dimanche 9 janvier 2022

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CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS

 

1.    ONLINE Policy Dialogue on “Social Protection in Jordan”, Economic Research Forum (ERF), 12 January 2022, 9:00 am, EEST

 

2.    ONLINE Conférence-débat autour de l’ouvrage de Daniel Rivet « Henry de Castries (1850-1927). Du Faubourg Saint-Germain au Maroc, un aristocrate islamophile en République », EHESS, IISMM, Paris, 13 janvier 2022, 10:00 - 12:00 h CET

 

3.    19th Media Workshop on “Aesthetics and Material Cultures: New Approaches within Islamic Studies” with Dr. Alina Kokoschka (Berlin/Lübeck), Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, LMU Munich, 13-14 January 2022

 

4.    ONLINE International Symposium: “Enchantments and Disenchantments: Early Modern Ot-toman Visions of the World”, Halcyon Days in Crete XI, 14-17 January 2022

 

5.    ONLINE Lecture on “The Jews of Alexandria: Middle Class Feelings, Urban Identity and Politics, 1880s-1920s” by Dario Miccoli (Ca` Foscari University, Venice), Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), 17 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm CET

 

6.    ONLINE Lecture “The Lost Archive: Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue” by Marina Rustow (Princeton University), SOAS, London, 18 January 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT

 

7.    Conference: “Jews of the Arab World, Why Did They Leave?”, Museum of Jewish Art and History, Paris, 19-20 January 2022

 

8.    ONLINE Webinar “Bridging the Gulf Cultural Segment III: Stories of Al Zubarah, Qatar’s Largest Heritage Site”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 21 January 2022, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm SGT

 

9.    ONLINE Webinar: “Iran-Europe Dynamics and the JCPOA Negotiations”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 25 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm SGT

 

10.  International Conference: “Media Aesthetics of Occidentalism”, Centre for Near and Middle East Studies, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 26-28 January 2022

 

11.  ONLINE Book Discussion: “Routledge Handbook on China-Middle East Relations”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 27 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm SGT

 

12.  ONLINE Roundtable: “Domestic Priorities and Global Impacts: Turkish Television Explained”, New York University, 28 January 2022, 12:00 pm ET

 

13.  ONLINE 67th AWR International Migration Conference: “Global Migration: Trans-cultural, Trans-disciplinary and Intersectional Perspectives”, Friedensau Adventist University, 9-10 February 2022

 

14.  Workshop on “Sacred Space(s)”, Mediterranean Seminar, Fresno State University, 11-12 February 2022

 

15.  Conference: “Sensoria of al-Andalus & the Western Mediterranean”, Spain North-Africa Project, University of California, Santa Cruz, 18-19 February 2022

 

16.  15th Annual Conference of the Muslim Studies Program on “Belong Nowhere: States of Statelessness in the Muslim World”, Michigan State University, 24-25 February 2022

 

17.  ONLINE Conference: “Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home & Abroad”, National Press Club, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, 3-4 March 2022

 

18.  Workshop on “Typologies in the Islamic Ethical Discourse”, Orient-Institut Beirut & American University of Beirut, 10-11 March 2022

 

19.  International Workshop and Edited Volume on “Practices of Preaching in the Islamic Context – Text, Performativity, and Materiality of Islamic Religious Speech” by the Junior Research Group “Islamic Theology in Context: Science and Society”, Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology, Humboldt University of Berlin, 17-18 March 2022

 

20.  International Conference: “Body, Medicine, and Feminism: The Life and Work of Nawal El Saadawi”, Duke University, 21-22 March 2022

 

21.  Workshop: “Questioning the Archive of the Algerian Independence: Towards a Decolonized History”, University of Virginia, 24-25 March 2022

 

22.  HYBRID “Western Jewish Studies Association Conference”, Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Studies, University of Oklahoma, 27-28 March 2022

 

23.  Conference of the Maghreb Review and the Maghreb Studies Association: “Empire in the Middle East and the Maghreb: The Shaping of Hopes and Perspectives”, Oxford, 28-29 March 2022

 

24.  Colloque international : « La représentation en langues, littératures et arts : Quelles mutations à l’ère du digital ? », Université Mohammed V de Rabat, 30-31 mars 2022

 

25.  Workshop: “Continuity and Change Throughout the Ottoman Longue Durée,” Third Annual Mid-Atlantic Ottomanists Workshop (MAOW), University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, 1-3 April 2022

 

26.  Workshop: “Travel, Mobility, and Cultural Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa”, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 9-10 April 2022

 

27.  ONLINE “2nd International Conference on Medical Humanities in the Middle East”, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 9-10 April 2022

 

28.  Conference: “Perpetrator, Savior or Bystander: Jemal Pasha and the Armenian Genocide - A Reassessment,” California State University, Fresno, 6-7 May 2022

 

29.  Mediterranean Seminar Spring 2022 Workshop on “Crisis, Migration, and Displacement in the Mediterranean”, Rutgers University-Newark, 6-7 May 2022

 

30.  International Symposium Series: “From Sahn-ı Seman to Darülfünun – VI: The First Ottoman University (Darülfünun) and Reformation of Higher Education in Turkey”, Istanbul, 12-13 May 2022

 

31.  10th Islamic Legal Studies Conference, Aga Khan Centre, London, 19-21 May 2022

 

32.  Journée d’études : « Travail, classes sociales et politiques publiques. Histoire et sociologie du capitalisme marocain », Centre Jacques Berque, Rabat, 30 mai 2022

 

33.  Workshop: “Canon or Code? Standardizing and Transmitting Islamic law”, CanCode-Project, University of Bergen, 16-18 June 2021

 

34.  Conference of the Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Explaining Crisis Beyond Chaos: The Middle East and North Africa in Global Change”, Naples, 22-24 June 2022

 

35.  International Study Day: “Jewish Theatre as an Object of Anthropological Study”, INALCO, Paris, 28 June 2022

 

36.  International Workshop: “Policy Implementation in the Global South”, Budapest 28-30 June 2022

 

37.  Conference “Red Sea Project X: Red Sea Horizons, Edges and Transitions”, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 6-9 July 2022

 

38.  Workshop: “History and Anthropology through Literature: Approaches & Methodologies to the Study of Medieval and Modern Texts and Manuscripts”, Trinity College Dublin, July 2022

 

 

POSITIONS

 

39.  One-Year Visiting Professor for Cultural Studies of the Middle East, Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen-Nuremberg

 

40.  University Professor (W3) of Islamic Studies (Classical Islam), Freie Universität Berlin

 

41.  Lecturer in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh

 

42.  Assistant Professor for Contemporary Politics and Modern History of the Middle East, Radboud University, the Netherlands

 

43.  150 Fully-funded Scholarships for PhD Candidates in “Economics”, “History and Civilisation”, “Law” and “Political and Social Sciences”, European University Institute, Badia Fiesolana, Italy

 

44.  10 One-Year Post-Doctoral Positions, l´EHESS, Paris

 

45.  Cinq contrats post-doctoraux (1 an) à de jeunes chercheurs, Laboratoire d’Excellence en histoire et anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des croyances (HASTEC)

 

46.  Two Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in Late Medieval and/ or early Modern Middle East/ Islamic History, American University of Beirut

 

47.  Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years), Northwestern University, Evanston

 

48.  Managing Editor of New Counter-Islamist Media Outlet, Middle East Forum

 

49.  Perilman Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center for Jewish Studies, Duke University

 

50.  Visiting Fellowship Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School

 

51.  Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor for Middle Eastern Literature or Film, Johns Hopkins University

 

52.  Assistant Professor of History: Africa/Global South (Focus Middle East), Texas Christian University, Fort Worth

 

53.  Assistant Professor for Middle East History, Gonzaga University in Spokane Washington

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

54.  Prix de thèse Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans 2022

 

55.  Visiting Fellowship Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School

 

56.  Fellowships of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDF) in the JDC Archives in New York or Jerusalem

 

57.  Scholarships in Religious Studies for Masters’ Students at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

 

58.  Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Post-doctoral Fellowship in Palestine Studies 2022-2023, Center for Palestine Studies, Columbia University, New York

 

59.  Articles on “Religion and Bioethics: A Sociological Perspective” (Including Islam) for Special Issue of the Journal “Frontiers in Sociology”

 

60.  Articles for “Diyâr 6: Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies”

 

61.  Articles for the “Bulletin of Palestine Studies (BPS)”

 

62.  Articles for “Zeitschrift für Recht & Islam / Journal for Law & Islam”

 

63.  Monographs and Edited Books for New “Critical Studies on Islamism Series” (I.B.Taurus)

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CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS 1. 

ONLINE Policy Dialogue on “Social Protection in Jordan”, Economic Research Forum (ERF), 12 January 2022, 9:00 am, EEST Papers will be presented which cover a variety of social protection topics, including the current landscape of social protection in Jordan, expansion of social insurance, minimum and living wages, provision of cash assistance and wellbeing, targeting of assistance for Jordan's refugee population, and the enabling environment for social dialogue in generating social protection reforms. Information and registration: https://mailchi.mp/erf.org.eg/webinar_2021-1391097?e=b6c891c6c3 __________________________________ 2. ONLINE Conférence-débat autour de l’ouvrage de Daniel Rivet « Henry de Castries (1850- 1927). Du Faubourg Saint-Germain au Maroc, un aristocrate islamophile en République », EHESS, IISMM, Paris, 13 janvier 2022, 10:00 - 12:00 h CET Tour à tour officier de bureau arabe dans le Sud-Ouest oranais de 1875 à 1882, conseiller général en Maineet-Loire de 1884 à 1914, colonel d’un régiment de la territoriale sur le front en 1914, conseiller historique du gouvernement chérifien après-guerre au Maroc, Henry de Castries échappe à toute catégorisation simpliste. Information et inscription : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/57099 __________________________________ 3. 19th Media Workshop on “Aesthetics and Material Cultures: New Approaches within Islamic Studies” with Dr. Alina Kokoschka (Berlin/Lübeck), Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, LMU Munich, 13-14 January 2022 Up to ten participants will be chosen to discuss selected academic articles about aesthetics and material culture in the Middle East in an intense reading session of four hours. The texts will be distributed in advance. Deadline for application: 1 December 2021. Contact Dr. Bettina Gräf (b.graef@lmu.de). Information: https://www.naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/wasistlosaminstitut/veranstaltungen/cfp-19mws/index.html __________________________________ 4. ONLINE International Symposium: “Enchantments and Disenchantments: Early Modern Ottoman Visions of the World”, Halcyon Days in Crete XI, 14-17 January 2022 Information, program, and registration: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/9366793/international-symposium-halcyon-days-crete-xi-enchantments-and __________________________________ 5. ONLINE Lecture on “The Jews of Alexandria: Middle Class Feelings, Urban Identity and Politics, 1880s-1920s” by Dario Miccoli (Ca` Foscari University, Venice), Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), 17 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm CET The lecture will discuss the multiple connections that Alexandrian Jews had with the city in which they lived and its socio-political environment, as well as the ways in which its burgeoning Jewish middle class tried to find a place of its own for example by founding schools, hospitals and cultural associations. Information and registration: https://hisdemab.hypotheses.org/seminarprogramme/2022-01-17-dario-miccoli __________________________________ 6. ONLINE Lecture “The Lost Archive: Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue” by Marina Rustow (Princeton University), SOAS, London, 18 January 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT Beginning with government documents before the Fatimids and paper’s westward spread across Asia, Rustow reveals a millennial tradition of state record keeping whose very continuities suggest the strength of Middle Eastern institutions, not their weakness. Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/18jan2022-the-lost-archive-traces-ofa-caliphate-in-a-cairo-synagogue.html __________________________________ 7. Conference: “Jews of the Arab World, Why Did They Leave?”, Museum of Jewish Art and History, Paris, 19-20 January 2022 This conference invites to readdress the departure of Jews from the Arab world, keeping its distance from political exploitations, in a comparative perspective opened up to international specialists, in order to present an up-to-date inventory of our knowledge about this history. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7844644/jews-arab-world-why-didthey-leave-paris-19-20-jan-2022 __________________________________ 8. ONLINE Webinar “Bridging the Gulf Cultural Segment III: Stories of Al Zubarah, Qatar’s Largest Heritage Site”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 21 January 2022, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm SGT Added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013, the Al Zubarah Archaeological Site is Qatar’s first entry in this international register. Once a thriving pearl fishing and trading port in the 1760s, the Al Zubarah site showcases impressive, excavated findings. Stretching from Fort Zubarah lining the coast to the early inland settlement of Qal’at Murair, the site provides a reimagination of a Gulf merchant town in the 18th and 19th centuries. Information and registration: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/bridging-the-gulf/ __________________________________ 9. ONLINE Webinar: “Iran-Europe Dynamics and the JCPOA Negotiations”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 25 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm SGT Since the start of the Iranian nuclear controversy, the EU has been steadfastly mediating between Iran and the US, an effort that has continued till today. We seek to find answers to questions such as EU’s motivation behind its central role in the nuclear negotiations, the nature of Iran-EU relations and what does the EU foresee Iran’s role in the Middle East to be. Information and registration: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/iran-europe-dynamics-and-the-jcpoa-negotiations/ __________________________________ 10. International Conference: “Media Aesthetics of Occidentalism”, Centre for Near and Middle East Studies, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 26-28 January 2022 The conference pursues the central question “How do media aesthetic qualities contribute to the constitution of Occidentalist discourses?” Information: https://www.online.uni-marburg.de/okzidentalismus/index.php/2021/02/08/internationaleabschlusstagung-26-bis-28-januar-2022/ __________________________________ 11. ONLINE Book Discussion: “Routledge Handbook on China-Middle East Relations”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 27 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm SGT China’s growing Middle East presence affects intra-regional development, trade, security and diplomacy. It is the biggest source of foreign direct investment into the region and the largest trading partner for most Middle Eastern states. This portends a larger role in political and security-related affairs as the value of Chinese assets, combined with a growing expatriate population in the region, demands a more proactive role in contributing to regional order. Information and registration: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/book-discussion-routledge-handbook-on-chinamiddle-east-relations/ __________________________________ 12. ONLINE Roundtable: “Domestic Priorities and Global Impacts: Turkish Television Explained”, New York University, 28 January 2022, 12:00 pm ET This interdisciplinary roundtable on Turkish television will explore the multifaceted influence these shows have both in Turkey and across the globe. Information and registration: https://nyu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAod-GqqDgoGNUXLWtKOQeaUq0WCMAFLmyq __________________________________ 13. ONLINE 67th AWR International Migration Conference: “Global Migration: Trans-cultural, Trans-disciplinary and Intersectional Perspectives”, Friedensau Adventist University, 9-10 February 2022 Contributions should cover one of the following topics: Methodology and new approaches in trans-cultural, trans-disciplinary and intersectional migration research; Rights, norms, ethics and migration; Gender/sexuality and migration; Religion and migration; Culture/origin/race/ethnicity/colour and migration; etc. Information: http://www.awr-int.de. Contact: simone.emmert@th-nuernberg.de __________________________________ 14. Workshop on “Sacred Space(s)”, Mediterranean Seminar, Fresno State University, 11-12 February 2022 Contributions are invited on any subject (historical, cultural, literary, artistic, or historiographical) relating to sacred spaces in the premodern or modern Mediterranean, including the Near East and North Africa. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-sacred-spaces-winter-2022-mediterranean-seminar-workshop-11-12-february-fresno-924796?e=82aeb6c61d _________________________________ 15. Conference: “Sensoria of al-Andalus & the Western Mediterranean”, Spain North-Africa Project, University of California, Santa Cruz, 18-19 February 2022 The conference will explore the medieval, early modern, and modern legacy of al-Andalus and its afterlives across the world through historical, cultural, sociological, and aesthetic approaches toward human sensoria. We also invite sensory research on the Western Mediterranean from antiquity to the present. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/25688/discussions/7825701/cfp-conference-sensoria-al-andalus-and-western-mediterranean-ucsc __________________________________ 16. 15th Annual Conference of the Muslim Studies Program on “Belong Nowhere: States of Statelessness in the Muslim World”, Michigan State University, 24-25 February 2022 Papers will reflect a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds – including refugee studies, sociology, history, anthropology, psychology, political studies, law, and religious studies. Information: https://muslimstudies.isp.msu.edu/about/conference __________________________________ 17. ONLINE Conference: “Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home & Abroad”, National Press Club, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, 3-4 March 2022 How Americans are effectively working to overcome Israel lobby demands to violate international law, undermine freedom of speech, reward Israeli militarism and denigrate peaceful Palestinian aspirations. How voters can both support and field politicians, and keep them from succumbing to the lobby's coordinated campaign contributions and constant pressure for fealty. Etc. Information and registration: https://www.israellobbycon.org/ __________________________________ 18. Workshop on “Typologies in the Islamic Ethical Discourse”, Orient-Institut Beirut & American University of Beirut, 10-11 March 2022 Through discussions on how exemplary and stereotypical characters are used, modified and redefined in pre-modern Islamic texts, this workshop aims to investigate a range of typologies in the ethical discourse in light of its historical and intellectual developments across all relevant genres. Information: https://www.orient-institut.org/events/event-details/call-for-papers/ __________________________________ 19. International Workshop and Edited Volume on “Practices of Preaching in the Islamic Context – Text, Performativity, and Materiality of Islamic Religious Speech” by the Junior Research Group “Islamic Theology in Context: Science and Society”, Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology, Humboldt University of Berlin, 17-18 March 2022 Given the centrality of preaching in religious proceedings, this workshop seeks to bring together scholars who work on the performative, textual, spatial, and material aspects of Islamic religious speech in past and present. Information: https://www.islamische-theologie.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/nachwuchsforschungsgruppe-islamische-theologie-im-kontext-wissenschaft-und-gesellschaft-1/arbeit-nwg2/cfp-practices-ofpreaching_bit.pdf. Contact: Dr. Ayşe Almıla Akca (almila.akca@hu-berlin.de) __________________________________ 20. International Conference: “Body, Medicine, and Feminism: The Life and Work of Nawal El Saadawi”, Duke University, 21-22 March 2022 Papers will consider the role of the body and medicine in Dr. El Saadawi’s oeuvre, but also the spirit of her work and thought. The conference will coincide with a special issue of the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies devoted to medicine and feminist practice in the Middle East. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/07/12/body-medicine-and-feminism-thelife-and-work-of-nawal-el-saadawi __________________________________ 21. Workshop: “Questioning the Archive of the Algerian Independence: Towards a Decolonized History”, University of Virginia, 24-25 March 2022 Contributions are invited on the themes: Historiography and periodization of Algerian history; Literary genres and other arts for writing history; The status of the archives in the historiography of colonization and decolonization; The Algerian archive. Travel and other expenses will be covered throughout the workshop. Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2022. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/9188623/uva-democracy-initiative-cfp-questioning-archive-algerian __________________________________ 22. HYBRID “Western Jewish Studies Association Conference”, Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Studies, University of Oklahoma, 27-28 March 2022 Paper and panel proposals on all areas of Jewish Studies regardless of discipline, geographical focus, or time period are welcome. Information: http://www.wjsa.net/ __________________________________ 23. Conference of the Maghreb Review and the Maghreb Studies Association: “Empire in the Middle East and the Maghreb: The Shaping of Hopes and Perspectives”, Oxford, 28-29 March 2022 The aim of this conference is to examine how European colonialism and great power rivalry in the Middle East and North Africa have shaped the perspectives of the peoples in these countries and their hopes for their future. Special significance should be given to the means by which Muslims affirmed in this period their attachment to Islamic norms and pride in Islamic civilisation. Information: https://www.maghrebreview.com/en/home.html __________________________________ 24. Colloque international : « La représentation en langues, littératures et arts : Quelles mutations à l’ère du digital ? », Université Mohammed V de Rabat, 30-31 mars 2022 Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2021/09/AppelAContributions_Representation-en-langueslitte%CC%81ratures-et-arts_3langues.pdf __________________________________ 25. Workshop: “Continuity and Change Throughout the Ottoman Longue Durée,” Third Annual Mid-Atlantic Ottomanists Workshop (MAOW), University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, 1-3 April 2022 This workshop will provide an opportunity for scholars of Ottoman studies to gather, discuss their research, and receive substantive feedback. This initiative aims to bring together scholars of all stages who are working to advance the study of the Ottoman Empire and its interactions with the wider world from the late 13th century through the early 20th century. Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2022. Information: https://maow.umwblogs.org/ __________________________________ 26. Workshop: “Travel, Mobility, and Cultural Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa”, 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 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in any historical era. Information: https://sites.google.com/su.edu/sermeiss/meetings_1/spring-meetings?authuser=0 __________________________________ 27. ONLINE “2nd International Conference on Medical Humanities in the Middle East”, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 9-10 April 2022 Oral presentations and posters are invited on the topics of narrative medicine, medical sociology, philosophy of medicine, medical ethics and narrative ethics, literature and medicine, history of medicine and other humanistic initiatives in medicine occurring in the Middle East and North Africa region. Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2022. Information: https://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/event/medical-humanities-in-the-middle-east __________________________________ 28. Conference: “Perpetrator, Savior or Bystander: Jemal Pasha and the Armenian Genocide - A Reassessment,” California State University, Fresno, 6-7 May 2022. The conference will explore Jemal Pasha`s responsibility for the genocide and discuss the context of the way in which role as a genocide perpetrator manifested itself. Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2022. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2022/01/05/call-for-papers-conference-on-cemal-pasha-may-6-7-2022 __________________________________ 29. Mediterranean Seminar Spring 2022 Workshop on “Crisis, Migration, and Displacement in the Mediterranean”, Rutgers University-Newark, 6-7 May 2022 The aim of this workshop is to explore parallel and/or connected historical processes that move us away from narratives that privilege certain historical moments, specific cases. Papers from history, art history, literary and cultural studies, or any relevant Humanities or Social Sciences disciplines are welcome. Our Mediterranean is including southern Europe, the Near East, North Africa, and the Red Sea. Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2022. Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1wsu BMDc-Q5T4ID5n8noHItYzSCUhAl4l1mUtlZKzlaupkQ/viewform __________________________________ 30. International Symposium Series: “From Sahn-ı Seman to Darülfünun – VI: The First Ottoman University (Darülfünun) and Reformation of Higher Education in Turkey”, Istanbul, 12-13 May 2022 The main focus will be Darülfünun and its organization and departments. Thanks to this institution, many new disciplines were introduced to Ottoman and then Republican intellectual life. This symposium will scrutinize ways through which the institutional change from the medrese to the university in the late Ottoman period took place. Information: sahniseman20yy@istanbul.edu.tr __________________________________ 31. 10th Islamic Legal Studies Conference, Aga Khan Centre, London, 19-21 May 2022 The conference will be open topic – abstracts on all aspects of Islamic law, from earliest to most recent times, are welcome. Information: https://isils.net/isils/call-for-papers __________________________________ 32. Journée d’études : « Travail, classes sociales et politiques publiques. Histoire et sociologie du capitalisme marocain », Centre Jacques Berque, Rabat, 30 mai 2022 Application avant le 15 janvier 2022. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2022/01/AAC-JE-CJBVF-.pdf __________________________________ 33. Workshop: “Canon or Code? Standardizing and Transmitting Islamic law”, CanCode-Project, University of Bergen, 16-18 June 2021 The workshop will focus on the processes behind the concepts "canonization" and "codification" seeking to keep a comparative focus across the pre-modern/modern divide and using a diversity of empirical cases. Thematic panels: 1) Courts as a Locus for Standardization; 2) Standardization of fiqh; 3) Transmission of Knowledge; 4) Translation and Canonization. Deadline for abstracts: 10 January 2022. Information: https://www.uib.no/en/cancode/149132/canon-orcode-standardising-and-transmitting-islamic-law __________________________________ 34. Conference of the Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Explaining Crisis Beyond Chaos: The Middle East and North Africa in Global Change”, Naples, 22-24 June 2022 The conference intends to reflect on the several dimensions and interrelations of the crises of the modern and contemporary Middle East and North Africa, involving both collective and individual aspects, as well as all spheres of life, be they political, social, economic, cultural or environmental. Main working languages are Italian, English and French. Deadline for proposals of panels: 23 December 2021. Information: http://www.sesamoitalia.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CFP_SeSaMO-Napoli-22_EN_FINAL-1.pdf __________________________________ 35. International Study Day: “Jewish Theatre as an Object of Anthropological Study”, INALCO, Paris, 28 June 2022 Can theatre be understood as a medium for the Jewish subject? Is there a common thread uniting Jewish theatre aesthetics that can be discerned all the way from Ezekiel the Tragedian, considering subsequent developments (biblical adaptations, Purimspiel, Yiddish and Judeo-Spanish theatre, memory theatre, contemporary Israeli theatre, or Jewish theatre in languages other than Hebrew)? Deadline for abstracts: 20 February 2022. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/9493464/jewish-theatre-object-anthropological-study __________________________________ 36. International Workshop: “Policy Implementation in the Global South”, Budapest 28-30 June 2022 This workshop represents an opportunity to contribute to empirical, methodological and theoretical knowledge about the policy implementation process in the Global South, and to assess the usefulness of approaches and debates to explain political changes in the region. We expect proposals from political science, anthropology, sociology, public management, public administration, sociology, but we are open to other disciplinary approaches. Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2022. Information: https://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/iwpp3- budapest/panel-list/15/panel/policy-implementation-in-the-global-south/1257 __________________________________ 37. Conference “Red Sea Project X: Red Sea Horizons, Edges and Transitions”, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 6-9 July 2022 Conference themes will include: Movement, dependencies, and enslaved lives across geographic and temporal borders; The medieval and early modern, with an emphasis on the Ottoman, Red Sea; Traditional maritime technologies; the transition from the age of sail to the age of steam; Religion and the sea. Extended deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2021. Information: https://redsea10.ims.forth.gr/call-for-papers/ __________________________________ 38. Workshop: “History and Anthropology through Literature: Approaches & Methodologies to the Study of Medieval and Modern Texts and Manuscripts”, Trinity College Dublin, July 2022 The Cairo Genizah is a treasure trove of medieval and early-modern Arabic manuscripts stored away in Egypt’s Ben Ezra Synagogue over nearly a thousand years. This one-day workshop seeks to bring together scholars of manuscript sciences, history, anthropology, literary criticism, philosophy, and sociology to challenge the investigation of history, sociology, and anthropology though pre-modern literature and its manuscripts. Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2022. Information: https://t.co/Sy28Pbzp9x

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POSITIONS

39. One-Year Visiting Professor for Cultural Studies of the Middle East, Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen-Nuremberg The scholar will teach in a Master’s programme which adopts an interdisciplinary and transcultural approach that considers the Kulturraum of the Middle Eastern in its entirety, including both its Islamic mainstream but also more peripheral groups. The relevant qualifications consist of a doctorate in a relevant discipline, demonstrated ability in teaching, and an excellent track record in publications and related academic achievements. Deadline for applications: 7 January 2021. Information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/abt-personal/Homepage_ab_2016-03/10_Stellenausschreibungen/01_Professuren/2021/2021_11_02_EliteMA%20Gastprofessur%20Ausschreibung_2022_23.pdf __________________________________ 40. University Professor (W3) of Islamic Studies (Classical Islam), Freie Universität Berlin Successful candidates will have an excellent record of research and publications in the field of classical Islam, ideally with a focus on the social, cultural, religious, or philosophical history of Islam and employ innovative theoretical and methodological approaches. Candidates must have excellent knowledge of English and Arabic. The German language level must be at least B1. Deadline for applications: 20 January 2022. Information: https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/islamwiss/Aktuelles/Aktuelles-2021/Aussschreibung-Universitaetsprofessur-EN.html __________________________________ 41. Lecturer in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh Qualification: Doctorate in Islamic Studies, Christian Theology and/or relevant academic discipline. Proven ability to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Islamic Studies and/or Christian-Muslim Relations. A developed area of research and evident progress in achieving quality original research publications commensurate with your career stage. Deadline for applications: 12 January 2022. Information: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/requisitions/job/2767/?keyword=2767 __________________________________ 42. Assistant Professor for Contemporary Politics and Modern History of the Middle East, Radboud University, the Netherlands Applicants should be experts in the modern history and politics of the Middle East, its global networks, and the role of Muslim actors within the contemporary political sphere. Deadline for application: 24 January 2022. Information: https://www.ru.nl/werken-bij/vacature/details-vacature/?recid=1180515&doel=embed&taal=nl __________________________________ 43. 150 Fully-funded Scholarships for PhD Candidates in “Economics”, “History and Civilisation”, “Law” and “Political and Social Sciences”, European University Institute, Badia Fiesolana, Italy Deadline for applications: 31 January 2022. Information: https://www.eui.eu/en/services/academicservice/doctoral-programme#msdynttrid=FmcSKoy3agDdKb5rdSnrey-U_mHAIoKs3NQ6y9WTjAs __________________________________ 44. 10 One-Year Post-Doctoral Positions, l´EHESS, Paris All candidates must have defended their theses between 1 September 2019 and 31 January 2022. Gross monthly salary: 2365 €. Themes include: Imperial Construction in Muslim Asia: Institutions, Norms, Practices; Societies of Medieval Islam; Infra-political Perspectives on Migration; etc. Deadline for applications: 2 February 2022. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/57458 __________________________________ 45. Cinq contrats post-doctoraux (1 an) à de jeunes chercheurs, Laboratoire d’Excellence en histoire et anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des croyances (HASTEC) Candidatures avant 17 mars 2022. Information : https://labexhastec.ephe.psl.eu/2022/01/04/appel-candidature-pour-les-contrats-post-doctoraux-2022-2023/ __________________________________ 46. Two Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in Late Medieval and/ or early Modern Middle East/ Islamic History, American University of Beirut The positions are open to scholars of all sub regions and thematic interests, but the department especially welcomes applications of candidates working on subjects that address issues relevant to intellectual/ cultural and/or social history within a comparative perspective. Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022. Information: https://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pages/academic-employment.aspx __________________________________ 47. Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years), Northwestern University, Evanston We welcome and encourage applications from early career scholars whose work focuses on nondominant 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#reply8748717__________________________________ _________________________________ 48. Managing Editor of New Counter-Islamist Media Outlet, Middle East Forum Qualifications: At least five years' experience as an editor and/or journalist; Agreement with MEF's outlook that 'radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution'; Proficiency with a website content management system and social media advertising; Knowledge of research tools and techniques. Deadline for applications: 14 January 2022. Information: https://www.meforum.org/62930/job-announcement-managing-editor __________________________________ 49. Perilman Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center for Jewish Studies, Duke University Applicants must have earned the PhD within the past 3 years. The Fellow will be expected to be in residence, to conduct research in Duke's library and archival collections, to participate actively in the intellectual life of the university, to teach three semester courses over two years. Deadline for applications: 15 January 2022. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19569 __________________________________ 50. Visiting Fellowship Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School We are particularly interested in applicants whose work focuses on human rights, women’s rights, children’s rights, minority rights, animal welfare and rights, constitutional law, food law, environmental law and climate change in particular, migration and refugee studies, LGBTQ issues, and related areas. Deadline for application: 15 January 2022. Information: https://plsmw.law.harvard.edu/fellowships/ __________________________________ 51. Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor for Middle Eastern Literature or Film, Johns Hopkins University Qualifications: A Ph.D. is required, but we will accept applications from doctoral students expected to fulfill PhD degree requirements by 1 July 2022. Deadline for applications: 15 January 2022. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/98144

__________________________________ 52. Assistant Professor of History: Africa/Global South (Focus Middle East), Texas Christian University, Fort Worth We seek applicants whose research is grounded in Africa; time period and regional specialization within Africa are open. Scholars are welcome who treat and connect varied regions/nations of the continent, or who tie Africa to other geographic areas, such as South Asia, the Middle East, and the Caribbean as well as scholars whose research incorporates non-European languages and sources. Deadline for applications: 16 January 2022. Information: https://jobs.tcu.edu/en-us/job/497422/assistant-professor-of-history-africaglobal-south

__________________________________ 53. Assistant Professor for Middle East History, Gonzaga University in Spokane Washington Historians focused on any aspect of the Middle East past are encouraged to apply. We are especially interested in applicants with expertise that falls between the years 500 and 1500, or in: public history, history of science, history of medicine, history of technology, economic history, cultural history. Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022. Information: https://gonzaga.peopleadmin.com/postings/16549

OTHER INFORMATION 54. Prix de thèse Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans 2022 Le GIS Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans et l'Institut d'étude de l'Islam et des sociétés du monde musulman (IISMM, UAR 2500) organisent en 2022 la neuvième édition du Prix de thèse Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans. Sont éligibles des travaux soutenus en français ou en France entre le 1er janvier 2020 et le 31 décembre 2021, dans toutes les disciplines des lettres et sciences humaines et sociales. Date limite de dépôt des candidatures : 14 janvier 2022. Information : https://irmc.hypotheses.org/3352 __________________________________ 55. Visiting Fellowship Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School We are particularly interested in applicants whose work focuses on human rights, women's rights, children's rights, minority rights, animal welfare and rights, constitutional law, food law, environmental law and climate change in particular, migration and refugee studies, LGBTQ issues, and related areas. Fellows may spend from one month up to one academic year. Deadline for application: 15 January 2022. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/57234 __________________________________ 56. Fellowships of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDF) in the JDC Archives in New York or Jerusalem Fellowships will be awarded to senior scholars, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and independent researchers to conduct research in the JDC Archives. Research topics in the fields of twentieth century Jewish history, modern history, social welfare, migration, and humanitarian assistance will be considered, as well as other areas of academic research covered in the JDC archival collections. Deadline for applications: 28 January 2022. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2022/01/03/jdc-archives-fellowships

 __________________________________ 57. Scholarships in Religious Studies for Masters’ Students at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Students pursing an Advanced Certificate in Religious Studies, as part of their MA studies in participating departments and units, engage in the study of religious phenomena from a historical point of view and from a variety of interdisciplinary approaches and cross-disciplinary perspectives. Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022. Information: https://religion.ceu.edu/scholarships-ma-studies  

__________________________________ 58. Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Post-doctoral Fellowship in Palestine Studies 2022-2023, Center for Palestine Studies, Columbia University, New York The award will support a scholar working on a book project in any field of the humanities or social sciences who will spend the academic year at Columbia University in New York, pursuing their research and writing, contributing to curricular matters, and participating in the intellectual life of the Center for Palestine Studies. Deadline for application: 15 February 2022. Information: http://palestine.mei.columbia.edu/cps-ial

 __________________________________ 59. Articles on “Religion and Bioethics: A Sociological Perspective” (Including Islam) for Special Issue of the Journal “Frontiers in Sociology” 'This issue wants to explore how and the understandings of 'religion' and 'bioethics' (in relation to cloning, abortion, organ transplantation and blood transfusion, sexual health and orientation, the value of life, death, killing and letting die) intersect each other in various social contexts of the so-called "Abrahamic" and other religions. Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2022. Information: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/25414/religion-and-bioethics-a-sociological-perspective __________________________________

60. Articles for “Diyâr 6: Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies” We welcome original and as yet unpublished contributions in German, English, and French from all research areas of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies. Reviews can also be submitted at any time. Deadline for articles: 15 February 2022. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7844858/cfp-diy%C3%A2r-journal-ottoman-turkish-and-middle-eastern-studies

 __________________________________ 61. Articles for the “Bulletin of Palestine Studies (BPS)” Deadline for abstracts for the next issue of BPS: 15 May 2022. Information: http://www.filistin.org/en/

 __________________________________ 62. Articles for “Zeitschrift für Recht & Islam / Journal for Law & Islam” The peer-reviewed Journal is covering theoretical legal debate as well as the practical application of both secular and Islamic laws. It takes regard of the historical development as well as the interaction of “secular” and Islamic laws in different contexts, but also address the actual developments. Contributions can be submitted in German, English and French to zri@gair.de. Information: http://zri.gair.de/index.php/en/

__________________________________ 63. Monographs and Edited Books for New “Critical Studies on Islamism Series” (I.B.Taurus) This is a new list that seeks to publish cutting-edge research on Islamism. It is the first series dedicated to the study of Islamism in all its manifestations as it appears around the world. Its objective is to unpack Islamism and understand its essence, rationale and impact from a scholarly, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary perspective. Information: Contact Khalil al-Anani csisibtauris@gmail.com

 

 

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