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EURAMES Info Service 07/2018
Dear colleague,
Please find below the following announcements:
CONFERENCES
1. International Conference: "Apocalyptic Otherness: ‘They are Gog and Magog, gathered together for Battle’. Scyths, Arabs, or the US Army?", FAU, Erlangen, 14-16 February 2018
2. Workshop: “Islands at the Frontier of the Empires in the Middle Ages”, FEASS, Bilkent University, Ankara, 23 February 2018
3. Workshop: “Diaspora Dilemmas: Political Participation in Contested Environments”, King’s College, London, 13 April 2018
4. Conference: “Islam in Global Africa”, Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA), Northwestern University, Evanston, 23-24 April 2018
5. Graduate Conference: “Who’s Who: Contested Identities and Conflicting Alliances in the Shadow of the Arab Uprisings”, Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge, 26 April 2018
6. Panel: "Political Organization in the Era of Ideological Fatigue: A Post-Arab Spring Public Space", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
7. Panel: "North Africa during the First World War", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
8. Panel: "Higher Education in Tunisia and beyond: Status quo and reform opportunities", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
9. Panel: "Amazigh Cinema at Large: Challenges and Hopes", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
10. Panel: "Migrants and their Legal Rights in the Middle East and North Africa", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
11. Conference: “Multiple Secularities – Beyond the West, Beyond Modernities”, Kolleg-Forschergruppe (KFG), University Leipzig, 4-6 October 2018
12. International Conference: “No Country for Anthropologists? Contemporary Ethnographic Research in the Middle East”, Institute of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK), University of Zurich, 2-3 November 2018
13. International Conference: “China and South Asia”, College of Liberal Arts, Shanghai University, 24-25 November 2018
POSITIONS
14. Director of the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES), University Hamburg
15. Post-Doc Position on "Ibn Masarra", University of Louvain, Belgium
16. Senior Academic Position in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Tel-Aviv University
17. 2 Post-Doctoral Fellowships, Zvi Yavetz School of Historical Studies, Tel-Aviv University
18. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
19. Assistant/Associate Professor in Islamic Finance, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
20. Director of Distinctive Collections, Qatar National Library
21. ADF Fellowship in Druze and Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
22. Preceptor in Modern Turkish, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
23. Lecturer in Arabic, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa
24. Zwan Post-Doctoral Fellow, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston
25. Fellowship at the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies, Stanford University
OTHER INFORMATION
26. Summit: “Middle East Mediterranean (MEM) Summer Summit”, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, 16-26 August 2018
27. Summer Program in Politics and Culture: “Duke Middle East in Europe”, Berlin, 3 July - 14 August 2018
28. Ten Scholarships for PhDs, Post-Docs and Senior Scholars on "History and Society during the Mamluk Era (1250-1517)",University Bonn, Germany
29. Call for Membership: Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA)
30. Chapters for Edited Book on "Hybrid Governance and Limited Statehood in the Middle East and Africa"
31. Chapters for Edited Book: “Women's Empowerment: The Road to Empowering Women”
32. Chapters for "Handbook of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Lives"
33. Chapters for Edited Book: “Migration and Violence in the Euro-Mediterranean Region”
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Best regards,
Guenter Meyer, Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, in co-operation with University of Sharjah/UAE
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CONFERENCES
1. International Conference: "Apocalyptic Otherness: ‘They are Gog and Magog, gathered together for Battle’. Scyths, Arabs, or the US Army?", FAU, Erlangen, 14-16 February 2018
Outstanding scholars will treat the biblical origins of the Gog-and-Magog motif, its reception in early Christian literature and in the medieval exegesis as well as its further literary development in Europe. This history of reception will be compared with the development of this apocalyptic motif in oriental and Islamic traditions. Organization: Georges Tamer (FAU), Julia Eva Wannenmacher (Bern), Christiane Witthöft (FAU).
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2. Workshop: “Islands at the Frontier of the Empires in the Middle Ages”, FEASS, Bilkent University, Ankara, 23 February 2018
This workshop will be about cultural frontiers in middle age empires such as Byzantium, Cyprus and Sri Lanka.
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3. Workshop: “Diaspora Dilemmas: Political Participation in Contested Environments”, King’s College, London, 13 April 2018
The aim of this workshop has multiple scholarly objectives: firstly, to examine the comparative dimension of diaspora political participation across a range of post-conflict scenarios from Asia to the Balkans and the Middle East, with a focus on examining voting patterns and electoral participation; secondly, to analyse diasporas’ effectiveness as a political actor on the supranational stage; and finally, to seek answers for the political integration of diaspora communities on host state politics and consequential interstate relations.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2018. Information:https://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/mems/news/newsrecords/2017/Diaspora-Dilemmas-Political-Participation-in-Contested-Environments.aspx
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4. Conference: “Islam in Global Africa”, Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA), Northwestern University, Evanston, 23-24 April 2018
This interdisciplinary conference seeks to explore the multiple dimensions of Islam in global Africa. We invite scholars to submit papers focusing on how the meaning of Islam and what it means to be African and Muslim and how it is being negotiated at the intersection of local, regional and global encounters, narratives, perceptions and exchanges.
Deadline for abstracts: 19 February 2018. Information: http://www.africanstudies.northwestern.edu/publications-research/ISITA/call-for-applications.html
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5. Graduate Conference: “Who’s Who: Contested Identities and Conflicting Alliances in the Shadow of the Arab Uprisings”, Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge, 26 April 2018
The conference seeks to address the following topics related to the contentious legacy of the Arab uprisings: Conflicting alliances and competition for regional leadership; soft power and status-seeking politics; revival of state nationalism; cultural changes and reconstruction of national identities and citizenship; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 26 February 2018. For general enquiries: whoswhoconf@gmail.com
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6. Panel: "Political Organization in the Era of Ideological Fatigue: A Post-Arab Spring Public Space", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
What forms of political participation developed in the aftermath of the Arab Spring? What are major setbacks to the democratic transition in the Arab Spring countries? Whatever happened to the political parties in post-Arab Spring? What is the current status of the post-Arab Spring public space? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2018. Information: http://wocmes2018seville.org/web/index.php/en/call-for-papers/call-for-open-panels, no. 33
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7. Panel: "North Africa during the First World War", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
Aiming at outreaching eurocentrism, our papers are addressing a double challenge: to reintegrate North Africa in the course of the First World War and to conceptualise its participation at a broader scale than its involvement in the battlefield on the European continent. Organizer: Odile Moreau
Deadline for abstracts: 10 February 2018. Information: http://wocmes2018seville.org/web/index.php/en/call-for-papers/call-for-open-panels, no. 39
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8. Panel: "Higher Education in Tunisia and Beyond: Status quo and Reform )pportunities", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
We invite papers discussing the state of higher education in Tunisia in its various aspects and from different disciplinary backgrounds. We are also highly interested in comparisons between Tunisia and other countries and particularly other North African countries. Organizer: Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2018. Information: http://wocmes2018seville.org/web/index.php/en/call-for-papers/call-for-open-panels, no. 40
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9. Panel: "Amazigh Cinema at Large: Challenges and Hopes", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
This panel seeks to engage a discussion of cultural production across the Amazigh space and encourage a diversity of perspectives and theoretical lenses. It will also analyze Amazigh transnational identities as they are reflected in film, and develop an overview of Amazigh cinema by identifying the elements that constitute an Amazigh film.
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2018. Information: http://wocmes2018seville.org/web/index.php/en/call-for-papers/call-for-open-panels, no. 41
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10. Panel: "Migrants and their Legal Rights in the Middle East and North Africa", during “Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)”, Seville, 16-20 July 2018
Papers are invited on: The legal rights of migrants (in a particular field of law) in one or more MENA countries; the way legal rights are implemented in practice; the way migrants and refugees make or do not make use of them; etc.
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11. Conference: “Multiple Secularities – Beyond the West, Beyond Modernities”, Kolleg-Forschergruppe (KFG), University Leipzig, 4-6 October 2018
The conference aims to discuss the variety of symbolic and institutional measures that distinguish between the religious and the non-religious (and at the same time relate the two to each other) in modern societies, and find explanations for the multiplicity of “secularities”.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2018. Information:
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12. International Conference: “No Country for Anthropologists? Contemporary Ethnographic Research in the Middle East”, Institute of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK), University of Zurich, 2-3 November 2018
The conference explores the obstacles to do ethnography in the Middle East and take them as the starting point for reflection upon the role of anthropology with a view to the Middle East of today.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2018. Information: http://www.isek.uzh.ch/en/anthropology/nocountryforanthropologists.html
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13. International Conference: “China and South Asia”, College of Liberal Arts, Shanghai University, 24-25 November 2018
The conference aims to bring Chinese and International scholars to discuss and debate various issues concerning China and South Asia to build a harmonious region paving the way for the Asian Century.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/1320055/pdf
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POSITIONS
14. Director of the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES), Universität Hamburg
The successful candidate is expected to teach and conduct research in the field of contemporary history and politics in the Middle East. As Professor of the Faculty of Humanities the incumbent will have teaching obligations of one course per semester (two teaching hours per week) and examination duties. She or he
is further expected to participate actively in the instruction of students pursuing a teaching degree in the respective discipline.
Deadline of applications: 15 March 2018. Information: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/sites/default/files/md_pdf/GIGA_UHH-GW_IMES-Director_W3_2277_Website_eng_180201.pdf
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15. Post-Doc Position on "Ibn Masarra", University of Louvain, Belgium
This position (up to three years) is related to the research project: "The origin and early development of philosophy in tenth-century al-Andalus: the impact of ill-defined materials and channels of transmission". Qualification: PhD in Islamic Studies, in Middle Eastern Studies, or related fields; excellent command of Classical Arabic (the knowledge of additional languages such as ancient Greek, Latin and in particular Hebrew is considered an advantage); etc.
Deadline for applications: 30 April 2018. Information: Contact godefroid.decallatay@uclouvain.be
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16. Senior Academic Position in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Tel-Aviv University
The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Tel-Aviv University, Israel, invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track position in the following fields: Modern Arab literature, Linguistics and Quran and Hadith. The position will be effective from October 2018.
Deadline for applications: 10 March 2018. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56346
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17. 2 Post-Doctoral Fellowships, Zvi Yavetz School of Historical Studies, Tel-Aviv University
Preference will be given to candidates whose work focuses on various aspects of peasant life throughout the ages.
Deadline for applications: 01 March 2018. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56383
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18. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
Applications and nominations are invited, at the rank of associate professor or professor in Islamic studies.
Position will be open until filled. Information: https://hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/associate-dean-academic-affairs
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19. Assistant/Associate Professor in Islamic Finance, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
All candidates are expected to contribute, through teaching, research and service, to HBKU becoming a world-class research university. They are expected to collaborate with other faculty members and students to create a vibrant university community.
Position will be open until filled. Information: https://hbku.edu.qa/en/content/assistantassociate-professor-islamic-finance
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20. Director of Distinctive Collections, Qatar National Library
The ideal candidate must possess a combination of professional education and progressive management experience in special and rare books collections related to the Middle East and Islamic history as well as strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to provide effective oversight of a professional staff, research operation and budget.
Information: http://www.qnl.qa/en/about/jobs-at-qnl
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21. ADF Fellowship in Druze and Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) and the American Druze Foundation (ADF) are offering this Fellowship to both untenured and tenured holders of PhDs. The fellowship residence at Georgetown University is required for a period of nine months.
Deadline for applications: 9 March 2018. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/fellowship/10757
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22. Preceptor in Modern Turkish, Harvard University
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations seeks applications for a preceptor in modern Turkish. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2018. The preceptor will be responsible for teaching all levels of modern Turkish, from the elementary to the advanced, working with colleagues in organizing cultural events, evaluating students, and developing course curricula.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2018. Information: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/8089
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23. Lecturer in Arabic, University of Iowa
The Arabic Program in the Department of French and Italian invites applications for a full-time lecturer in Arabic language to begin August 2018. The initial appointment will be for one year, with a possible re-appointment thereafter in three-year increments, pending college approval and demonstrated excellence in teaching.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2018. Information: https://clas.uiowa.edu/dwllc/news-events/position-opening-lecturer-arabic
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24. Zwan Post-Doctoral Fellow, Rice University, Houston
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance invites applications for the Zwan post-doctoral fellowship beginning fall 2018. The successful candidate will hold a joint appointment with both institutes, and work closely with scholars from the two Institutes, Rice departments, and other research units on campus to pursue his/her research agenda and support research on religion and politics.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2018. Information: https://jobs.rice.edu/postings/12707
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25. Fellowship at the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies, Stanford University
The fellowship is open to scholars and artists working on the modern history of Iran, particularly the period of 1941 to 1979. Preference will be given to scholars who have worked on aspects of modern Iranian foreign policy, history, and culture. Fluency in Persian is required.
Application deadline: 15 May 2018. Information: iranianstudies@stanford.edu
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OTHER INFORMATION
26. Summit: “Middle East Mediterranean (MEM) Summer Summit”, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, 16-26 August 2018
The MEM Platform, in partnership with the “Chaire Moyen-Orient Méditerranée (MOM) de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure”, is organising the MEM Summer Summit: a ten-day summer programme, consisting of a Seminar and of a Forum, open to young people from Mediterranean, European, North African and Middle Eastern countries or with a proven interest in the region.
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2018. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-middle-east-mediterranean-mem-summer-summit-16-26-august-lugano?e=82aeb6c61d
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27. Summer Program in Politics and Culture: “Duke Middle East in Europe”, Berlin, 3 July - 14 August 2018
On this six-week, two-credit program, students learn to critically analyze the political debates about Muslims and Islam in Europe and about refugees and immigrants from the Middle East. We will study the impact of Turkish inhabitants and culture in Germany in order to examine the shifting political landscape of Turkish-German identities and between Europe and the Middle East. The Arab experience in Europe will also be explored from the vantage point of North African communities as well as more recent arrivals from Syria and the Middle East.
Deadline for applications: 15 February 2018. Information: https://globaled.duke.edu/programs/middle-east-in-europe
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28. Ten Scholarships for PhDs, Post-Docs and Senior Scholars on "History and Society during the Mamluk Era (1250-1517)", University Bonn, Germany
The Annemarie-Schimmel-Kolleg is offering scholarships for a period of ten months with a prospective start date of September 2018. The program will focus on the study of mobility and immobility, material culture, environmental history, borders, intellectual history and poetry from the Mamluk Sultanate to the Ottoman Empire.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2018. Information: https://www.mamluk.uni-bonn.de/mamluk-events/call-for-applications-2018-19.pdf
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29. Call for Membership: Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA)
AGYA promotes research cooperation among outstanding early-career researchers from all disciplines who are affiliated with a research institution in Germany or any Arab country. The academy provides partnership-building opportunities and funding to support the innovative projects of its members in various fields of research as well as in science policy and education.
Deadline for applications: 3 March 2018. Information: http://www.agya.info/cfm2018/
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30. Chapters for Edited Book on "Hybrid Governance and Limited Statehood in the Middle East and Africa"
This is to be published in the Routledge series: "Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World" in 2019.
Deadline for abstracts: 25 February 2018. For information contact Ruth Hanau Santini rhanausantini@johnshopkins.it andap@tlu.ee
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31. Chapters for Edited Book: “Women's Empowerment: The Road to Empowering Women”
The book will consist of both original articles analyzing the main tendencies and conflicting points of women empowerment in Turkey. We welcome works from all periods and geographies where women empowerment was built.
Deadline for abstracts: 2 March 2018. Information: meltem.ince@yasar.edu.tr
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32. Chapters for "Handbook of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Lives"
The handbook provides a link of continuity between the Muslim world and Muslims living and born in the West. This means that a reader may have access to articles that observe phenomena in a post-9/11 context and from a global viewpoint. Each chapter is to give researchers new to the topic a solid introduction to the scope of the topic and the literature that exists on it.
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33. Chapters for Edited Book on “Migration and Violence in the Euro-Mediterranean Region”
The volume aims to bring together articles from humanities such as human geography, political science, history, sociology, ethnology, anthropology, religious studies, economy and international law to discuss the phenomenon of migration in Euro-Mediterranean region, in all of its complexity, focusing on its challenges, violent consequences, and potential dangers to migrants and society.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 July 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/1318227/chapter-proposals-migration-and-violence-euro-mediterranean
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