CONFERENCES
1. Conference: “The Historical Birth-Pangs of Islam and the Origins of the Qur’an”, INARAH Institute for Research in Early Islamic History and the Qur’an”, Waldthausen, Germany, 1-4 May 2019
2. Workshop: "The Presence and Eschatological Role of the Prophet Muhammad between Individual and Collective Experience", EHESS, 2-3 May 2019
3. Conference: “Mysticism and Ethics in Islam”, American University of Beirut, 2-3 May 2019
4. Workshop: “The Sources of Egyptian Urban History. Problems and Methods”, Institut français d’archéologie orientale, Cairo, 2-4 May 2019
5. Round table: “Christianity in Iraq at the Turn of Islam”, French Institute of the Near East, Salahaddin University, Erbil, 4-5 May 2019
6. Symposium: "The Idea of Iran: The Second Safavid Century", SOAS, University of London, 11-12 May 2019
7. Conference: "A Century of Human Displacement and Dispossession; Europe and the Middle East, 1919-2019," American University, Beirut, 14-16 May 2019
8. Sixth International Conference of the "International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA)" on the Iranian Economy, University of Naples 'L'Orientale, 16-17 May 2019
9. Colloque : "Nouvelles archives numèriques au Proche-Orient : le son, l´image, le film et le web", Beyrouth, 29-30 mai 2019
10. Colloque "Le Coran parole récitée, écrite et interprétée“, Collège de France, 7 juin 2019
11. International Forum: "Today’s Islamic Feminisms : National and Transnational Perspectives“, Fez (Morocco), 7-9 June 2019
12. Workshop: “12th Tunis Exchange: Meet Key Leaders Across Tunisia”, 9-16 June 2019
13. 14th TurkMiS Workshop: “Researching the Multiple Dimensions of Syrian Refugees’ Lives in Turkey”, Berlin, 24 June 2019
14. Conference: “Regime-Critical Media and Arab Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities post-Arab Spring”, University of Copenhagen, 5-6 September 2019
15. Panel on "Violent Extremism in the Mediterranean: A Critical Approach" during the Conference of the Italian Society of Political Science (SISP), University of Salento, Lecce, 12-14 September 2019
16. Journée d’études: “Trajectoires militaires à travers les décolonisations Moyen-Orient, Asie, Afrique XXème siècle”, CHERPA, Aix-en-Provence, 3 octobre 2019
17. Nine Open Panels for the 26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) combined with the Conference of the Section for Islam Studies of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019
18. 5th Islam and Bioethics International Conference: "Advancing Muslim American Health Priorities - Exploring the Religious Dimensions of Mental, Reproductive and Sexual Health", University of Chicago, 18-21 October 2019
19. Conference: “Ethno-Religious Conflict and Economic Development: Is there a Correlation?”, New York City, 29-31 October 2019
20. Colloque Internationa l: “Les établissements scolaires privés musulmans: Une offre éducationnelle comme les autres?“, Campus Saint Jean-d’Angély, Nice, 7-8 novembre 2019
21. First Biennial Conference on “Contemporary Iranian Studies”, Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, 10-11 November 2019
22. Colloque : "Dynamique des langues, des discours et des cultures en contexte méditerranéen", Université de Tlemcen, Algérie, 11-12 novembre 2019
23. 4th Singapore-International Conference on Social Science & Humanities (ICSSH), Singapore, 13-14 November 2019
24. Conference: “About Life Paths that Call to Writing in the Modern Arab World”, University of Lille, 20-21 November 2019
25. Colloque : “Guerres, Espoirs, Désespoirs et Paix dans l’Histoire”, Tunisian-Mediterranean Association for Historical, Social and Economic Studies & Tunisian World Center for Studies, Research, and Development, Béja (Tunisie), 25-26 novembre 2019
26. International Conference: „Boundaries in the Arab and Islamic Context”, Hammamet, Tunisia, 28-30 November 2019
27. Conference: “Diasporas: An Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference”, Prague, 1-2 December 2019
28. Colloque : "Discours, espace(s) et médiation(s) face à la mondialité: Usages et perspectives interdisciplinaires", Université Tlemcen, Algérie, 3-4 décembre 2019
29. Colloque : “Humour et politique dans l’espace arabe de la Nahda à aujourd’hui”, Nancy, 5-6 décembre 2019
30. Conference on “Narrating the Pilgrimage to Mecca: Experiences, Emotions, and Meanings”, University of Amsterdam, 12-13 December 2019
31. Roundtable Workshop: “Post-Sectarian Politics? The Transformation of Sectarian Political Identities in the Middle East”, University of Cambridge, 24 January 2020
32. “Conference for Graduate Students in Western Universities”, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) Doha, 28-30 March 2020
33. 3rd Pluriel International Congress: “Islam and Otherness”, Beirut, 14-15 April 2020
POSITIONS
34. Two PhD Positions, Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics. Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation”, University of Münster
35. Three Postdoctoral Researcher Positions, Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics. Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation”, University of Münster
36. Six Postdoctoral and One PhD Positions, Project: “Thinking through Translocal Entanglements: Perspectives from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East” (2020-2024) at the Leibnitz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin
- PhD Position, Research Project "Bibliotheca Arabica – Towards a New History of Arabic Literature: Libraries between the Mamluk and Ottoman Era”, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Leipzig
38. Lecturer in International Relations, Leiden University, The Netherlands
39. Two Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Project „Refugees and the Arab Middle East: Protection in States Not Party to the Refugee Convention (REF-ARAB)“, University of Oslo, Norway
40. Visiting Professor (Two Years) in Migration and Intercultural Studies, University of Antwerp
41. PhD Studentship in the Project “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational Twelver Shiism”, University of Birmingham
42. Research Fellowship on Shii Devotional Poetry in the Project “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational Twelver Shiism”, University of Birmingham
43. Research Fellowship on Shii Ritual Practices in the Project “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational Twelver Shiism”, University of Birmingham
- AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Studentship, Research Project: “Material Cultures of Refuge in Lebanon”, University College London
45. Gulf History Map Curator and Cataloguer, British Library, London
46. Senior Lecturer in Islamic Economic and Finance, Al-Maktoum College, Dundee, Scotland
47. Lecturer in Islamic Economic and Finance, Al-Maktoum College, Dundee, Scotland
48. 15 Early Stage Researcher Positions in the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action, Innovative Training Network MIDA: "Mediating Islam in the Digital Age", IISMM, Paris
49. Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB)
50. Two Foreign Scientific Members, L’Institut français d’archéologie orientale du Caire (Ifao), Cairo
51. Membres scientifiques 2019-20, L’Institut français d’archéologie orientale du Caire (Ifao)
52. Bourse post-doctorale dans le domaine des études contemporaines, Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), Amman
53. Short-Term Doctoral and Postdoctoral Scholarships, Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Ifao), Cairo
54. Assistant Professor of Health Studies in the Middle East and North Africa, University of Arizona
55. Postdoctoral Researcher in Medieval Middle Eastern History, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
56. Assistant Professor or Associate Professor for the History of the Ottoman Empire, University of Virginia
57. Postdoctoral Fellowships (1-2 Years) and Visiting Scholarship (One Month - 2 Semesters) in Modern Turkish and Middle East Studies, Center for Global Governance, Shanghai University, 2019-20
OTHER INFORMATION
58. Middle East and North Africa Mobility Grants for Young Researchers
59. Session intensive de formation : “Muḥammad, Prophète de l’islam”, Institut Catholique de Paris, 12-14 juni 2019
60. Summer School: “Identity in the Middle East and North Africa: Actors, Strategies and Dynamics”, University of Turin, 17-21 June 2019
61. Stage intensif de langue arabe, option recherche sciences humaines et sociales, Tunis, 24 juin-19 juillet 2019
62. Summer School: “The Middle East in Global Politics”, SOAS, London, 1-19 July
63. "Undergraduate Research Workshop" during the "Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)", New Orleans, 14 November 2019
64. Articles for the Inaugural Issue of “Afkar: The Undergraduate Journal of Middle East Studies”
65. Articles on “The Body in All its States: Aesthetics of the Body in the Arab World” for Special Issue of “Regard”
66. Articles on "Religions and Acts of Violence" for Special Issue of "Violence. An International Journal"
67. Contribution pour le MIDÉO 36 (2021): “Iǧtihād et taqlīd dans l’islam sunnite et šīʿite”
68. Contributions for an Edited Book on “Religious, Ethical and Cultural Diversity"
69. Contributions for an Edited Book on “Pre-Colonial Sahara: Societies in Archipelagos”
70. Contributions for an Edited Book on "Geo-political Conflict in Emergent Genres and Forms: Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East after the Second Intifada"
71. Contributions for an Edited Book on “Egypt in Focus: Creativity in Adversarial Contexts”
72. Appel à contribution : “Philosophie en terre d’islam et l’Afrique : crises d’un enseignement et nouvelles perspectives”
73. Proposals for the "Classical Islamic Texts Series" as First Part of the "Library of Arabic and Islamic Heritage"
74. Proposals for New Book Series “Culture, Society and Political Economy in Turkey”
75. Special Exhibition “Cinderella, Sinbad & Sinuhe: Arab-German Storytelling Traditions“ (German, English, Arabic), Neues Museum Berlin, 18 April - 18 August 2019
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CONFERENCES
1.
Conference:
“The Historical Birth-Pangs of Islam and the Origins of the Qur’an”, INARAH
Institute for Research in Early Islamic History and the Qur’an”, Waldthausen,
Germany, 1-4 May 2019
See programme at: https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2019/04/programme-inarah-waldthausen-2020.pdf
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2.
Workshop: "The Presence and Eschatological Role
of the Prophet Muhammad between Individual and Collective Experience",
EHESS, 2-3 May 2019
The fourth workshop of the project “The
Presence of the Prophet: Muhammad in the Mirror of his Community in Early
Modern and Modern Islam” approaches the individual and eschatological
dimensions of Prophetic piety from perspectives informed by the history of
mentalities and emotions and by religious anthropology and sociology.
See programme at: https://www.ehess.fr/sites/default/files/evenements/fichiers/anr-dfg_prophet_workshop_2-3_may_2019_paris_program-2.pdf
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3.
Conference:
“Mysticism and Ethics in Islam”, American University of Beirut, 2-3 May 2019
See programme at: https://www.lebtivity.com/event/mysticism-and-ethics-in-islam-التصوف-والأخلاق-في-الإسلام
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4.
Workshop:
“The Sources of Egyptian Urban History. Problems and Methods”, Institut
français d’archéologie orientale, Cairo, 2-4 May 2019
Within the context of the research program “La
Fabrique du Caire Moderne”, a pilot project about urban development,
architecture, Euro-Mediterranean entanglements and global investment in Cairo
in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Its main goal is to combine thorough
archival research with historical topographic iconography, using digital tools
(visualization, GIS and TEI-XML texts), in order to produce a global urban
history of the Egyptian capital.
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5.
Round
Table: “Christianity in Iraq at the Turn of Islam”, French Institute of the
Near East, Salahaddin University, Erbil, 4-5 May 2019
See programme at: http://www.ifporient.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Programme-table-ronde-internationale-28-04-2019-EN.pdf
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6.
Symposium:
"The Idea of Iran: The Second Safavid Century", SOAS, University of
London, 11-12 May 2019
What does the idea of Iran mean in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Can we discern the ways that contemporaries viewed their traditions and their environment (natural or built); what was the view of outsiders, and how does modern scholarship define the distinctive aspects of the period?
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7.
Conference:
"A Century of Human Displacement and Dispossession; Europe and the Middle
East, 1919-2019," American University, Beirut, 14-16 May 2019
The conference
is intended to provide a platform for a critical discussion of the workings of
the global system while assessing the role of the national refugee regimes,
instruments, policies and practices. It seeks to lay the foundation for a more
balanced regional and international discussion on human displacement and
dispossession in the past century.
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8.
6th
International Conference of the "International Iranian Economic
Association (IIEA)" on the Iranian Economy, University of Naples
'L'Orientale, 16-17 May 2019
The purpose of this conference is to showcase the
best current research on Iran’s economy and to generate information and
encouragement for future high-quality research in this area.
See program and complete papers at: http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/people-files/faculty/km418/IIEA/IIEA_2019_Conference/IIEA%20Conference%20on%20Iran's%20Economy%202019.pdf
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9.
Colloque : "Nouvelles archives numèriques au
Proche-Orient : le son, l´image, le film et le web", Beyrouth, 29-30 mai
2019
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10.
Colloque "Le Coran parole récitée, écrite et
interprétée“, Collège de France, 7 juin 2019
Comment Muḥammad et les premiers fidèles
concevaient-ils le Coran et la révélation? le Coran forme-t-il avec les
variantes de lecture une seule et même nature ou bien s’agit-il de deux natures
bien distinctes ? Peut-on envisager qu’un texte soit à la fois révélé et
multiforme? Quel rôle a joué l’uniformisation
graphique du texte au cours des premiers siècles? Etc.
See program at: https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2019/04/Affiche-colloque-juin-2019-copie.pdf
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11. International Forum:
"Today’s Islamic Feminisms: National and Transnational Perspectives“, Fez
(Morocco), 7-9 June 2019
Modern Islamic feminisms seek equality in Muslim
family laws and revisit the fiqh-based background of these laws from within
Islam. National, transnational, individual-base, and network-based, these
feminisms constitute a genuine social movement and have resulted in
knowledge-production and policy-based analyses. The Forum will reflect on
today’s overall status of Islamic feminism.
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12. Workshop: “12th Tunis Exchange: Meet Key Leaders Across Tunisia”,
9-16 June 2019
Academics working on the region, foreign diplomats,
NGO practitioners, researchers, analysts and journalists are invited to
participate. This exchange will be held in association with the Democracy and
Governance Program at Georgetown University and will engage participants from
around the world in a multifaceted discussion of some of the key issues facing
Tunisia and the wider region.
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13. 14th
TurkMiS Workshop: “Researching the Multiple Dimensions of Syrian Refugees’
Lives in Turkey”, Berlin, 24 June 2019
From the outbreak of the civil war in Syria in
2011 and the proliferation of DAESH in Iraq large numbers of displaced persons
escaped to Turkey. Most of these were Syrians. Initially, they were granted a
‘temporary protection status’ though it has become increasingly obvious that
the case has become a protracted refugee situation. This raises a number of
questions ranging from the various dimensions of integration to peoples’
ambitions for their future.
Deadline for abstracts: 5 May 2019.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2019/04/18/14th-turkmis-workshop-call-for-papers-berlin-24-6-2019
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14.
Conference: “Regime-Critical
Media and Arab Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities post-Arab Spring”,
University of Copenhagen, 5-6 September 2019
We invite conference papers that examine the
regime-critical media produced both in and outside the Middle East, and/or how
media practices of Middle Eastern and North-African political activists in
diaspora contribute to political transformation. The conference aims at exploring
and discussing the potentially wide variations in regime-critical media and the
Arab diasporas’ practices of using them. Both theoretical and empirical
contributions are welcome.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2019. Information: https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres-and-projects/mediatizeddiaspora/regime-critical-media-and-arab-diaspora/
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15. Panel on
"Violent Extremism in the Mediterranean: A Critical Approach" during
the Conference of the Italian Society of Political Science (SISP), University
of Salento, Lecce, 12-14 September 2019
After the 2011 uprisings, the attention towards
security and terrorism highly increased in Mediterranean area leading to the
spread of the concepts of ‘Violent Extremism’ and ‘Radicalisation’. This panel
aims to analyse critically the theoretical and practical dimension of PVE/CVE
practices as well as the social movements and groups usually considered as
‘Violent Extremist’.
Deadline for abstracts: 19 May 2019; registering on https://www.sisp.it/register and choosing panel 13.3. Information: https://www.sisp.it/sezioni-convegno-sisp-2019
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16. Journée
d’études : “Trajectoires militaires à travers les décolonisations Moyen-Orient,
Asie, Afrique XXème siècle”, CHERPA, Aix-en-Provence, 3 octobre 2019
L’objectif de cette journée est de faire
discuter des chercheurs travaillant sur des aires différentes afin de faire
émerger des points de convergence ou de contraste et d’élargir les horizons,
tout en restant attaché à l’ancrage de la réflexion dans des réalités locales
complexes. Les propositions de communication portant sur des aspects
méthodologiques de la recherche et/ou sur des espaces hors de l’Empire français
seront donc particulièrement appréciées.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2019.
Information: http://iremam.cnrs.fr/IMG/pdf/trajectoires_militaires_je_3_octobre_2019.pdf
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17. Nine Open Panels for the
26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association
(DAVO) combined with the Conference of the Section for Islam Studies of the
Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019
Submission of papers are invited for the following
open panels. Please send your abstracts (ca. 300 words) until 31 May 2019 to
the respective organizer of the panel and to the Secretary General of the
Congress, amke.dietert@googlemail.com.
1. Rethinking the Process of
“Normalization” of Islamist Parties in Light of the Models of "Civil
State" and “Islamic Securalism”. - Organizer: Alia Gana, CNRS, University
of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne, ganaalia0@gmail.com; Anca Munteanu, CNRS, anca.munteanua@gmail.com; Ester Sigillo, University of Florence, ester.sigillo@sns.it
2. Beyond Shariʿa and Fiqh: on the
Diversity of Islamic Normative Cultures. - Organizer: Heydar Shadi, Sankt
Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt, heydarshadi@gmail.com
3. Rethinking Islamic Origins:
Towards a New Understanding of the Beginnings of Arabic Written Tradition. -
Organizers: Giuliano Lancioni, Roma Tre University, giuliano.lancioni@uniroma3.it Raoul Villano, Roma Tre University, raoul.villano@uniroma3.it
4. South Yemen: Past, Present, and
Future. - Organizers: Abdulsalam al-Rubaidi, alrubaidi@forumluqman.org; Amira Augustin, Academic Forum Muhammad Ali Luqman, Berlin, info@forumluqman.org
5. Towards New Social Contracts in
MENA Countries? Prospects for Economic and Social Policy Reform, better
Governance and National Dialogues. - Organizer: Markus Loewe, German
Development Institute (DIE), Bonn, Markus.Loewe@die-gdi.de
6. Stigmatised Tasks / Stigmatised
Origins: Islam, Low-status Professional Groups and Descent in the Middle East
and Sahel. - Organizer: Marta Scaglioni, Univerità degli Studi di
Milano-Bicocca, scaglionimarta@gmail.com
7. Digital authoritarianism: Tools and Types of
Authoritarian Rule in the Digital Age. - Organizers: Mirjam Edel, Ahmed Maati,
Oliver Schlumberger, University of Tuebingen, mirjam.edel@uni-tuebingen.de
8. Neoliberal Urbanization in the Arab World and
Beyond. - Organizer: Ala Al-Hamarneh, Orient Institut Beirut, al-hamarneh
@orient-institut.org
9. Forced Migration in
the MENA Region: Transformation, Politics and Social Change in Immigration
Societies. - Organizer: Eva Fuchs, Hamburg, eva.fuchs@foerdernundwohnen.de
See abstracts of all open panels at: https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/voror/veranstaltungen/2019-davokongress/07-offene-panel.html
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18. 5th
Islam and Bioethics International Conference: "Advancing Muslim American
Health Priorities - Exploring the Religious Dimensions of Mental, Reproductive
and Sexual Health", University of Chicago, 18-21 October 2019
Scholars of various disciplines (medicine,
Islamic studies, natural sciences, law, history, sociology, philosophy, etc.)
are invited to participate, identify key community health research
priorities for Muslim Americans and discuss mosque-based, patient-centered
approaches to addressing the religious dimensions of mental, reproductive, and
sexual health.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2019.
Information: https://voices.uchicago.edu/islamandmedicine/amap/
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19. Conference:
“Ethno-Religious Conflict and Economic Development: Is there a Correlation?”,
New York City, 29-31 October 2019
The conference intends to provide a pluri-disciplinary
platform to explore whether there is a correlation between ethno-religious
conflict or violence and economic growth as well as the direction of the
correlation. University scholars, researchers, policy makers, think tanks, and
the business community are invited to submit abstracts and / or full papers of
their quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods research.
Deadline for abstracts: 18 July 2019.
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20. Colloque
International : “Les établissements scolaires privés musulmans: Une offre éducationnelle
comme les autres?“, Campus Saint Jean-d’Angély, Nice, 7-8 novembre 2019
Dans la perspective de ce
colloque, il s’agit d’établir un état des lieux de la situation des
établissements scolaires privés musulmans à partir d’une approche croisée avec
des chercheurs et des acteurs du terrain. Plusieurs axes composent les
orientations pluridisciplinaires en proposant de questionner une intrication
des multiples enjeux éducatifs, sociaux, religieux, et politiques pour
envisager une approche comparative à l’échelle nationale et internationale.
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21. First Biennial
Conference on “Contemporary Iranian Studies”, Faculty of World Studies,
University of Tehran, 10-11 November 2019
The conference theme is Iranian Studies in
contemporary era and aims to investigate new approaches and methods to this
field of study. Panel proposals and abstracts related to all major fields of
Iranian studies in four general categories of politics, sociology, culture and
economics are welcomed. The themes include contemporary history, sociology,
political science, religions and theology, art, international relations, new
media and communication studies, diaspora studies, etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 June 2019. Information: https://iranianstudies.ut.ac.ir; https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2019/02/11/call-for-papers-the-first-biennial-conference-on-contemporary-iranian-studies
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22. Colloque : "Dynamique des langues, des discours et des cultures en
contexte méditerranéen", Université de Tlemcen, Algérie, 11-12 novembre
2019
La problématique centrale
de ce colloque s’articule autour de trois concepts-clés de nature
interdisciplinaire et polysémique: "Langue“, "Discours“ et
"Culture“. Ces trois notions, à la fois larges et centrales, nous
ouvriront la voie à une analyse portant sur la question des échanges entre les
deux rives de la Méditerranée, Nord/Sud et Sud/Nord, en termes de métissage, de
brassage humain et culturel, d’interculturalité, de dialogisme et d’altérité.
Deadline for abstracts: 15
July. Information: http://www.fabula.org/actualites/dynamique-des-langues-des-discours-et-des-cultures-en-contexte-mediterraneen-dyladicmed_89745.php
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23. 4th
Singapore-International Conference on Social Science & Humanities (ICSSH),
Singapore, 13-14 November 2019
Papers are invited which focus on recent
research trends in social sciences in order to develop a deeper understanding
of arts, culture, language, religion, commerce, governance and society,
solutions for challenges in academics and practice Ideas for cleaner, healthier
and sustainable society and environment; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2019.
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24. Conference:
“About Life Paths that Call to Writing in the Modern Arab World”, University of
Lille, 20-21 November 2019
Three axes of communication are proposed:
“Custodial Paths and Writings in the Modern Arab World”; “Life Paths of
Foreigners in Arab Countries: the End of the Travel Story and of
Post-Orientalism?”; “Arab Life Paths in Foreign Arab Countries: the Writings of
New Exiles in the Arab World.”
Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2019.
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25. Colloque :
“Guerres, Espoirs, Désespoirs et Paix dans l’Histoire”, Tunisian-Mediterranean Association for Historical, Social and Economic
Studies & Tunisian World
Center for Studies, Research, and Development, Béja (Tunisie), 25-26 novembre 2019
Le thème "Guerres,
Espoirs, Désespoirs et Paix dans l’Histoire“ pourrait être abordé selon les
axes suivants: faire la guerre; la société civile et la guerre; l’économie en
temps de guerre; après la guerre.
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26. International
Conference: „Boundaries in the Arab and Islamic Context”, Hammamet, Tunisia,
28-30 November 2019
This conference seeks to address the issue of
boundaries from various perspectives: historical, religious, ideological,
philosophical and social. Much emphasis should be put on what is happening
across the boundaries of influence and impacts among civilizations, peoples and
States, and the resulting dynamics among humans, languages, terminology,
techniques, science, wealth, trade, doctrines and intellectual orientations.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 July 2019.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3949982/boundaries-arab-and-islamic-context
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27. Conference:
“Diasporas: An Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference”, Prague, 1-2 December
2019
This conference provides a platform for participants
from all relevant fields, professions and practices to engage in dialogues that
shed light on the evolving meaning of diasporas and the tangible application of
that knowledge in the community with a view to forming a selective publication
to engender further research and collaboration. The conference organisers
welcome proposals for presentations in a variety of formats that address any
aspect of diaspora.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2019.
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28. Colloque :
"Discours, espace(s) et médiation(s) face à la mondialité : Usages et
perspectives interdisciplinaires", Université Tlemcen, Algérie, 3-4
décembre 2019
Nous proposons dans ce
colloque de réfléchir à la spécificité de ces espaces, à l’identification des
genres de discours qui en relèvent, à la description des pratiques discursives
associées à l’observation des formes que prennent la représentation et la
configuration du discours dans ces espaces. Le colloque s'articulera autour des
axes suivants: les discours sociaux et les représentations collectives dans
l’espace maghrébin et méditerranéen; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 10
June 2019.
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29. Colloque :
“Humour et politique dans l’espace arabe de la Nahda
à aujourd’hui”, Nancy, 5-6 décembre 2019
Le colloque a pour ambition de mettre en
lumière le rôle de l’humour en politique dans le monde arabe. Seront envisagés,
au travers de divers types de méthodologies, trois axes majeurs: Humour de la
politique et du politique, Humour et engagement politique, Langue humour et
politique.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 May 2019.
Information: https://crem.univ-lorraine.fr/humour-et-politique-dans-lespace-arabe-de-la-nahda-aujourdhui
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30. Conference on “Narrating
the Pilgrimage to Mecca: Experiences, Emotions, and Meanings”, University of
Amsterdam, 12-13 December 2019
The conference studies how pilgrims have made sense of
Meccan pilgrimage by asking in what ways do they select from and creatively
combine cultural discourses and emotional repertoires in their stories about
expectations, experiences and recollections of Muslim pilgrimage? How do these
stories relate to the wider sets of social relations, cultural contexts and
power structures they are embedded in? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2019.
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31. Roundtable
Workshop: “Post-Sectarian Politics? The Transformation of Sectarian Political
Identities in the Middle East”, University of Cambridge, 24 January 2020
The objective of this workshop is to bring
together scholars and specialists to offer comparative perspectives on the
evolution of sectarian politics, including modes of resistance and
re-signification in the Middle East and, through comparative analysis, in other
parts of the Muslim world. We aim to produce a special journal issue of
scholarly research developed from papers presented at the workshop as a well as
a short podcast series.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2019.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2019/05/01/call-for-papers-post-sectarian-politics-in-the-middle-east-university-of-cambridge
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32. “Conference for
Graduate Students in Western Universities”, Arab Center for Research and Policy
Studies (ACRPS), Doha, 28-30 March 2020
The conference will provide Arab doctoral students in
the social sciences and humanities based at Western universities an open space
to present papers rooted in their graduate studies. This novel conference will
give the participants the chance to benefit from discussions with their peers
and with established Arab academics.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 July 2019.
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33. 3rd
Pluriel International Congress: “Islam and Otherness”, Beirut, 14-15 April 2020
The conference aims to address this societal
movement from the perspective of Islam and beyond identity-based resistance. It
will thus focus on how Islam can be considered a ʻresource’ (Jullien) in order
to approach the other in the globalized world. In this context, what is the
other's specific thought that is being expressed to ground and support the
dynamics of postmodernity? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 September 2019.
Information: https://pluriel.fuce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CALL-FOR-PAPERS_PLURIEL_Beirut-2020_en.pdf
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STELLENANGEBOTE
34. Two PhD
Positions, Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics. Dynamics of Tradition
and Innovation”, University of Münster
Research field: “Transcultural Entanglement and
Disentanglement” (preferentially with a focus on the regions of the Atlantic or
Indian Oceans). Requirements: exceptional ability in the humanities, cultural
studies, social sciences, or in the areas of law/jurisprudence or
theology/religious studies; strong competence in interdisciplinary studies,
etc.
Deadline for applications: 19 May 2019. Information
& Contact: Prof Dr Nils Jansen (v.kortus@uni-muenster.de)
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35. Three
Postdoctoral Researcher Positions, Cluster of Excellence “Religion and
Politics. Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation”, University of Münster
Research field: “Transcultural Entanglement and
Disentanglement” (preferentially with a focus on the regions of the Atlantic or
Indian Oceans). Requirements: exceptional ability in the humanities, cultural
Studies, social sciences, or in the areas of law/jurisprudence or
theology/religious studies; clear research focus; participation in
international research networks; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 19 May 2019. Information &
Contact: Prof Dr Nils Jansen (v.kortus@uni-muenster.de)
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36. Six Postdoctoral
and One PhD Positions, Project: “Thinking through Translocal Entanglements:
Perspectives from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East” (2020-2024) at the
Leibnitz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin
Specialists from History, Islam Studies, Anthropology
Political Science, Sociology, Cultural Geography, and Economic History /
Economic Anthropology are encouraged to apply.
Deadline for applications: 2 June 2019. Information: http://www.zmo.de/Ausschreibungen/Ausschreibung_ResearchProgramme2020_postdoc_phd.pdf
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- PhD
Position, Research Project "Bibliotheca Arabica – Towards a New
History of Arabic Literature: Libraries between the Mamluk and Ottoman
Era”, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Leipzig
The
long-term research project invites applications for a part-time PhD position.
Start date is January 2020; the contract period is 3 years, with an option of
extension for another year. Requirements: MA or equivalent degree in Islamic
Studies, Arabic philology; excellent knowledge of Arabic and preferably one
other primary language of the Islamicate world; paleographical
skills preferred; etc.
Deadline
for application: 18 May 2019. Information: https://www.saw-leipzig.de/de/ausschreibungen/stellenausschreibungen/phd-position-in-the-research-project-bibliotheca-arabica.pdf/view
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38. Lecturer in International Relations, Leiden University, The Netherlands
The lecturer should have a focus on the Middle East or
Asia, and the ability to integrate an Area Studies/Humanities approach to IR,
for a fixed-term position from 1 August 2019 - 31 July 2021, with the
possibility of renewal. The position requires proficiency in English (for
teaching), as well as knowledge of Arabic or other relevant research languages.
Deadline for applications: 12 May 2019.
Information: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2019/q2/19-191-university-lectureship-international-relations
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39. Two Two-Year
Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Project „Refugees and the Arab Middle East:
Protection in States Not Party to the Refugee Convention (REF-ARAB)“,
University of Oslo, Norway
Requirements: PhD or equivalent academic qualification
with a specialization in the Middle East, refugee studies, legal history,
sociology of law, sociolegal studies, legal anthropology and/or a related
discipline; fluent oral and written communication skills in English; knowledge
of Arabic is strongly desirable. Experience from the Middle East and/or refugee
studies is desirable.
Deadline for applications: 24 May 2019. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/168961/1-2-post-doctoral-research-fellowships
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40. Visiting
Professor (Two Years) in Migration and Intercultural Studies, University of
Antwerp
Requirements: PhD in Human and Social Sciences;
fluency in Dutch and English; experience in acquiring and managing
international research projects; involvement in (inter)national research
networks; etc.
Deadline for applications: 9 May 2019.
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41. PhD
Studentship in the Project “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority
and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational Twelver Shiism”, University
of Birmingham
This interdisciplinary project
investigates the transformation of Shii Islam in the Middle East and Europe
since the 1950s. The PhD student will work on the use of new media such as
global satellite channels, based in the Middle East and in Europe, to
articulate Shii communal identities in the public arena since 2003. Fluency in
Arabic is required and a background in the relevant field of research with knowledge
of Persian desirable.
Deadline for applications: 3 June 2019.
Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BRR988/phd-studentship-alterumma-creating-an-alternative-umma-clerical-authority-and-religio-political-mobilisation-in-transnational-shii-islam
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42. Research
Fellowship on Shii Devotional Poetry in the Project “Creating an Alternative
Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational
Twelver Shiism”, University of Birmingham
The Research Fellow is
expected to undertake a comparative study of the development of Arabic Shii
devotional poetry since the 1950s. S/he will have a PhD in the relevant field
of study (preferably with a background in research in Arabic literature), and
possess fluency in Arabic, with a command of a regional Arabic dialect (ideally
Iraqi or Gulf Arabic) desirable.
Deadline for application: 3 June 2019.
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43. Research
Fellowship on Shii Ritual Practices in the Project “Creating an Alternative
Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational
Twelver Shiism”, University of Birmingham
The Research Fellow is
expected to undertake research on the development and use of Shii ritual
practices in the cultural production of modern Shii communal identities in
Iraq. The s/he will have a PhD in the relevant of study (preferably with
experience in ethnographic research in the Middle East). In addition, the s/he
will have an excellent command of Arabic.
Deadline for application: 3 June 2019.
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- AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Studentship,
Research Project: “Material Cultures of Refuge in Lebanon”, University
College London
In cooperation with Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University Museums.
Applicants may have a strong Master’s-level degree or equivalent experience,
including, but not limited to, museums or curatorial experience or work in the
third sector relating to displacement in the Middle East. Regional expertise in
the Middle East would be preferable and proficiency in (Levantine) Arabic would
be an additional asset. Students with experience working on museum collections,
archives, or related topics are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline for applications: 17 May 2019. Information: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?b3duZXI9NTA0MTE3OCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT05ODImamNvZGU9MTc5OTAyOSZwb3N0aW5nX2NvZGU9MjI0Jg%3D%3D=&owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&vt_template=982&jcode=1799029&posting_code=224
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45. Gulf History Map Curator and Cataloguer, British Library, London
Fixed-term position
(24 months). The successful applicant will have a relevant first degree or
equivalent experience, experience cataloguing cartographic material within an
online system using national and international cataloguing and/or metadata
standards (including knowledge of copyright as it relates to cartographic
material) and employment experience in a research library, academic or other
appropriate environment.
Deadline for
applications: 6 May 2019. Information: https://britishlibrary.recruitment.northgatearinso.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=01001902
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46. Senior
Lecturer in Islamic Economic and Finance, Al-Maktoum College, Dundee, Scotland
The successful applicant will have proven
research and teaching expertise and be able to contribute to teaching in any
relevant areas, including to Islamic Moral Economy and Finance, Islamic Capital
Markets, Islamic Commercial Law and Financial Transactions, Applied Islamic
Banking and Insurance, etc. Fluency in English is essential and the knowledge
of one or more languages of Islam, preferably Arabic, is desirable for the
post.
Deadline for applications: 13 May 2019.
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47. Lecturer in
Islamic Economic and Finance, Al-Maktoum College, Dundee, Scotland
The successful applicant will be able to
contribute to teaching in any relevant areas, including but not restricted to
Moral Economy and Finance, Capital Markets, Commercial Law and Financial
Transactions, Applied Banking and Insurance, Accounting and Auditing, and Risk
Management in Banking and Finance. Fluency in English is essential and the
knowledge of one or more languages of Islam, preferably Arabic, is desirable
for the post.
Deadline for applications: 13 May 2019.
Information: https://d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net/pex/almcollege/2019/04/10155042/Lecturer-Islamic-Finance_May-2019_Further-Particular.pdf
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48. 15
Early Stage Researcher Positions in the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action,
Innovative Training Network MIDA: "Mediating Islam in the Digital
Age", IISMM, Paris
The project is to train 15
creative, entrepreneurial, and innovative researchers in social and human
sciences through an interdisciplinary research programme, whose main objectives
are to understand the tremendous influence that digitisation and technological
innovations have on Islam. The location is depending on which project the
candidate applies for.
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49. Postdoctoral
Fellowships for Research Projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB)
The OIB awards a number of visiting fellowships of up
to 6 and 9 months for the academic year beginning in September 2019/20 in
support of excellent research projects relevant to OIB’s research profile (https://www.orient-institut.org/research/).
Deadline for applications: 31 May 2019.
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50. Two Foreign
Scientific Members, L’Institut français d’archéologie orientale du Caire
(Ifao), Cairo
One-year term, renewable once. The successful
applicants will develop their own research project and take part in the
research and training activities as well as the documentation policy of the
institute. They must be PhD students, possess a diploma equal to or of higher standing
than a PhD, be a senior lecturer/associate professor or equivalent position or
show proof of higher education or scientific titles or diplomas deemed
equivalent by the admission committee.
Deadline for applications: 30 May 2019. Information: http://www.ifao.egnet.net/actus/annonces/emplois/
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51. Membres
scientifiques 2019-20, L’Institut français d’archéologie orientale du Caire
(Ifao)
Six postes de membre scientifique seront
ouverts à compter du 1er septembre 2019. Un des six postes sera vacant dans le
domaine des études coptes, arabes et islamiques. Un autre poste sera
susceptible d’être vacant dans le domaine des études égyptologiques et papyrologiques.
Les autres postes seront proposés au renouvellement. Conditions: les membres
scientifiques soit être doctorant, soit être titulaire d’un diplôme national de
niveau égal ou supérieur au doctorat.
Deadline for applications: 30 May 2019. Information: http://www.ifao.egnet.net/actus/annonces/emplois/
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52. Bourse
post-doctorale dans le domaine des études contemporaines, Institut français du
Proche-Orient (Ifpo), Amman
Pour un séjour de recherche de 4 mois en
Jordanie durant l’année 2019, sur l’une des thématiques suivantes : La question
palestinienne en Jordanie face à la politique américaine actuelle dans le
conflit israélo-palestinien; Les différentes facettes de la politique turque
actuelle en Jordanie.; Réformes politiques et contestation sociale en Jordanie.
Maîtriser l’anglais ou l’arabe en fonction du sujet de
recherches proposé.
Deadline for applications: 31 mai 2019.
Information: http://www.ifporient.org/appel-candidature-bourse-postdoc-etudes-contemporaines-31-05-2019/
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53. Short-Term Doctoral and Postdoctoral
Scholarships, Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Ifao), Cairo
Grants
are awarded per month and are renewable. The total duration of the stay cannot
be less than a month and should not exceed the duration of the awarded grant.
The successful applicant will be a registered PhD student or must be within
five years of defending the dissertation and must reside outside Egypt and
undertake research that requires residence in Egypt.
Deadline
for applications: 30 May 2019.
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54. Assistant
Professor of Health Studies in the Middle East and North Africa, University of
Arizona
We are interested in a broad range of
historical and/or social scientific approaches to the study of health and
health care in the Middle East and North Africa. Candidates are expected to
have the PhD in hand prior to start of the position. Proficiency in at least one
Middle Eastern language is highly desirable (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish
or a related language).
Deadline for applications: 19 May 2019.
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55. Postdoctoral
Researcher in Medieval Middle Eastern History, Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater
Requirements: Ph.D. related to medieval Middle
Eastern history and reading ability in at least two languages in which medieval
Middle Eastern sources are written (such as Arabic, Armenian, Coptic, Greek,
Hebrew, Latin, Persian, or Syriac).
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56. Assistant
Professor or Associate Professor for the History of the Ottoman Empire,
University of Virginia
This is a one-year salaried
part-time appointment (renewable for up to one additional year), starting 25
August 2019, through 24 May 2021.
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57. Postdoctoral Fellowships (1-2 Years) and Visiting Scholarship
(One Month - 2 Semesters) in Modern Turkish and Middle East Studies, Center for
Global Governance, Shanghai University, 2019-20
Deadline for application: 26 May 2019. For
information and application contact Prof. Tugrul Keskin (tugrulkeskin@t.shu.edu.cn)
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OTHER
INFORMATION
58. Middle
East and North Africa Mobility Grants for Young Researchers
The aim of this call for projects is to fund research
stays between Switzerland and the following countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco,
Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.
Deadline for applications: End of December 2019.
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59. Session
intensive de formation : “Muḥammad, Prophète de l’islam”, Institut Catholique
de Paris, 12-14 juni 2019
Cette session s'attachera à découvrir qui est
Muḥammad ? Que sait-on de lui ? Un prophète, un chef de guerre, un mystique, le
fondateur d’une civilisation ? Cette session de trois jours conduite sous la
direction du frère Emmanuel Pisani, Directeur de l’ISTR, réunira des chercheurs
de renommée ainsi que plusieurs chercheurs d’une nouvelle génération
d’islamologues français.
Information: https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-muhammad-prophete-de-lislam-session-intensive-de-formation-58797059588
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60. Summer School:
“Identity in the Middle East and North Africa: Actors, Strategies and
Dynamics”, University of Turin, 17-21 June 2019
This summer school
critically unpacks identity and its politicization, exploring the role they
have had across time and space to read and represent regional political and
social events. Identity is thus used to frame relevant topic such as class, the
status of minorities, State formation, sectarianism, language, and gender
issues, among others.
Information:
http://www.to-asia.it/to-mideast/?fbclid=IwAR3kz_EluHAmULYJi_tzYL4fkucvbAoEjkIjoPUKIpPhraIGuwpPid29IN8
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61. Stage
intensif de langue arabe, option recherche sciences humaines et sociales,
Tunis, 24 juin-19 juillet 2019
Ce stage intensif s’adresse à des
étudiants (masterisants et doctorants) et aux chercheurs sur le monde arabe.
Outre l’apprentissage de la langue arabe, il propose des orientations
linguistiques plus spécifiques aux recherches en SHS (enquêtes, terrains,
questionnaires, travail statistique, entretiens, retours d’enquêtes,
exploitation d’une documentation spécifique, lecture de la presse…).
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62. Summer
School: “The Middle East in Global Politics”, SOAS, London, 1-19 July 2019
This module will help students
place the modern Middle East in its global context, exploring histories of
empire and decolonisation, alongside themes of hegemony and resistance,
conflict and cooperation, identity and foreign policy. London and the uniquely
specialised School of Oriental and African Studies provide the setting for this
three-week immersive course.
Further Information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool/subjects/the-middle-east-in-global-politics/
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63.
"Undergraduate Research Workshop" during the
"Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)", New
Orleans, 14 November 2019
The workshop provides an opportunity for undergraduate
students in any academic discipline with a focus on the Middle East to present
their research to other students and to get feedback and research advice from
faculty facilitators. The workshop will be led by a diverse group of Middle
East studies scholars, drawn from CUMES, MESA award winners, and other leading
academics.
Deadline for applications: 1 June 2019. Information: https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/undergraduate-workshop
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64. Articles for
the Inaugural Issue of “Afkar: The Undergraduate Journal of Middle East
Studies”
“Afkar” is an international, peer-reviewed and
student-run academic journal focusing on the study of politics history, culture
and society in the Middle East and North Africa. The journal offers
undergraduate students an interdisciplinary platform to publish their academic
work and welcomes manuscripts from a wide range of field within the humanities
and social sciences.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2019.
Information: https://afkarjournal.com/2019/03/02/call-for-papers/
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65. Articles on
“The Body in All its States: Aesthetics of the Body in the Arab World” for
Special Issue of “Regard”
The current issue of “Regards” will focus on the relations between the arts
(cinema, theater, dance, visual arts…) and the body in the Arab societies and,
more broadly, in the Mediterranean region. This sensitive subject suffers from
prejudgment and prejudice in both audience’s and critics’ minds.
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66. Articles on
"Religions and Acts of Violence" for Special Issue of "Violence.
An International Journal"
This issue will examine different religious
traditions and geographical and historical contexts (including the Arab-Muslim
world) and analyze phenomena of violence and the exiting from violence that
involve religious elements (actors, discourses, imaginaries, etc.).
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67. Contribution
pour le MIDÉO 36 (2021): “Iǧtihād et taqlīd dans l’islam sunnite et šīʿite”
Le dossier de ce MIDÉO s’agira d’investir ces
différentes notions connexes. On soulignera les discours théologiques de
légitimité ou de réfutation, mais aussi leur articulation. Au-delà de la
rivalité entre les deux logiques, il conviendra de vérifier si l’on reste bien
dans un continuum, et que si les perspectives hégémoniques sont rivales, elles
ne sont pas incompatibles.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2020. Information:
https://www.ideo-cairo.org/fr/2018/10/i%C7%A7tihad-et-taqlid-dans-lislam-sunnite-et-si%CA%BFite/
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68. Contributions
for an Edited Book on “Religious, Ethical and Cultural Diversity"
The envisaged volume aims to explore the
underlying converging features of religious, ethical and cultural diversity
that would provide for maintaining the fabric of our societies and guarantee
their further peaceful development. We welcome book chapter contributions
focused (but not exclusively) on the following themes: Diversification of
traditional cultural/societal structures; cultural, religious and ethical
pluralism; globalization and worldwide policies of religion, etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2019. Contact: iu_recv__contributions@istanbul.edu.tr / Istanbul University Press: www.istanbul.edu.tr
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By questioning the relevance of the notion of
archipelago applied to the Saharan worlds, papers should explore three research
axes: the phenomenon of mobility among oasis inhabitants in the long term and
the attractiveness of these Saharan population centres; the political and
social organization of oasis societies; the history of cultural production in
oasis context.
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70. Contributions
for an Edited Book on "Geo-political Conflict in Emergent Genres and
Forms: Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East after the Second Intifada"
This collection addresses how genre and form
work to illuminate and re-describe conflict in the context of Israel and
Palestine but also how depicting conflict impacts aesthetic and formal
strategies of representation more widely. How cultural texts might use and challenge
narrative and formal conventions in order to offer alternatives to mainstream
historical, political, and cultural discourses?
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71. Contributions
for an Edited Book on “Egypt in Focus: Creativity in Adversarial Contexts”
For artists, writers, and intellectuals, the
Egyptian revolution is an unfinished ongoing project that still fuels their art
and praxis. This special volume examines the complex paradoxical predicament of
a seemingly irrepressible expressive context under the thralls of an imposed
gloomy hush. It also addresses how individuals and institutions navigate the
inflicted muteness through different strategies.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 August 2019.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2019/02/07/special-issue-of-the-journal-of-the-african-literature-association
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72. Appel à
contribution : “Philosophie en terre d’islam et l’Afrique : crises d’un
enseignement et nouvelles perspectives”
Nous invitons les chercheurs (philosophes,
historiens de religions, sociologues et anthropologues etc...) à soumettre des
propositions qui examinent la question de l’enseignement de la philosophie en
terre d’islam et son déficit sur le continent africain. Les axes suivants, sans
pour autant être considérés comme les seuls, peuvent servir de pistes de
réflexion : héritages philosophiques islamiques et l’Afrique; ystèmes éducatifs africains et
didactique de la philosophie en terre d’islam; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2019. Information: http://iremam.cnrs.fr/IMG/pdf/appel_a_contributions.pdf
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73. Proposals for
the "Classical Islamic Texts Series" as First Part of the
"Library of Arabic and Islamic Heritage"
Gorgias Press and The King Faisal Center for
Research and Islamic Studies invite proposals for single-volume translations of
renowned classical Arabic works, showcasing texts that are of central
importance to the fields of Qurʾānic studies, Islamic law, Ḥadīth, Theology,
History, and Philosophy. Each proposal should be for a text that is or will be
used as an important reference work. The Arabic text will sit side-by-side with
the English translation.
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74. Proposals for
New Book Series “Culture, Society and Political Economy in Turkey”
We are looking for original material from the areas of
sociology, political science, anthropology, political economy and related
fields, with a theoretical and empirical focus.
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75. Special
Exhibition “Cinderella, Sinbad & Sinuhe: Arab-German Storytelling
Traditions“ (German, English, Arabic), Neues Museum Berlin, 18 April - 18
August 2019
The exhibition explores the
diverse processes of cultural exchange between the Arab world and Germany. The
breadth of the trilingual exhibition (German/English/Arabic) stretches from
ancient Egyptian papyruses to the tales of the Brothers Grimm, from the Arabian
Nights to contemporary pop-up books.
Guided tours in Arabic: https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5Bevent%5D=110482&cHash=d3b3d1a2c381401444d0e5230feff415
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