 16.00-17.15 GMT
Dr Kamal Badreshany will discuss ceramic and architectural evidence from
recently excavated sites in the region to assess the economic underpinnings of
EBA communities. He will examine the distribution of EBA settlement in coastal
Lebanon with a view to understanding the underlying logic.
Information and registration: http://cbrl.ac.uk/event/understanding-the-development-of-complex-societies-in-lebanon-during-the-early-bronze-age
_____________________________________
17. ONLINE Seminar: "LGBTQ in Iran",
SOAS, London Middle East Institute and Roya Arab, 18 February 2021, 3:00 pm -
5:00 pm GMT
This seminar is an introductory session with three Iranian academics
providing an overview of their research into the Iranian LGBTQ community.
Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/18feb2021-lgbtq-in-iran.html#reg
_____________________________________
18. ONLINE Lecture by Prof. Abbas Amanat (Yale
University): "Kings and Clerics in Modern Iranian History",
Department of Middle East Studies, USC, 13 March 2021, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm PST
This is a part of the Iranian Studies Initiative Annual Distinguished
Lecture Series arranged by the USC Department of Middle East Studies.
Information and registration: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yCHea1iwRly2ToYcyGp27g
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19. ONLINE 6th Annual Conference on
Shi´i Studies, Islamic College, London, 13 March 2021
This
conference provides a broad platform for scholars in Shi´i studies to share
their latest research on any aspect of Shi´i studies.
Information: https://www.islamic-college.ac.uk/publications/shiistudies/conference/
_____________________________________
20. ONLINE Conference "Trans/Formations in
Arabic Literary Theory: Prospects and Limits", Columbia University,
Preliminary Discussion: 19 March 2021, 10:00 am EST; First Session: 14-17 June
2021; Second Session: 14-17 October 2021
We
invite scholars to explore a plethora of thematic issues tied to the challenges
of mapping, reconstructing, and studying varied sets of Arabic literary
theoretical frameworks with the aim of identifying cross-temporal and
trans-local conceptualizations and terms for a genealogy of Arabic literary
theory.
Information: https://icls.columbia.edu/news/cfp-transformations-of-arabic-literary-theory/
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21. ONLINE
Conference: “The Tudeh Party of Iran at 80: A Critical Re-Appraisal and
Re-Evaluation”, School of History and Institute for Iranian Studies, University
of St Andrews, 29 March – 1 April 2021
This conference seeks to explore the various
dimensions of the Tudeh Party from its inception in 1941 to the present era. It
aspires to focus on both the party’s political evolution through decades of
upheaval in Iran and exile in Europe, as well as the impact of the Tudeh on the
Iranian arts, literature and cultural scenes.
Information: bit.ly/3iD8idy. Contact: tudehconference2021@gmail.com
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22. Conference:
“Rethinking Narratives of China and the Middle East – The Silk Roads and
Beyond”, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 8-10 April 2021
Papers will examine the relationship between China
and the Middle East, both ancient and modern, and incorporate additional
regions, such as Europe, Central Asia, or South/Southeast Asia.
Information: https://ceas.sas.upenn.edu/news/call-papers-rethinking-narratives-china-and-middle-east
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23. ONLINE Workshop on "What Does
Decolonizing Kurdish Studies Mean?”, Middle East Studies at Yale University and
Brown University, 9 April 2021
Proposal should engage with the themes of decolonizing epistemologies
and methodologies and its implications in the field of Kurdish studies. We
welcome novel approaches, creative strategies, and emerging scholarship
informed by first-hand data that brings in “the Kurdish voice and perspective”
into discussion.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2021. Information: https://cmes.macmillan.yale.edu/events/decolonizing-kurdish-studies-initiative
_____________________________________
24. ONLINE Conference "Migrant Belongings:
Digital Practices and the Everyday", Utrecht University, 21-23 April 2021
Contribution
are welcome that engages with questions about how technology and social media usages
mediate contemporary migration experiences, not only within media and
communication studies but also in anthropology, postcolonial studies, gender
studies, race studies, psychology, law, visual studies, conflict studies,
criminology, sociology, critical theory, political theory and international
relations.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February
2021. Information: http://connectingeuropeproject.eu/home/conference/
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25. ONLINE International Conference on “New
Political Generations in the Arab World”, Working Group “Monde arabe en
mouvement", GT4-AISLF, 16 May 2021
The conference will gather academics working on new political
generation(s) in the Arab world. Its aim is to critically assess the
construction of “political generation” in studies related to the Arab world.The
best papers will be considered for publication. The conference is in Arabic,
English and French.
Deadline for abstracts: 7 February 2021. Information: https://sites.google.com/view/newarabpoliticalgeneration/home
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26. ONLINE
Conference: “Iran and Global Decolonization”, University of Pennsylvania and
University of California, Los Angeles, 20-21 May 2021
The
symposium invites scholars whose work investigates Iran’s experiences with
colonialism and decolonization from a multiplicity of perspectives – including
race and ethnicity; foreign relations; intellectual history; social and
economic networks; as well as cultural studies – to answer questions such as:
What role did decolonization play in Iran’s interactions with the Global South?
How did Iran respond to decolonization movements? Etc.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/11/30/iran-and-global-decolonization-call-for-papers
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27. International Quṭb al-Dīn al-Shīrāzī Symposium, Sivas Cumhuriyet
University, Sivas, 20-22 May 2021
Topics include: •
Linguistics • Logic • Tafsīr • Astronomy • Mathematics • Medicine • Geography •
Philosophy • Illuminationism • Sufism • Kalām • Music • Ethics and Political
Theory • Shīrāzī in Manuscripts and Book Culture Studies • Commentaries (Shurūḥ,
ḥawāshī, taʻlīqāt) • Scholarly Networks and Ijāzatnāmas • Urban Studies; etc.
Information:
http://kutbuddinsirazi.cumhuriyet.edu.tr/en/index.php
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28.
Conferénce EN LIGNE : « Les sociétés maghrébines et du
Moyen-Orient à l’épreuve de la pandémie de la COVID-19 », GT4 - Monde arabe en
mouvement – Association internationale des sociologues de langue (AISLF), 21-
22 Mai 2021
Trois grandes questions orienteront la rencontre : 1-
Comment la Covid-19 a affecté les sociétés, les groupes et les individus ? 2-
Quelles sont les réponses institutionnelles et des collectifs à cette pandémie
? 3- Quels sont les enseignements que nous pourrions en tirer en tant que
sociétés, groupes sociaux et individus ? En arabe et en français.
Date limite de soumission : 14 février 2021. Information
: https://www.aislf.org/GT04-covid-19
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29. ONLINE 7th International
Graduate Conference on "Materiality In the Eastern Mediterranean
World", Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies (CEMS), Central European
University (Vienna/Budapest), 28-29 May 2021
We welcome approaches that focus on the relations between humans and
their physical surroundings, the way they understand, perceive, and use them.
Moreover, in turning towards the material, the conference intends to explore
connections and entanglements between human/non-human, spiritual/physical, and
phenomenological/epistemological.
Deadline for abstracts: 5 April 2021. Information: https://cems.ceu.edu/cems-graduate-conference-2021
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30. ONLINE 54th Seminar for Arabian
Studies, International Association for the Study of Arabia (IASA), Casa Arabe,
Cordoba, Summer 2021 (Date to be Announced)
This 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 or, in the case of
political and social history, to the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922).
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2021.
Information: https://mailchi.mp/d561f3a9ad87/reminder-call-for-papers-2021-seminar-for-arabian-studies?e=18cf0337f7
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31. Workshop and Publication of the Economic
Research Forum on "Mitigation and Adaptation to Impact of Climate Change in
MENA Countries", June 2021 (Date to be Announced)
The
MENA countries are particularly vulnerable to climate change disasters and
their consequences, their heavy dependence on natural capital and the
environment for survival and prosperity, and the limited adaptive capacities of
these countries to environmental shocks. Proposals can be cross-country or focused
on a single country.
Information: https://erf.org.eg/call-for-proposals-mitigation-and-adaptation-to-impact-of-climate-change-in-the-mena-region/
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32. Conference: "The Study of Islam and
Muslims in the Shadow of the ‘War on Terror’: Complexity, Reflexivity and
Decolonising Methodologies", Alwaleed Centre, Edinburgh, 8 June 2021
This conference aims to explore how the "Decolonising the
Curriculum Movement (DCM)" at British Universities could enable research
and teaching staff to tackle and transcend the dynamics present in the study of
Muslims and Islam within any discipline in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Deadline for abstracts: 7 February 2021. Information: https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/alwaleed/conference-june-2021
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33.
International Conference: "Musical Sources and
Theories from Ancient Greece to the Ottoman Period", Ruhr-University
Bochum, 10-12 June 2021
Papers will focus on Arabic, Persian and Byzantine music theory,
instruments and ways of transmission, with their roots in Ancient Greece and an
outlook onto Ottoman and Safavid music. Call for Papers closed. Guests are
welcome!
Information:
https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/orient/aktuelles/index.html.en
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34. ONLINE Special Panel on "Religion and
International Studies: An Outdated Topic or a Topic in Fruition?" during
the "International Conference of the British International Studies
Association [BISA]", 21-23 June 2021
We
welcome submissions from politics, religious studies, anthropology, sociology,
security studies, geopolitics, area studies, and related fields on any country
or region. Our working group seeks to bring together scholars working in this
field to examine all aspects of the crossroad of religion and international
studies.
Information: https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers and www.hahellyer.com/RAISCall
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35. Workshop “Nature and Political Order(s):
Exploring Environmental Politics, Climate Futures, and Decarbonisation in the
Middle East”, during the "8th European Workshops in
International Studies", University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, 30 June – 3
July 2021
Workshop
Convenors: Cemal Burak Tansel (University of Sheffield) & Jan Wilkens
(University of Hamburg). MENA constitutes a crucial mobilisation space in which
assumptions about energy transition, resource exploitation and contesting
notions of just futures shape political struggles. This workshop seeks to
advance theoretical debates in IR, IPE and environmental and climate research
by focusing on the politics in the region.
Contact: jan.wilkens@uni-hamburg.de. Information: https://eisa-net.org/ewis-2021/
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36.
Colloque annuel du Cercle des Chercheurs sur le
Moyen-Orient (CCMO) : « Espace public / Espace(s) privé(s) à la lumière
des ‘printemps arabes’ », Paris, Juillet 2021
Les communications s'organiseront autour de quatre axes
transversaux : 1/ Espace public / Espaces privés : une frontière historique et
épistémologique ? - 2/ Politiques de contrôle des espaces. - 3/ Pratiques et
représentations des espaces. - 4/ Espaces diasporiques et transnationaux « à
distance ».
Les
propositions de contributions en anglais ou français doivent être envoyées
avant le 15 février 2021. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/51176
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37. Maghreb Review and Maghreb Studies Association
Conference: "Empires in the Middle East and the Maghreb: The Shaping of
Hopes and Perspectives", Oxford, 13-14 September 2021
Besides
the European powers that established their colonial hegemony in the MENA
region, the conference will also deal with the influence of countries, such as
the United States of America and Germany, which extended their influence
through diplomacy, financial and military aid, and education.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April
2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6160235/empire-middle-east-and-maghreb-shaping-hopes-and-perspectives
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38. International Colloquium: "Itinerant
Prophets – Rewritings, Appropriations and Metamorphoses of Prophetic Figures in
the Religious, Literary and Historiographical Texts of Pre-modern Islam",
Paris, 16-18 Septembre 2021
This colloquium will seek to grasp the itinerant figures: the prophets
of the pre-modern Arab world, between Judaism, Christianity and Islam, between
sacred model and familiar figure of popular literature, between mythical
authority and historical hero. It will welcome proposals devoted to Islamic
Studies, literary or historiographical approaches, as well as those that
explore the continuities and discontinuities between these different fields.
Deadline for abstracts in French, English
or Arabic: 26 March 2021. Information: https://f-origin.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2021/01/LES-PROPHETES-ITINERANTS-Appel-a-contributions.pdf
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39. 27th International Congress of
the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), Institute for Islamic
Theology, University of Osnabrück, 16-18 September 2021
Papers are
invited from scholars of all relevant disciplines in social sciences and
humanities who are engaged in research on the contemporary Middle East, North
Africa, and the entire Islamic World and its relations to other regions.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2021.
Information: https://www.irp-cms.uni-osnabrueck.de/en/events/27th_international_davo_congress.html
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40. Third NEHT Workshop on "Environmental
Histories of the Ottoman and post-Ottoman World: The Anthropocene: From Empire
to Nation-States", University of Vienna, 16-18 September 2021
The workshop
will discuss the ways of integrating the concept of the Anthropocene into the
field of Ottoman/post-Ottoman environmental history. It will open a space for
analysing the role of human activities in transforming the Ottoman/post-Ottoman
landscapes in the age of the Anthropocene.
Information: https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/en/disciplines/turkish-studies/events/neht-2021/
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41. International Workshop: "Religion as
an Object of Historical and Social Scientific Study: Global Perspectives
(Including Middle East)", University of Leipzig, 4-5 November 2021
We are especially interested in the global presence and characteristics
of religion as an object of study in the History of Religion; Comparative
Religious Studies; Sociology; Anthropology and Political Science (excluding
Theology and Philosophy). Central questions concern the place, status and
history of research on religion in these disciplines.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2021. Information: https://multiple-secularities.de/events/event/religion-as-an-object-of-historical-and-social-scientific-study-global-perspectives/
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42. HYBRID Ninth Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa
Symposium on Islamic Art: "The Environment and Ecology in Islamic Art and
Culture", Doha, 7-8 November 2021
The
symposium considers how an ecological art history can examine objects,
materials, and the built environment through the lens of Islamic culture. It
also seeks to push beyond binaries of human/non-human and culture/nature in
which the human and the cultural are privileged over other species and the
natural world.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 February
2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6868865/call-papers-due-feb-20-2021-environment-and-ecology-islamic-art
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43. Conference: "Islamic and Jewish
Studies around the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Ignaz Goldziher and his
Correspondents", University of Göttingen, 12-13 November 2021
The conference will focus on the correspondence between Ignaz Goldziher
and preserved in the Oriental Collection of the Library of the Hungarian
Academy of Sciences, addressing aspects of the history of the discipline as
seen through the letters. Papers examining specific aspects of Goldziher’s
contributions to Islamic and Jewish studies from a wider history of science
point of view are also welcome.
Information: https://albert.ias.edu/handle/20.500.12111/7927 and https://albert.ias.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.12111/7927/Goldziher%20at%20100%20CALL%20FOR%20ABSTRACTS.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
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44. 3rd
ANU Religion Conference: “Religion and Migration: Culture and Policy”,
Australian National University, Canberra, December 2021
Forms
of human movement including global immigration, asylum-seeking, climate
migration, and the internal migration accompanying mass urbanisation, have
radically altered religious cultures around the world, especially in the
Asia-Pacific region. 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
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45. Conference: "Ties of Kinship and the Early
Islamic Empire (622-1500 CE)", Leiden, 6-8 December 2021
We are interested in exploring how and when the language of kinship was
implemented as a persuasive device, an operative category, and a
problem-solving mechanism in premodern Islamic(ate) societies.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2021. Information: https://emco.hcommons.org/events/event/call-for-papers-ties-of-kinship-and-the-early-islamic-empire/
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POSITIONS
46. W1 Assistant Professor (Juniorprofessor)
with a W2 Tenure Track for “Islamic Philosophy”, Centre for Islamic Theology
(CIT), University of Münster
The candidate must hold a university degree in Islamic theology or
Islamic studies, pedagogical aptitude and special ability at pursuing advanced,
independent research which is substantiated by a subject-relevant,
above-average doctoral degree. Research and teaching experience in the field of
Islamic philosophy with a focus on Islamic ethics and very good,
subject-specific Arabic skills should be proven.
Deadline for applications: 19 February
2021. Information: https://universitoxy.com/juniorprofessur-fuer-islamische-philosophie,i10659.html
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47. Post-doctoral Researcher for Project “The
European Qur’ān: Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion
(1150-1850)”, University of Nantes
Each candidate should propose an original, innovative research project
on an important aspect of the role played by the Qur’ān in Medieval and Early
Modern European culture and should be fluent in English and French and have
strong skills in other languages appropriate to their research topics.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2021. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/postdoc-european-qurn-nantes?e=82aeb6c61d
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48. Post-Doctoral Fellowship (History, Arabic,
Islam Studies) in the Program "ReLRace - Religions, Lignages et ‘Race’”,
Le Mans University
Qualifications: PhD in history (preferably) but also sociology,
anthropology, Arabic philology; proficiency in Classical Arabic; good knowledge
of ancient and contemporary Muslim sources; French and English fluent.
Deadline for applications: 5 January
2022. Information: https://relrace.hypotheses.org/post-doctoral-fellowship-2
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49. Two-Year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Department of Culture Studies
and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
The
postdoctoral position will be associated with the Work Package on Middle
Eastern futurisms (such as Gulf, Arab, Iranian, Turkish). The Postdoctoral
Fellow (PD) can hold a PhD in any relevant arts and humanities or social
science discipline (including artistic research), and they can conduct research
on any kind of media, including film, visual arts, literature, video games, as
long as these can be considered a part of Middle Eastern futurisms.
Deadline for applications: 1
February 2021. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/195901/postdoctoral-research-fellowship-at-the-department-of-culture-studies-and-oriental-languages
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50. Professor in Social Research and Public Policy,
New York University Abu Dhabi Division of Social Science
This
position requires a Ph.D. in Anthropology, Demography, Sociology, Development
Studies, Gender Studies, Public Policy, Economics, Education, Environmental
Studies, History, Political Economy, or Political Science. Candidates should
have a strong record of scholarship and teaching, and have the ability to lead
high-quality research with special attention to public policy.
Review of application will start 1
February 2021. Information: https://socioloxy.com/professor-in-social-research-and-public-policy,i7992.html
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51. Professor in Political Science, New York
University Abu Dhabi Division of Social Science
This
position requires a Ph.D. in Political Science. We seek individuals who have,
or have the potential to develop, a strong record of scholarship and have the
ability to develop and lead high-quality research.
Review of applications will start 1
February 2021. Information: https://socioloxy.com/professor-in-political-science,i7991.html
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52. Tenure Track Position in Mediterranean History,
Haifa Center for Mediterranean History, University of Haifa
We
encourage applications from candidates with distinct interests in medieval
and/or early modern Mediterranean history and with proven academic excellence
in their fields of expertise, together with an extensive background in
Mediterranean studies, and a fully-developed Mediterraneanist approach guiding
their research. The candidate should be firmly rooted within the historical
discipline, with openness to other fields of knowledge in the social sciences.
Deadline for applications: 31 July
2021. Information: https://hcmh.haifa.ac.il/index.php/opportunities-for-researchers/tenure-track-positions
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53. Fellowships in Judaica 2021-2022, Center
for Jewish Studies, Harvard University
The fellowships will be available exclusively to recent Ph.D. recipients
working on topics in Jewish Studies dealing with the medieval period (600 –
1600 CE).
Deadline for applications extended: 8
February 2021. Information: http://cjs.fas.harvard.edu/harry-starr-fellowship-in-judaica/
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54. Tenure-track Assistant Professor for
International Affairs Programm, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a relevant social science (such as
Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Urban Studies, Area Studies, Ethnic
Studies, Gender Studies). Preferred areas of specialization are migration,
development, post-colonialism and/or critical race theory.
Review of applications will begin 17 February 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/82243
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55. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies,
Rice University
Scholars from all fields of Jewish Studies will be considered, but the
Program is particularly interested in scholars specializing in modern Jewish
thought, non-European Jewish cultures and histories, migration and diaspora,
and ethics.
Deadline for applications: 15 February
2021. Information: https://jobs.rice.edu/postings/25341
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OTHER
INFORMATION
56. UK-German Funding Initiative in the Humanities
incl. Law and Linguistics (DFG, German Research Foundation)
The
scheme will provide funding for integrated UK-German academic research of the
highest quality. The duration of the projects will normally be three years. The
UK component may seek up to £350,000.
Deadline for applications: 24
February 2021. Information: https://www.dfg.de/foerderung/info_wissenschaft/ausschreibungen/info_wissenschaft_20_84/index.html
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57. Online 4-Week Course:
"Christian-Muslim Relations", School of Divinity, University of
Edinburgh, Commencing 15 February 2021
You’ll explore some of the key historical moments, compare the teachings
of both the Bible and the Qur’an, will learn about the everlasting theological
debates that concern the study, and will also decipher how politics and
societies have been directly impacted by Christian-Muslim relations.
Information: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/christian-muslim-relations.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5myqlYXPPM
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58. ONLINE Course: "The Qur’an in Muslim
Practice", Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim
Civilisations, London, 27 February, and 6, 13 & 20 March 2021, 10:30
am-12:30 pm GMT
How do Muslims use the Qur’an? The course attempts to answer this
question by exploring the use of the Qur’an in various Muslim contexts, both
religious and social.
Information and program: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-quran-in-muslim-practice-short-course-tickets-131459271219
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59. ONLINE Course: "Manuscripts in Arabic
Script: Introduction to Codicology", Institute for the Study of Muslim
Civilisations, Aga Khan University, London, 23-24 April 2021, 11:00 am - 15:00
pm GMT
This introductory course is intended for students, researchers and
librarians who are working in the field of manuscript studies. The lecturers
will cover a wide range of aspects for those who are acquiring basic knowledge
in this field.
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60. Spring School on “Spoken Images of/in Islam:
Languages and Translations in Texts and Images”, Innovative Training Network
“Mediating Islam in the Digital Age” (MIDA) and European Network for Islamic
Studies (ENIS), Catania (Sicily), 5 – 9 July 2021
The
main objective is to investigate the image–text relations in Muslim traditions
by applying to different genres of images and texts and by thinking about how
they are affected by translation or interpretation. The Summer School will
bring together advanced academics and lecturers from different disciplines with
doctoral and MA students.
Deadline
for application: 1 April 2021. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/49942
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61. ONLINE or IN-CLASS: "Ottoman Turkish
Summer School": Intensive Instruction in Ottoman Turkish for
International Students and Professionals, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, 5
July –
27 August 2021
The
summer school is designed to comprise co-curricular and extra-curricular
activities such as seminars by top scholars on Turkish history, politics,
literature, and art; cultural events, and, field trips to historical sites and
archives.
Deadline
for applications: 29 May 2021. Information: https://oss.ihu.edu.tr/languages-program/
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62. Articles on “MENA Migrants and Diasporas in 21st-Century
Media” for Special Issue of “Mashriq wa Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and
North African Migration Studies”
This
special issue seeks scholarly contributions that engage with questions related
to the main theme through analyses of representations in local, national, or
transnational contexts, both in the Global North and South. We welcome topics
including but not limited to examinations of otherness, statelessness,
self-representation, cultural citizenship, diasporic activism, and aesthetics
of representation.
Deadline for articles:
15 March 2021.
Information: https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/announcement/view/23
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63.
Articles on "Theoretical an Experimental Issues in Arabic
Linguistics" for Special Issue of "Al-Karmil: Studies in Arabic
Language and Literature", Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University
of Haifa
Articles are
invited on: Phonology and morphology; Grammar of Classical and Modern Standard
Arabic; Semantics and pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Psycholinguistics;
Discourse analysis; Syntax of the Qurʾān, written in English or Arabic.
Deadline for submissions: 10 April 2021.
Information: http://alkarmil.haifa.ac.il/index.php/en/instruction-for-authors
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64. Articles on "Contesting Boundaries and
Producing the Norm: Gender-related Issues in Islamic Theory and Practice"
for Special Issue of "Islamology – Journal for Studies of Islam and Muslim
Societies"
Major
social, economic, political transformations of the last decades have strongly
affected both Muslim majority and Muslim minority countries, bringing issues
related to gender and sexuality to the forefront. These transformations that
have fundamentally altered the previously dominant role division between men
and women.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February
2021. Information: http://islamology.in/journal/announcement/view/20?fbclid=IwAR0K9JyCZYR5c76Tn4cjbOuRGqfhoubwwfKVIJTG3DkjW6PpvYpoRjU31cg
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65. Articles for Edited Volume on “Christianity
in Iraq at the Turn of Islam: History and Archaeology”
An international round table organized on 4 and
5 May 2019 at the University of Salahaddin (Erbil, Iraq) highlighted the
interest for a collective work that will address the question of Christianity
in Iraq at the turn of Islam. Les Presses de l’Ifpo is now calling for papers
related to this theme. Convenors: Kinga Dévényi (Budapest), Sebastian Günther
(Göttingen), Sabine Schmidtke (Princeton).
Deadline for articles in French, English or
Arabic: 28 February 2021. Information: https://www.ifporient.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Christianity_in_Iraq_at_the_turn_of_Islam_Call_for_Papers.pdf
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66. Articles for "Muqarnas: An Annual on
the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World", Harvard University (Vol. 39,
2022)
Muqarnas publishes articles on art, architectural history, and
archaeology, as well as all aspects of Islamic visual and material cultures,
historical and contemporary. Full-length articles are accompanied by shorter
submissions grouped under a separate section titled “Notes and Sources,” for
which we particularly welcome studies that introduce textual and visual primary
sources.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2021. Information: https://agakhan.fas.harvard.edu/muqarnas
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67. Articles for Journal "Waikato Islamic
Studies Review", University of Waikato, New Zealand
Submissions are invited on any topic or theme, including religion, philosophy,
history, politics, sociology, culture, and law, within the broad field of
studies on Islam and Muslim societies.
Information: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/UWISG/review
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68. Chapters for Book on "Branding the
Middle East", Edited by Steffen Wippel
The book will cover consumer brands, place brands and personal brands.
Especially studies on branding of commodities and personalities and contributions
on regional areas such as the Levant, the Maghreb and peripheral areas will be
accepted.
Contact with author until 28 February 2021.
Information: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348805638_CfP_Edited_volume_Branding_the_Middle_East_edited_by_Steffen_Wippel
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69. Chapters for Edited Book on "Muslims
and Societies in Africa" (Including Arab Muslims of North Africa),
University of Abuja
To what extent has the Muslim life been resilient or influenced by
colonialism and globalisation? What is the extent of conformism or dissonance
from the various constructs that determine Muslim identity. How does being a
Muslim matter in the social, political and economic spheres of African
societies.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 April 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7149932/muslims-and-societies-africa
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70.
Chapters for Edited Book on "Übersetzerforschung in
der Türkei II" for Series "Germanistik in der Türkei"
In the chapters the life and / or works of translators who translate
from Turkish to a foreign language or from a foreign language to Turkish are
discussed.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7175074/cfp-%C3%BCbersetzerforschung-der-t%C3%BCrkei-ii
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