CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
1. ONLINE 5th Annual Conference: “Future Pathways of Israel`s Foreign Policy”, Mitvim Institute, Jerusalem, 25 October 2021, 3:30 pm CET
2. ONLINE Book Launch: “The Palestinian Prisoners Movement”, Centre for Palestine Studies, SOAS, 25 October 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
3. HYBRID Forum of the Middle East Research Institute (MERI) on “A Stable Iraq for a Stable Middle East”, Erbil, 25-27 October 2021
4. ONLINE Webinar: “Tunisia’s Democracy Under Threat: What is at Stake for the MENA Region?”, Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID), Washington DC, 26 October 2021, 12:00 pm ET
5. ONLINE Webinar: “Visions of Beirut: The Urban Life of Media Infrastructure”, by Hatim El-Hibri (George Mason University), London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 26 October 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
6. Symposium on “Abraham Accords: Opportunity for Greater Cooperation, Tolerance & Development in the Region”, TRENDS Research and Advisory (Abu Dhabi), Tel-Aviv University, 27 October 2021, 11:00 am GST
7. ONLINE Seminar: “The Negev Bedouin: Emptied Lands and Displaced People”, Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, City University of New York, 27 October 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EDT
8. ONLINE Lecture: “The Latest Developments in the UAE`s Foreign Policy” by H.E. Omar Saif Ghobash, Middle East Institute NUS, Singapore, 27 October 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm SGT
9. HYBRID Workshop: “Authority Records and Manuscripts in Libraries and Research (Focus on Oriental Manuscripts)”, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, 27-29 October 2021
10. ONLINE Conference: “Decolonising Knowledge on Euro-Mediterranean Relations: Past, Present and Future”, University of Turin, 28 October 2021, 11:00 am CEST
11. ONLINE Lecture: “Ismaʿili Revolts in Their Wider Historical Context (9th-10th c. CE)” by Dr. Christian Sahner (University of Oxford), Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 28 October 2021, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm GMT
12. ONLINE Discussion: “Afghanistan Teach-In: Understanding Current Events”, Johns Hopkins University, 28 October 2021, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm ET
13. ONLINE Webinar: “The Renewal of the Palestinian Movement. A Transnational Unity from Below?”, Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC), Vienna, 28 October 2021, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm CET
14. ONLINE Discussion of Edited Book “Jerusalem II: Jerusalem in Roman-Byzantine Times” by Katharina Heyden and Maria Lissek, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, 1 November 2021, 7:00 pm EET
15. ONLINE Webinar: “Scoring Opportunity: Sport in the Gulf’s Soft Power Armoury”, Middle East Institute NUS, Singapore, 3 November 2021 5:00 - 6:00 pm SGT
16. Workshop: “Paradigm Shifts in European-Israeli Relations”, Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies, 7- 8 November 2021
17. ONLINE Conference: “Ignaz Goldziher and His Correspondents: Islamic and Jewish Studies around the Turn of the Twentieth Century”, Universität Göttingen, 12-13 November 2021
18. “First Annual Postgraduate Symposium of the Irish Network for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (INMENAS)”, Ireland, 12-13 November 2021
19. ONLINE Book Introduction: “Creative Radicalism in the Middle East: Culture and the Arab Left After the Uprisings” by Caroline Rooney (University of Kent), London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 16 November 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
20. Colloque : « Islam et altérité : Quelle théologie islamique du pluralisme religieux ? », l’Institut Catholique de Paris, 19-20 novembre 2021
21. Journée d’étude : « La fabrique artistique dans le monde arabe, politiques, professions, circulations », MSH Paris Nord, 22 novembre 2021, 9:00 - 19:30 h CET
22. Colloquium: “What Does It Mean to Be Nomadic in the Past, Present and Future?”, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, 25-27 November 2021
23. ONLINE Book Introduction: “Cleft Capitalism: The Social Origins of Failed Market Making in Egypt”, Amr Adly (American University in Cairo), London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 30 November 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
24. “Third International Conference on Teaching Persian”, University of Cambridge, 13-14 December 2021
25. ONLINE Conference: “The Madrasah and the Modern Academy: Convergences, Departures and Possibilities for Collaboration”, Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE) and University of Johannesburg, 14-15 December 2021
26. Forum on “New Approaches toward a Scientific National Narrative for Palestine and Its Region”, Palestine Ministry of Culture, Cairo, 17-19 December 2021
27. HYBRID Conference: “Digitizing Jerusalem’s Archives: Urban Heritage in the Age of Digital Culture”, Jerusalem, 2-4 January 2022
28. International Workshop: “The World since World War II (Focus Middle East)”, St Aloysius College, Mangalore, India, 7-9 January 2022
29. Colloque : « Le Qāḍī Abū Bakr Ibn al‑ʿArabī (m.543/1148) : Parcours, héritage et transmission » à l’occasion du 900e anniversaire de son décès, Centre Jaques-Berque, Rabat, 28 et 29 janvier 2021
30. Conference: “Jewish History in a Global Context – Telling Transnational Stories”, Australian Association for Jewish Studies, Deakin University, 13-15 February 2022
31. Conference: “The Coptic Educational Systems and Institutions (11th Century - Present)”, French Institute for Oriental Archaeology (IFAO), Cairo, 17-18 February 2022
32. Third International Conference of the Association for Literary Urban Studies (ALUS): “Cities Under Stress: Urban Discourses of Crisis, Resilience, Resistance, and Renewal” (Focus on Cities in the Global South, Cairo etc.), University of California, Santa Barbara, 17-19 February 2022
33. Workshop: “The Politics of Jewish Studies”, Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies, 2-4 March 2022
34. 28th Annual Conference of the Economic Research Forum (ERF) on “Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond” (in the MENA Region), 8-30 March 2022
35. Workshop: “Da’wa and Qur’an Translation in the First Decades of the 20th Century”, Albert-LudwigsUniversität Freiburg, 15-16 March 2022
36. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA), Salt Lake City, 22-25 March 2022 37. Workshop: “Travel, Mobility, and Cultural Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa”, Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Society, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 9-10 April 2022
38. Conference: “Religious Renewal in Times of Crisis” (Focus Middle East and Islamic History), University of Nebraska Omaha and Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem, 25-29 April 2022
39. Conference: “Gramsci in the Middle East and North Africa”, London School of Economics, 9-10 May 2022
40. HYBRID Workshop: “The Making and Unmaking of Identities in the Early Modern Mediterranean”, European University Institute, Florence, 12-13 May 2022
41. Colloque international : « Le pouvoir du rire – rire et pouvoir. Humour, discours et politique (avec un focus spécial sur le monde arabo-islamique) », Université de Craiova (Roumanie), INALCO (Paris) et Université de Lyon 2, Craiova, 19-20 mai 2022
42. “Tenth Islamic Legal Studies Conference” by the International Society for Islamic Legal Studies (ISILS), Aga Khan University, London, 19-21 May 2022
43. International Conference: “Muslim Societies and Peacebuilding in Africa”, Al-Hokama Center for Peace Research, Rabat, 26-28 May 2021
44. ONLINE “Symposium on Mediterranean Studies”, Auburn University, 17-18 June 2022
45. Interdisciplinary Conference on “Displacement, Emplacement, and Migration”, Bamberg Graduate School of Literature, Culture, and Media, University of Bamberg, 24-26 June 2022
46. International Conference: “Oriental Manuscripts in Germany – Collection History Between the Academic Thirst for Knowledge, Antique Trade Across the Globe, and Imperial Claims to Power”, Berlin State Library, 29 June - 1 July 2022
47. HYBRID Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) on “Social Justice in Pandemics Times”, Monash University, 5-8 July 2022
48. Seminar: “Travelers in Ottoman Lands: The Balkans, Anatolia and Beyond”, Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE), University of Sarajevo, 24-26 August 2022
49. “4th European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (Turkologentag 2023)”, Vienna, 21-23 September 2023 POSITIONS
50. Ten PhD Fellows for the Doctoral Programme (3 Years) of the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies”
51. Research Associate (Postdoc, 3 Years) in Oriental or Classical Studies: Ruhr University Bochum
52. Three Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (2 Years), Cluster of Excellence on “Politics of Inequality”, University of Konstanz
53. Lecturer (Education Focused) in Arabic Language and Culture, School of Modern Languages, University of St Andrews
54. Academic Coordinator for the Arabic Programs of the Arabic Language Institute in Fez
55. Azrieli Postdoc Fellowships, Haifa Center for Mediterranean History
56. Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
57. Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University
58. Assistant Professorship in the History of the Middle East (Tenure Track), University of Utah, Salt Lake City
59. Assistant or Associate Professor for Modern Hebrew Literature, University of California, Berkeley
60. Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years), Northwestern University
61. James A. Bellamy Professorship for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Department of Middle East Studies, University of Michigan OTHER INFORMATION
62. Support Program: “Conflict, Climate Change and Environment in the Middle East”, Robert Bosch Stiftung
63. Visiting Research Fellowships 2022 for One or Two Months in the Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin
64. Funding of the Best Joint Research Projects in Social Sciences of the National Research Institutions in France (ANR), Germany (DFG), UK (ESRC) and Canada (SSHRC)
65. Afghan Digital Scholarship Award (Nov. – Dec. 2021), Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University, London
66. Funding of Research Projects in Humanities and Cultural Studies and Theoretical Social Sciences by the VolkswagenStiftung
67. Funding of Research on “Security, Society and the State”, Gerda Henkel Stiftung
68. Resident Fellowships (Postdoc, 1-12 Months), “RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies”, University of Hamburg
69. ONLINE Course: “Manuscripts in Arabic Script: Introduction to Codicology”, Aga Khan University, London, 15-16 November 2021, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm GMT
70. Winter School on “Variations in Populism”, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS), Doha, 3-13 January 2022
71. Atelier d’écriture doctoral et post-doctoral : « Travaux en cours sur le Maghreb », MMSH d’Aix-enProvence les 26 janvier et 29 juin 2022
72. Summer School for Doctoral Students on “The Qur`an in Inter-Christian Polemic”, Nantes, 13-17 June 2022
73. Articles on “Decolonisation and Performance Studies” for Special Issue of “Global Performance Studies”
74. Articles for Journal “Occhialì – Rivista sul Mediterraneo islamico”
75. Articles on “Muslim Responses to COVID-19” for Special Issue of the Journal “Contemporary Islam”
76. New Book Series: “Cinema and Media Cultures in the Middle East” (Peter Lang Publishing)
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___________________________________________ CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS 1. ONLINE 5th Annual Conference: “Future Pathways of Israel`s Foreign Policy”, Mitvim Institute, Jerusalem, 25 October 2021, 3:30 pm CET Program and registration: https://mitvim.org.il/rsvp-annual-conference-Otober-2021 _______________________________________ 2. ONLINE Book Launch: “The Palestinian Prisoners Movement”, Centre for Palestine Studies, SOAS, 25 October 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT Based on direct interviews with former prisoners and former security sector personnel, the book offers new insights into the strategies that prisoners employed to gain rights over time, as well as the tactics used by prison authorities to maintain control. Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei-cps/events/25oct2021-ias-book-launch-the-palestinian-prisoners-movement.html _______________________________________ 3. HYBRID Forum of the Middle East Research Institute (MERI) on “A Stable Iraq for a Stable Middle East”, Erbil, 25-27 October 2021 The Forum will revolve heavily around themes linked to the ever-changing regional power dynamics, Iraq’s security and political crises, and future governance within the country. A live stream of the event will be available. Program and registration: http://www.meri-k.org/meri-forum-2019/programme _______________________________________ 4. ONLINE Webinar: “Tunisia’s Democracy Under Threat: What is at Stake for the MENA Region?”, Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID), Washington DC, 26 October 2021, 12:00 pm ET Speakers: 1. Prof. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, prof. of constitutional law and one of the main leaders of the anticoup movement in Tunisia. 2. Dr. Radwan Masmoudi, President of CSID. 3. Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Democracy for the Arab World Now, Washington DC. 4. Prof. Nader Hashemi, Univ. of Denver, and expert on democracy in the MENA region and wider Muslim world. Information and registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pCqx12KHR4uZf_u1xBxmlg _______________________________________ 5. ONLINE Webinar: “Visions of Beirut: The Urban Life of Media Infrastructure”, by Hatim El-Hibri (George Mason University), London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 26 October 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT Drawing on fieldwork and texts ranging from maps, urban plans, and aerial photographs to live television and drone-camera footage, El-Hibri traces the histories of how the technologies and media infrastructure that visualize the city are used to consolidate or destabilize regimes of power. Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/26oct2021-visions-of-beirut-the-urban-life-of-media-infrastructure.html _______________________________________ 6. Symposium on “Abraham Accords: Opportunity for Greater Cooperation, Tolerance & Development in the Region”, TRENDS Research and Advisory (Abu Dhabi), Tel-Aviv University, 27 October 2021, 11:00 am GST Information and program: https://trendsresearch.org/event/abraham-accords-opportunity-for-greater-cooperation-tolerance-development-in-the-region/ _______________________________________ 7. ONLINE Seminar: “The Negev Bedouin: Emptied Lands and Displaced People”, Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, City University of New York, 27 October 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EDT Israel's treatment of the Negev Bedouin has been a story of displacement and dispossession. A wide-ranging conversation between Drs. Eli Karetny, Thabet Abu Rass, Yeela Raana, and Netta Amar-Schiff will explore the unique nature of Bedouin resistance, the history of coerced urbanization, and the situation in the unrecognized Bedouin villages. Information and registration: https://gc-cuny.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4vTnXF7eTIm6301t7I8hig _______________________________________ 8. ONLINE Lecture: “The Latest Developments in the UAE`s Foreign Policy” by H.E. Omar Saif Ghobash, Middle East Institute NUS, Singapore, 27 October 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm SGT In today’s context, foreign policy is directly connected to a country’s internal affairs. Therefore, it is essential to explain the internal dynamics of the UAE society, the nation’s politics and its economics. These components allow for a comprehensive understanding of the choices made by Emirati policymakers and trends of the UAE’s foreign policy. Information and registration: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/2021-s-r-nathan-distinguished-lecture/ _______________________________________ 9. HYBRID Workshop: “Authority Records and Manuscripts in Libraries and Research (Focus on Oriental Manuscripts)”, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, 27-29 October 2021 The workshop is co-organised by the “Orient-Digital” project at Berlin State Library and “Bibliotheca Arabica” (Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Leipzig). Six panel focus on how libraries and projects of different sizes deal with authority records, the limits and challenges of authority control, opportunities for automation and use and re-use of authority data. Information and registration: https://blog.sbb.berlin/authority-control-and-oriental-manuscripts/ _______________________________________ 10. ONLINE Conference: “Decolonising Knowledge on Euro-Mediterranean Relations: Past, Present and Future”, University of Turin, 28 October 2021, 11:00 am CEST Panelists will discuss the relevance and implications of "decolonising knowledge”, while also addressing Euro-Mediterranean relations in the present. Information and registration: https://www.dipstudistorici.unito.it/do/avvisi.pl/Show?_id=j0kg _______________________________________ 11. ONLINE Lecture: “Ismaʿili Revolts in Their Wider Historical Context (9th-10th c. CE)” by Dr. Christian Sahner (University of Oxford), Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 28 October 2021, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm GMT This lecture will examine the Ismāʿīlī revolts and assess what these movements reveal about the spread of Islam in remote, rural environments and the capacity of these environments to produce new political and religious powers. Information and registration: https://www.iis.ac.uk/events/isma-ili-revolts-their-wider-historical-context-9th10th-c-ce?utm_source=hnet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IHTLS _______________________________________ 12. ONLINE Discussion: “Afghanistan Teach-In: Understanding Current Events”, Johns Hopkins University, 28 October 2021, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm ET Panel discussion and Q&A featuring four Afghanistan experts, including two who just left Kabul. Information and registration: https://krieger.jhu.edu/islamic/ _______________________________________ 13. ONLINE Webinar: “The Renewal of the Palestinian Movement. A Transnational Unity from Below?”, Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC), Vienna, 28 October 2021, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm CET The event deals with the current protest movement in Palestine and explores the question as to whether it represents a new unity from below. To what extent has the struggle of Palestinian communities against the Israeli occupying power gained momentum, particularly in the last few months? Speakers: Mohammed ElKurd, Yara Hawari, Ahmed Abu Artema. Information and registration: https://www.vidc.org/en/detail/the-renewal-of-the-palestinian-movement _______________________________________ 14. ONLINE Discussion of Edited Book “Jerusalem II: Jerusalem in Roman-Byzantine Times” by Katharina Heyden and Maria Lissek, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, 1 November 2021, 7:00 pm EET Comments and discussion by Clifford Ando (University of Chicago), Nichole Belayche (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris), Katharina Heyden (University of Bern), Konstantin Klein (University of Bamberg), Ora Limor (Open University of Israel), Maria Lissek (University of Bern), Christoph Markschies (Humboldt-University Berlin). Information and registration: https://mailchi.mp/aiar/virtual-workshop-jerusalem-in-roman-byzantinetimes?e=4b7f78b915 _______________________________________ 15. ONLINE Webinar: “Scoring Opportunity: Sport in the Gulf’s Soft Power Armoury”, Middle East Institute NUS, Singapore, 3 November 2021 5:00 - 6:00 pm SGT The Institute will welcome the guru of sport management, Professor Simon Chadwick, to examine the politics of sport among the Gulf states. Among other things, the discussion aims to map out how sport sponsorship constitutes a projection of the Gulf’s soft power. Information and registration: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/bridging-the-gulf/ _______________________________________ 16. Workshop: “Paradigm Shifts in European-Israeli Relations”, Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies, 7-8 November 2021 Papers are invited from PhD students and early career researchers who will discuss their research projects with experts in the field and connect with fellow young researchers working at the intersection of Israel Studies and European Studies. Information: http://www.hfjs.eu/md/hfjs/hochschule/bengurion/cfp_paradigm_shifts_in_european-israeli_relations_.pdf _______________________________________ 17. ONLINE Conference: “Ignaz Goldziher and His Correspondents: Islamic and Jewish Studies around the Turn of the Twentieth Century”, Universität Göttingen, 12-13 November 2021 This correspondence of over 13,000 letters constitutes the single most important source informing about the history of Arabic, Jewish, and Islamic studies and cognate fields during Goldziher‘s time. Information, program and registration: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8328500/ignaz-goldziher-and-his-correspondents-islamic-and-jewish _______________________________________ 18. “First Annual Postgraduate Symposium of the Irish Network for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (INMENAS)”, Ireland, 12-13 November 2021 Papers from MA, MPhil and PhD students/candidates will be related to topics such as: Historical and contemporary matters in geography; Politics and International Relations; Scientific / Infrastructural developments; Culture; Race; Gender; Technology; Law; Peace and Conflict; Literature and the Arts; Environmental Issues. Information: https://inmenas.blogspot.com/p/postgraduate-symposium.html ____________________________________ 19. ONLINE Book Introduction: “Creative Radicalism in the Middle East: Culture and the Arab Left After the Uprisings” by Caroline Rooney (University of Kent), London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 16 November 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT In her recent account of the Arab uprisings, the speaker outlines the importance of aesthetic strategies and creative expression in the left's critique of authoritarian and Islamic extremist discourse during the revolutions. Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/16nov2021-creative-radicalism-inthe-middle-east-culture-and-the-arab-left-after-the-uprisings.html ____________________________________ 20. Colloque : « Islam et altérité : Quelle théologie islamique du pluralisme religieux ? », l’Institut Catholique de Paris, 19-20 novembre 2021 Ce colloque porté par le Laboratoire de recherche « Islam et altérité » permettra de dégager les lectures et les principes théologiques en islam qui président aujourd’hui pour rendre compte du pluralisme religieux. Il interrogera la manière dont est pensé le lien entre unité et diversité. Information et inscription : https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-islam-et-alterite-quelle-theologie-islamique-dupluralisme-religieux-164822407257?aff=ebdssbdestsearch ____________________________________ 21. Journée d’étude : « La fabrique artistique dans le monde arabe, politiques, professions, circulations », MSH Paris Nord, 22 novembre 2021, 9:00 - 19:30 h CET Cette journée se propose de réfléchir à la fabrique artistique (arts visuels, arts du spectacle, arts urbains, cinéma, littérature, théâtre, musique, performances, etc.) dans les sociétés du monde arabe. Information : https://www.mshparisnord.fr/event/journee-detude-la-fabrique-artistique-dans-le-mondearabe/2021-11-22/ ____________________________________ 22. Colloquium: “What Does It Mean to Be Nomadic in the Past, Present and Future?”, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, 25-27 November 2021 Nomadism is one of the rare ways of life that can question and link pre-history to current societal and global crises (environmental, health, governmental, economic). How are nomads defined, and defining themselves? Howhave these populations adapted and still adapting to their natural, cultural and political environments? What future can they envision? Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2021/06/CollNomade_CallCommunication_juin2021.pdf _______________________________________ 23. ONLINE Book Introduction: “Cleft Capitalism: The Social Origins of Failed Market Making in Egypt”, Amr Adly (American University in Cairo), London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 30 November 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT After more than four decades of economic reform, the Egyptian economy still fails to meet popular expectations for inclusive growth, better standards of living, and high-quality employment. While many analysts point to cronyism and corruption, Amr Adly finds the root causes of this stagnation in the underlying social and political conditions of economic development. Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/30nov2021-cleft-capitalism-the-social-origins-of-failed-market-making-in-egypt.html _______________________________________ 24. “Third International Conference on Teaching Persian”, University of Cambridge, 13-14 December 2021 This third conference addresses teachers and lecturers of Persian and examines developments and innovations in Persian language and literature teaching and particularly focuses on the importance of using Persian literature and culture in teaching Persian language. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/06/29/third-international-conference-onteaching-persian _______________________________________ 25. ONLINE Conference: “The Madrasah and the Modern Academy: Convergences, Departures and Possibilities for Collaboration”, Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE) and University of Johannesburg, 14-15 December 2021 Papers are invited which engage with questions surrounding the teaching of Islam in either/both the Madrasah and the University setting: Pedagogical approaches utilized in Madrasah teaching and in the University setting; Navigating faith and criticality in the study/teaching of Islam; Curriculum Developments in the Madrassa and in the Academy; Future of ‘Islamic Education’; Meanings of Collaboration between the Madrasah and the University. Information: https://tumarandishe.ir/fa/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86- %D9%81%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84-8.pdf ___________________________________ 26. Forum on “New Approaches toward a Scientific National Narrative for Palestine and Its Region”, Palestine Ministry of Culture, Cairo, 17-19 December 2021 Topics include: re-interpreting excavations reports, epigraphical discoveries, antecedents, anthropological studies; historical depth of popular language and common heritage; place names and “sacred” places; research methods toward a new Palestinian historical school, a unified Palestine history across the depth of millennia; etc. Travel and accommodation costs are covered. Deadline for abstracts: 10 November 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8361992/palestine-new-approaches-history-and-culture-palestine-and-its ___________________________________ 27. HYBRID Conference: “Digitizing Jerusalem’s Archives: Urban Heritage in the Age of Digital Culture”, Jerusalem, 2-4 January 2022 The conference will focus on three main themes: Cultural heritage in the digital age: Digitizing Jerusalem Archives; Digital heritage and the Historic Urban Landscape Approach; Democratizing/interpreting Jerusalem’s heritage. Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8323208/digitizing-jerusalem%E2%80%99s-archives-urban-heritage-age-digital ___________________________________ 28. International Workshop: “The World since World War II (Focus Middle East)”, St Aloysius College, Mangalore, India, 7-9 January 2022 By the participation of international experts, this workshop will look from various fields at ‘The World since World War II’ aimed at benefiting undergraduate and postgraduate teachers/scholars of Social Sciences and Humanities belonging to the Asian region. This would help the teaching community to enlighten themselves and to form new syllabi and eventually help this knowledge percolate down the student community. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7491246/international-workshop- %E2%80%98-world-world-war-ii%E2%80%99 _______________________________________ 29. Colloque : « Le Qāḍī Abū Bakr Ibn al‑ʿArabī (m.543/1148) : Parcours, héritage et transmission » à l’occasion du 900e anniversaire de son décès, Centre Jaques-Berque, Rabat, 28 et 29 janvier 2021 Ce colloque international a pour objectif de dresser un bilan de la recherche académique réalisée sur la figure, l’œuvre et la postérité d’un des savants les plus influents de l’Occident Musulman. En effet, depuis près de cent vingt-cinq ans, les nombreux travaux d’édition et études thématiques autour de son œuvre se sont succédé à un rythme effréné, traduisant un fort intérêt des chercheurs pour cette figure riche et complexe du Ve/ XIe siècle. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2021/10/colloque-internationnal-janvier-2022.pdf _______________________________________ 30. Conference: “Jewish History in a Global Context – Telling Transnational Stories”, Australian Association for Jewish Studies, Deakin University, 13-15 February 2022 This conference seeks to explore what new ways of approaching Jewish histories might be developed through the intersection between transnational histories and border studies. How have borders interrupted the transnational flow of people, things and ideas? How have material and imaginative borders been overcome? Information: http://www.aajs.org.au/next-conference/ _______________________________________ 31. Conference: “The Coptic Educational Systems and Institutions (11th Century - Present)”, French Institute for Oriental Archaeology (IFAO), Cairo, 17-18 February 2022 Contributions are invited on: Between Islamic and Coptic Institutions: Sources and Approaches; Ways of Transferring Religious and Liturgical Knowledge; Manuscripts Traditions, Copying, Revising, Editing; Sources of Non-Religious Teaching; Modern and Missionary Schools; Charitable Foundations and Their Educational Roles; Current Educational and Research Centers; etc. Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2021. Information: https://www.ifao.egnet.net/recherche/manifestations/ma1359/ _______________________________________ 32. Third International Conference of the Association for Literary Urban Studies (ALUS): “Cities Under Stress: Urban Discourses of Crisis, Resilience, Resistance, and Renewal” (Focus on Cities in the Global South, Cairo etc.), University of California, Santa Barbara, 17-19 February 2022 This conference explores the theme of crisis and response as conveyed in cultural representations of urbanity. We welcome contributions that take up any aspect of or perspective on urban crisis and response, working on any period or genre of literature, from any linguistic tradition. Information: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/hlc-n/2022-conference/ _______________________________________ 33. Workshop: “The Politics of Jewish Studies”, Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies, 2-4 March 2022 Papers are invited on: Politicization of Jewish Studies/Jewish History/Israel Studies; Politics of diversification: Jewish Studies and Middle East Studies/Israel; Studies/Holocaust Studies/Antisemitism Studies etc.; Jewish Studies and majority/minority relations; Jewish Studies and the politics of national memory (museums, memorial centers). Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2021. Information: http://www.hfjs.eu/md/hfjs/aktuell/pinnwand/cfp_the_politics_of_jewish_studies.pdf _______________________________________ 34. 28th Annual Conference of the Economic Research Forum (ERF) on “Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond” (in the MENA Region), 8-30 March 2022 Invitees are engaged in research on the ERF region (the Arab countries, Iran and Turkey), regardless of their affiliation to ERF. Previously published papers or those accepted for publication may not be submitted. Information: https://erf.org.eg/erf-28th-annual-conference-guidelines-for-conference-papers/ _______________________________________ 35. Workshop: “Da’wa and Qur’an Translation in the First Decades of the 20th Century”, AlbertLudwigs-Universität Freiburg, 15-16 March 2022 We invite submissions of abstracts for a workshop that will deal with the globalisation of Muslim Qur’an translation in the first decades of the 20th century, until the 1960s, against the backdrop of migration and increasing daʿwa activities. Travel costs and accommodation during the conference will be fully funded. Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2021. Information: https://gloqur.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CfP_Workshop-dawa.pdf _______________________________________ 36. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA), Salt Lake City, 22-25 March 2022 Papers are invited from anthropology, geography, sociology, economics, business, planning, medicine, nursing, law, and more. Information: https://www.appliedanthro.org/ _______________________________________ 37. Workshop: “Travel, Mobility, and Cultural Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa”, Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Society, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 9- 10 April 2022 We invite paper proposals from any discipline in the humanities or social sciences that address topics relating to travel and mobility in, to, and from the MENA region in any historical era. Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2021. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/10/22/call-for-papers-travel-and-mobility-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa _______________________________________ 38. Conference: “Religious Renewal in Times of Crisis” (Focus Middle East and Islamic History), University of Nebraska Omaha and Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem, 25-29 April 2022 The scope of this academic event is the study of religious renewal movements and their emergence in times of crisis across the world and history — with a special focus on how they have impacted the three Abrahamic religions and the city of Jerusalem. Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2021. Information: https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/religion/research/religious-renewal-in-times-of-crisis-conference.php _______________________________________ 39. Conference: “Gramsci in the Middle East and North Africa”, London School of Economics, 9- 10 May 2022 Antonio Gramsci has emerged as a popular theorist in work focused on resistance, revolution, popular movements, capitalism, political economy, memory, temporality, transnationalism and internationalism. In the wake of 2011 there is a significant revival in Gramscian perspectives in Middle East Studies. How can his work help us make sense of a moment marked by a significant expansion in resistance and uprising. Information: https://www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-centre/news/gramsci-in-middle-east-conference _______________________________________ 40. HYBRID Workshop: “The Making and Unmaking of Identities in the Early Modern Mediterranean”, European University Institute, Florence, 12-13 May 2022 When and how did people across the Mediterranean defend their identitarian boundaries? When did showing/claiming an identity become a necessity? When did people lose their identity? We anticipate new insights from reconsidering these terms and demanding attention to the concepts of difference and diversity in different political and religious groups. Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/8617952/cfp-making-and-unmaking-identities-early-modern-mediterranean _______________________________________ 41. Colloque international : « Le pouvoir du rire – rire et pouvoir. Humour, discours et politique (avec un focus spécial sur le monde arabo-islamique) », Université de Craiova (Roumanie), INALCO (Paris) et Université de Lyon 2, Craiova, 19-20 mai 2022 Arme fatale contre le cynisme, la sottise, la langue de bois et la censure, l’humour démasque l’arbitraire, brise les idoles et s’attaque aux tabous. Toutes les aires géographiques et culturelles sont concernées (dont bien sûr le monde arabo-islamique). Propositions avant le 1er décembre 2021. Information : http://www.inalco.fr/appel-communication/pouvoirrire-rire-pouvoir-humour-discours-politique _______________________________________ 42. “Tenth Islamic Legal Studies Conference” by the International Society for Islamic Legal Studies (ISILS), Aga Khan University, London, 19-21 May 2022 Abstracts on all aspects of Islamic law, from earliest to most recent times, are welcome. Abstracts should clearly present and contextualise argument, methodology, and sources. Abstracts based on primary sources or fieldwork will be given preference. Deadline for abstracts: 31 October 2021. Information: https://isils.net/isils/call-for-papers/ _______________________________________ 43. International Conference: “Muslim Societies and Peacebuilding in Africa”, Al-Hokama Center for Peace Research, Rabat, 26-28 May 2021 We encourage interested scholars to think about the complexities of the topic, and beyond the orthodox positions, and outside the normative realm of peace. Studies that are empirically based, case studies, fresh perspectives, original research, and solution-oriented rendering of these issues are much welcome. The host will cover all expenses related to travel, lodgings, and transportation. Deadline for abstracts in English and Arabic: 20 November 2021. Information: https://sites.duke.edu/researchafrica/files/2021/09/Peace-in-Africa-Conference-Call-1-1.pdf _______________________________________ 44. ONLINE “Symposium on Mediterranean Studies”, Auburn University, 17-18 June 2022 The Symposium will focus on the challenges, responses, policies, and long-term impacts women on the shores of the Mediterranean are experiencing. Any historical period of reference is welcome including modern and contemporary times. Deadline for abstracts: 29 November 2021. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-mediterranean-studies-symposium-17-18-june-zoom?e=82aeb6c61d _______________________________________ 45. Interdisciplinary Conference on “Displacement, Emplacement, and Migration”, Bamberg Graduate School of Literature, Culture, and Media, University of Bamberg, 24-26 June 2022 We are particularly interested in discussions on how different theoretical, analytical, and methodological approaches to the literary, cultural, and socio-political representation of displacement and emplacement shape popular perceptions about migration. Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8148860/cfp-interdisciplinary-conference-displacement-emplacement-and _______________________________________ 46. International Conference: “Oriental Manuscripts in Germany – Collection History Between the Academic Thirst for Knowledge, Antique Trade Across the Globe, and Imperial Claims to Power”, Berlin State Library, 29 June - 1 July 2022 We welcome contributions on networks or individual agents of manuscript trade, different forms of manuscript translocation, and on the (virtual) reconstruction of historical collections. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/8330/discussions/7882104/cfp-oriental-manuscripts-germany- %E2%80%93-collection-history-between _______________________________________ 47. HYBRID Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) on “Social Justice in Pandemics Times”, Monash University, 5-8 July 2022 Papers are invited on Politics, Security and International Relations. The conference will bring together academics, activists, artists, students, practitioners and community members from across disciplines with shared interest in Asia, including Asian communities in Australia and globally. Deadline for abstracts: 1 November 2021. Information: https://monasharts.cventevents.com/event/e7785594-d756-45a9-bdea-d9f45ec88bac/summary _______________________________________ 48. Seminar: “Travelers in Ottoman Lands: The Balkans, Anatolia and Beyond”, Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE), University of Sarajevo, 24-26 August 2022 Topics include: Travellers to Bosnia, the Balkans and the wider Ottoman world from other parts of Europe and elsewhere; travellers from the region to other parts of Europe and the Middle East; pilgrims and pilgrimage within the region; artistic and literary representations of the Balkans and other parts of the Ottoman world; the horticultural legacy of the region. Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2022. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8135997/cfp-travellers-ottoman-lands-tiol-2-balkans-anatolia-and-beyond _______________________________________ 49. “4th European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (Turkologentag 2023)”, Vienna, 21-23 September 2023 The conference is orgnanized by the Society for Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (GTOT) and the Chair of Ottoman and Turkish Studies, University of Vienna. Mind this date. Information: https://turkologentag2023.univie.ac.at/ ___________________________________________ POSITIONS 50. Ten PhD Fellows for the Doctoral Programme (3 Years) of the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies” The Graduate School investigates the plurality, changeability, and global connectedness of Muslim cultures and societies. Successful applicants will have a master’s degree in Arabic Studies, Central Asian Studies, History, Human Geography, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Political Science, Semitic Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, South and Southeast Asian Studies, or Southeast European History. Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/application/call_for_applications/index.html ____________________________________ 51. Research Associate (Postdoc, 3 Years) in Oriental or Classical Studies: Ruhr University Bochum Your task: Translation and commentary of the treatise Naḥw al-qulūb (‘Grammar of the Hearts’), written by the Arab-Persian Sufi Al-Qushayrī (376-465 AH = 986-1072/73 CE). Your profile: PhD in Oriental or Classical Studies; Language skills: Arabic (excellent), Latin (desired), Experience in the field of digital processing of historical text sources (appreciated): Deadline for applications: 31 October 2021. Information: https://www.stellenwerk-bochum.de/jobboerse/postdoc-tv-l-e-13-100-bochum-210920-491841 ____________________________________ 52. Three Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (2 Years), Cluster of Excellence on “Politics of Inequality”, University of Konstanz This programme allows two researchers with different disciplinary backgrounds to work on a single project, each contributing their own topical or methodological expertise, while having the opportunity to sharpen their individual research profiles. Deadline for applications: 15 October 2021. Information: https://www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskolleg/fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship/ ____________________________________ 53. Lecturer (Education Focused) in Arabic Language and Culture, School of Modern Languages, University of St Andrews Qualification: Previous teaching experience, full professional competency in Arabic and English, and expertise in the delivery of classes/lectures in modern standard Arabic and modern/contemporary Arabic culture for a fixed-term (one year) position. Deadline for applications: 19 October 2021. Information: https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/5534/0/314610/889/lecturer-education-focused-in-arabic-language-and-culture-ao1745sb ____________________________________ 54. Academic Coordinator for the Arabic Programs of the Arabic Language Institute in Fez Minimum requirements: MA degree in appropriate field (Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic, Linguistics, International Education, etc); Five or more years of experience working with Arabic language programs, including teaching, administrative work, and program coordination; etc. Deadline for applications: 29 October 2021. Information: http://www.alif-fes.com/jobs.html ____________________________________ 55. Azrieli Post-doc Fellowships, Haifa Center for Mediterranean History Invitation for scholars who are studying any aspect of Mediterranean history and would like to develop their work at the HCMH during 2022-24. Deadline for applications: 2 November 2021. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/azrielipost-doc-fellowships-at-haifa-center-for-mediterranean-history?e=82aeb6c61d ____________________________________ 56. Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Applicants must have PhD, should have excellent relevant language skills and be able to teach pre-modern survey courses in both History and Jewish Studies as well as more specialized courses in their area of expertise. Deadline for application: 26 October 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/93158 ____________________________________ 57. Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University Disciplinary, regional, and chronological parameters are open; a focus on material culture and excellent relevant language skills are strongly preferred. Applicants should be able to teach survey courses in Ancient Near Eastern Studies and introduction to Middle Eastern Civilizations. Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/94849 __________________________________ 58. Assistant Professorship in the History of the Middle East (Tenure Track), University of Utah, Salt Lake City The period of specialization is open. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to research and to research-informed teaching at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. Deadline for applications: 5 November 2021. Information: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/120720 __________________________________ 59. Assistant or Associate Professor for Modern Hebrew Literature, University of California, Berkeley Qualification: Native or near-native fluency in Hebrew and English; broad competence in literary studies and in critical approaches to theoretical frameworks, demonstrated through formal study and/or publication record; etc. Deadline for application: 11 November 2021. Information: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03216 __________________________________ 60. Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years), Northwestern University We welcome applications from early career scholars whose work focuses on non-dominant and underrepresented groups including but not limited to religious, ethnic, and LBGTQ minorities and otherwise marginalized groups. Scholars in all branches of the Social Sciences and Humanities may apply. Deadline for applications: 13 January 2022. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/8661283/call-applications-keyman-modern-turkish-studies-postdoctoral __________________________________ 61. James A. Bellamy Professorship for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Department of Middle East Studies, University of Michigan We seek a professor or advanced associate professor with a substantial publication record in the fields of early Arabic language or literature, textual traditions and Islamic culture. Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/90190 ___________________________________________ OTHER INFORMATION 62. Support Program: “Conflict, Climate Change and Environment in the Middle East”, Robert Bosch Stiftung This foundation supports project ideas for organizations in the Middle East working on the nexus of climate change, environmental governance and conflict. It is particularly interested in locally-led approaches that contribute to sustainable peace. In addition to the financial and ideational support of organizations, the foundation aims to build a network. Deadline for applications: 29 October 2021. Information: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/project/supportprogram-conflict-climate-change-and-environment-middle-east ___________________________________ 63. Visiting Research Fellowships 2022 for One or Two Months in the Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin The centre seeks to attract outstanding postdoctoral scholars who are engaged in projects relevant to one of the following four Research Units: “Age and Generation”, “Environment and Justice”, “Representations of the Past” and “Contested Religion”. Deadline for applications: 31 October 2021. Information: https://www.zmo.de/fileadmin/Karriere/Ausschreibungen_2021/CfP_VRF_2022_ZMO.pdf ___________________________________ 64. Funding of the Best Joint Research Projects in Social Sciences of the National Research Institutions in France (ANR), Germany (DFG), UK (ESRC) and Canada (SSHRC) The scheme will provide funding for integrated projects by researchers coming from at least three of the four subscribing countries – in any combination of three or four countries. Proposals may be submitted in any area of the social sciences. Deadline for applications: 17 November 2021. Information: https://www.dfg.de/foerderung/info_wissenschaft/info_wissenschaft_21_67/index.html ___________________________________ 65. Afghan Digital Scholarship Award (Nov. – Dec. 2021), Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University, London The award offers up to £4,000 per award to scholars from the social sciences and humanities, policy-makers, journalists, poets, and other creatives for the pursuit of their own projects and to produce a deliverable that centres on Afghanistan and its diaspora and links to the Governance Programme’s research interests. The award will cover work undertaken during November and December 2021. Deadline for submissions: 3 Nov 2021. More information at: https://www.aku.edu/news/pages/News_Details.aspx?nid=NEWS-002631 ___________________________________ 66. Funding of Research Projects in Humanities and Cultural Studies and Theoretical Social Sciences by the VolkswagenStiftung “Open Up – New Research Spaces for the Humanities and Cultural Studies” offers up to 350,000 Euro for up to 1.5 years for post-doctoral researchers/project teams in Germany; possible to include international cooperation partners. Deadline for applications: 3 November 2021. Information: https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/ourfunding-portfolio-at-a-glance/open-up-new-research-spaces-for-the-humanities-and-cultural-studies ___________________________________ 67. Funding of Research on “Security, Society and the State”, Gerda Henkel Stiftung The research program targets new security-related issues that are prime examples of the post-Cold-War era but have been largely neglected in mainstream research such as "Conflict Resolution between the State and Traditional Actors". The program is intended to encourage junior scholars to pursue unconventional research agendas. Deadline for applications: 29 November 2021. Information: https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/en/spsss ___________________________________ 68. Resident Fellowships (Postdoc, 1-12 Months), “RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies”, University of Hamburg Applicants should be engaged in a research project in any relevant discipline that is related to the Center’s interests in Romanization and Islamication in the period and area in question. The Center also welcomes applications from 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. Deadline for application: 30 November 2021. Information: https://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de/documents/cffellows-2022.pdf ___________________________________ 69. ONLINE Course: “Manuscripts in Arabic Script: Introduction to Codicology”, Aga Khan University, London, 15-16 November 2021, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm GMT Learning Outcomes: Basic understanding of the field of Arabic manuscript studies; identify the role of manuscripts in knowledge production in different areas of studies in Muslim cultures. Information and registration: https://www.aku.edu/ismc/events/pages/event-detail.aspx?EventID=1923&Title=Manuscripts%20in%20Arabic%20Script%3A%20Introduction%20to%20Codicology ___________________________________ 70. Winter School on “Variations in Populism”, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS), Doha, 3-13 January 2022 I aims to provide an in-depth and critical look at selected topics in the broader study of the Middle East. For participating early career scholars, it provides an opportunity to network with regional scholars, gain substantive knowledge and insight unavailable in their home institutions and countries, and receive feedback from respected scholars. Funding of travel expenses available. Deadline for applications: 30 October 2021. Information: https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Events/WinterSchool-Third-Round-2022/Pages/index.aspx ___________________________________ 71. Atelier d’écriture doctoral et post-doctoral : « Travaux en cours sur le Maghreb », MMSH d’Aixen-Provence les 26 janvier et 29 juin 2022 Cet atelier d’écriture s’adresse aux doctorant·e·s et post-doctorant·e·s qui travaillent sur le Maghreb au sens large (ou en relation avec l’espace maghrébin) et sur la base d’enquêtes en sciences humaines et sociales. Il vise la production d’un texte scientifique inédit pour publication dans la section Varia de L’Année du Maghreb (juin 2023). Date de dépôt des candidatures: 3 décembre 2021. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2021/10/Appel-a%CC%80-participation-atelier-Travaux-en-cours-sur-le-Maghreb.pdf ___________________________________ 72. Summer School for Doctoral Students on “The Qur`an in Inter-Christian Polemic”, Nantes, 13- 17 June 2022 How have Christian authors in Europe used and appropriated the Qur’an? We are interested in how the Qur’an was used as a historical and linguistic archive, as a mine of heretical ideas and as a tool used in confessional rivalries. Deadline for proposals: 15 December 2021. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/summerschool-the-quran-in-inter-christian-polemic-nantes-13-17-june?e=82aeb6c61d ___________________________________ 73. Articles on “Decolonisation and Performance Studies” for Special Issue of “Global Performance Studies” We call for artistic and scholarly contributions that critically engage with the question of “decolonisation” while examining the field of Performance Studies in the present, and considering its departure from that present and into the future. Languages: Arabic, English, and Spanish. Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2021. Information: https://gps.psi-web.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GPS_5_1_ENG-CFP_FINAL.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3wBbZ8TeaGNmJxs5hw3vKGZriCN3_q3ax9fZ2N1X8oUT5HYVS7qmKK78 ___________________________________ 74. Articles for Journal “Occhialì – Rivista sul Mediterraneo islamico” Essays, analyses and translations concerning the Islamic Mediterranean are all acceptable: from religious forms to histories, from institutions to languages, social movements, changes, cultural representations, migratory flows, in ancient times as well as today. Deadline for articles in English, French, Italian or Spanish: 15 November 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/8330/discussions/7789932/cfp-occhial%C3%AC-rivista-sul-mediterraneo-islamico ___________________________________ 75. Articles on “Muslim Responses to COVID-19” for Special Issue of the Journal “Contemporary Islam” Articles focusing on government responses and those by Muslim organizations, community based efforts to contain the spread of the virus and aid victims, efforts to prevent/cure infection using traditional healing methods and the interface of bio-medical and religious responses are topics of interest. Deadline for submissions: 1 December 2021. Information: https://www.springer.com/journal/11562 ___________________________________ 76. New Book Series: “Cinema and Media Cultures in the Middle East” (Peter Lang Publishing) The purpose of this series is to demarcate and critically examine the shifting terrain of film- and media-making in the Middle East, and of practices of film and media studies regarding it, testing them both against their larger, social enabling conditions at the national, regional, and transnational levels. Please send your book prospectus to Terri Ginsberg (Concordia University, Montréal) terri.ginsberg@concordia.ca. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8688549/cinema-and-mediacultures-middle-east ___________________________________
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