CONFERENCES 1. International Conference: "Migration and Environmental Change", Berlin, 8-9 December 2016 2. Conference: "Dynamics of Change: Media and the Public Sphere in Egypt", Berlin, 8-10 December 2016 3. International Workshop: "Left-wing Trends in the Arab World: Bringing the Transnational Back In", Orient-Institut Beirut, 12-13 December 2016 4. Journée d'étude: « Les processus d'assignation politico-religieux dans le conflit syrien », CéSor, EHESS, CNRS, Paris, 15 décembre 2017 5. 9th ENCATC "Young Researchers' Forum on Cultural Policy and Cultural Management" (Focus on Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia), Brussels, 16 December 2016 6. Colloque : « L'enseignement de l'arabe et les technologies numériques », INALCO, Paris, 14 janvier 2017 7. Conference: "Palestine in the International Imaginary, 1987-2017", University of Sydney, 24 February 2017 8. Conference of the Humanities Education and Research Association (HERA): "Local Voices to Global Visions: Exploring Identity in the Humanities", San Diego, California, 1-4 March 2017 9. International Symposium: "Crossing Boundaries: Youth, Migration and Development in North Africa", Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, 2-3 March 2017 10. Workshop for PhD Students: "Islam, the Body and the Self", Sarajevo, Bosnia, 13-17 March 2017 11. 11th International Conference on "Literature, Language and Cultural Studies in Turkey" under the auspices of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE), Çankaya University, 12-14 April 2017 12. Mediterranean Seminar Workshop: "Mysticism & Devotion in the Multi-Religious Pre-Modern Mediterranean," University of Colorado Boulder, 21-22 April 2017 13. International Conference: "Two Decades Discourse about Globalizing Social Sciences - Concepts, Strategies, Achievements", Kharazami University, Tehran, 26-27 April 2017 14. Political Science Conference: "Rethinking Regions: Asia, Africa, Middle East, & Central Asia", Virginia International University, Fairfax, VA, 27-28 April 2017 15. International Conference: "Sicily, Al-Andalus and the Maghreb: Writing in Times of Turmoil", Autonomous University of Barcelona, 4-5 May 2017 16. International Interdisciplinary Conference: "Intolerance, Discrimination and Terrorism", University of Gdansk, Poland, 11-12 May 2017 17. Conference: "Iraqi Kurdistan at a Crossroads: Current Issues of Domestic and Middle Eastern Politics", University of Kurdistan-Hewler, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 24-25 May 2017 18. Conference: "The Migration Industry: Facilitators and Brokerage in Asia", Singapore, 1-2 June 2017 19. Interactive Conference: "Making Space in the Maghrib", American Institute for Maghrib Studies, Tunisia, 8-9 July 2017 20. Interdisciplinary Workshop: "Cultures of Difference: The Everyday Meanings of Heteronormativity", University of Cambridge, 10-11 July 2017 21. International Conference: "'New Man' in Africa, Asia and the Middle East: Practices, Networks and Mobilization, c. 1910-1960", Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 27-29 September 2017 22. Colloque : « Usages et Représentation de l'Internet au Maroc », Mohammedia, 26-27 octobre 2017 POSITIONS 23. Research Assistant for Refugee Studies in Jordan, Center of Methods in Social Sciences, University of Göttingen, Germany 24. Director of Gulf Studies and Al-Qasimi Chair (or Associate Professor) in Gulf Studies, University of Exeter 25. Lecturer in Politics/International Relations, University of Bristol 26. Visiting Assistant Professor in the History of the Islamic World (Specialization in Africa, the Middle East or South Asia), Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 27. Assistant Professor in the Middle East Studies Program, California State University, Fresno 28. Tenure-track Assistant Professor in History of Comparative Religion, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 29. Postdoctoral and Research Fellowship Openings, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore OTHER INFORMATION 30. Course: "Palestine Refugees and International Law", British Institute, Amman, 10-11 March 2017 31. Editor or Co-editors for the "Journal of Middle East Women's Studies (JMEWS)" 32. Articles on "Early Modern Islamic Cities" for "Journal of Early Modern Cultural Studies" 33. Articles for Special Issue on "History and News in Hypermedia Space: Global Case Studies" for Journal "The Communication Review" 34. Articles for Special Issue on "Algeria and Global Diplomacy" for "The Maghreb Review" 35. Articles for Special Issue on "History of Diplomacy in the Holy Land" for "Jerusalem Quarterly" 36. Articles for Special Issue on "Muslim Theology of Religions" for "MIDEO" Vol. 33, 2018 37. Appel à articles: « Taher Djaout, 25 ans après », pour « Expressions maghrébines - Revue de la Coordination internationale des chercheurs sur les littératures du Maghreb », Vol. 17 no 1, été 2018 38. Appel à articles : « Les collectivités locales en Algérie », pour « INSANIYAT - Revue Algérienne d`Anthropologie et de Science Sociales » 39. Appel à contributions : « Alexandrie au quotidien. Les sciences sociales face à la « deuxième capitale » d'Egypte », pour « Egypte/Monde arabe » 40. Appel à contributions : « Mariage et famille dans le Golfe aujourd'hui » pour « Arabian Humanities », n° 10, printemps 2018 41. New International "Classical Islamic World Book Prize" by Gorgias Press 42. Appel à candidatures du Prix de thèse 2017 _________________ If you want to distribute an announcement via DAVO-Info-Service (about 1500 recipients) and EURAMES Info Service (more than 6000 recipients, only English and French announcements), please apply the usual format of the text with no more than 50 words and no attachment. Please send only the most important information to davo@geo.uni-mainz.de and refer to further details with a link to the respective website or an email address. Best regards, Guenter Meyer, Center for Research on the Arab World, University of Mainz ____________________ CONFERENCES 1. International Conference: "Migration and Environmental Change", Berlin, 8-9 December 2016 Under the auspices of the project "New Regional Formations: Rapid Environmental Change and Migration in Coastal Regions", this conference includes contribution from the broader field of social and political sciences as well as migration studies focusing on the interplay of environmental change with processes of regional transformation. Information: https://environmentalmigration.iom.int/international-conference-migration-environmental-change _____________ 2. Conference: "Dynamics of Change: Media and the Public Sphere in Egypt", Berlin, 8-10 December 2016 Project of the Working Group "Transformation" of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA). See program and registration at http://www.agya.info/index.php?id=131 _____________ 3. International Workshop: "Left-wing Trends in the Arab World: Bringing the Transnational Back In", Orient-Institut Beirut, 12-13 December 2016 See the detailed program and abstracts at: www.orient-institut.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ARALABSTRACTS.pdf _____________ 4. Journée d'étude: « Les processus d'assignation politico-religieux dans le conflit syrien », CéSor, EHESS, CNRS, Paris, 15 décembre 2017 Information et programme: http://cesor.ehess.fr/2016/11/15/rencontres-du-centre-detudes-en-sciences-sociales-du-religieux/ _____________ 5. 9th ENCATC "Young Researchers' Forum on Cultural Policy and Cultural Management" (Focus on Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia), Brussels, 16 December 2016 The Forum gives young/early career cultural policy researchers the opportunity to meet fellow researchers and professionals from Europe and beyond. Deadline for free registration: 14 December 2016. Information: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/9th-encatc-young-researchers-forum-tickets-29111365879 _____________ 6. Colloque : « L'enseignement de l'arabe et les technologies numériques », INALCO, Paris, 14 janvier 2017 Limite de contribution : 14 décembre 2016. Information: https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/678/files/2016/09/Appel-%C3%A0-communication-14-01-17.pdf _____________ 7. Conference: "Palestine in the International Imaginary, 1987-2017", University of Sydney, 24 February 2017 Bringing together scholars from different disciplines, including literature, media, history, cultural studies, and politics, this conference addresses the global significance of Palestine and the Palestinian cause in the contemporary period. Deadline for abstracts: 4 January 2017. Information: PalestineConference2017@gmail.com _____________ 8. Conference of the Humanities Education and Research Association (HERA): "Local Voices to Global Visions: Exploring Identity in the Humanities", San Diego, California, 1-4 March 2017 HERA seeks contributions concerning the explorations of identity within any aspect of the Humanities, especially disciplinary, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary scholarship exploring voice and vision from the local to the global. Information: www.h-e-r-a.org/Conferences/2017%20San%20Diego/hera_san_diego_2017_conference.htm _____________ 9. International Symposium: "Crossing Boundaries: Youth, Migration and Development in North Africa", Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, 2-3 March 2017 Focus is on North Africa as sending, receiving and transit place for migrants. The symposium brings together scholars, civil society activists and spokespersons of youth and migrant associations with the goal to devise new, creative models for conceiving participant-based development and international partnerships. Travel funds available for scholars from Europe and North Africa, lodging for all participants. Deadline for submissions: 10 January 2017. Information: hccsymposium2107@gmail.com _____________ 10. Workshop for PhD Students: "Islam, the Body and the Self", Sarajevo, Bosnia, 13-17 March 2017 We invite researchers explicitly working on the body, but also those not explicitly addressing the body, to explore the relevance of the body and the self in their work. Deadline for application: 15 January 2017. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/25918 _____________ 11. 11th International Conference on "Literature, Language and Cultural Studies in Turkey" under the auspices of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE), Çankaya University, 12-14 April 2017 The conference covers a wide range of subjects in literary, cultural, and language studies, and welcomes presentations dealing with new interdisciplinary perspectives on these fields, contemporary social and cultural issues, and other areas of investigation. Deadline for abstracts: 25 December 2016. Information: www.academia.edu/29847041/CFP_International_IDEA_Conference_Studies_in_English_12-14_April_2017_Ankara_Turkiye_Keynote_Speaker_Bran_Nicol _____________ 12. Mediterranean Seminar Workshop: "Mysticism & Devotion in the Multi-Religious Pre-Modern Mediterranean," University of Colorado Boulder, 21-22 April 2017 Papers are invited on mysticism, devotion, theology, worship, or religiosity in the pre-Modern Mediterranean, particularly papers relating to the multi-religious environment of the region, including cross-confessional influence, relations, syncretism, or papers that address the longue durée, methodology. Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2017. Information: http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e1ae5bef9757e58afec01a89a&id=a2777fdd0b&e=82aeb6c61d _____________ 13. International Conference: "Two Decades Discourse about Globalizing Social Sciences - Concepts, Strategies, Achievements", Kharazami University, Tehran, 26-27 April 2017 Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2016. Information: http://www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imgen/366-cfp-two-decades-2017-iran.pdf _____________ 14. Political Science Conference: "Rethinking Regions: Asia, Africa, Middle East, & Central Asia", Virginia International University, Fairfax, VA, 27-28 April 2017 The forum will focus on the latest security, political, identity, and developmental challenges and emerging trends in these regions and address their impact of the regional and the international systems. Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2017. Information: https://conference.viu.edu/cdia/ _____________ 15. International Conference: "Sicily, Al-Andalus and the Maghreb: Writing in Times of Turmoil", Autonomous University of Barcelona, 4-5 May 2017 The conference focuses on the periods of political turmoil which affected Muslim Iberia, Sicily and the Maghreb, aiming to highlight the complexities of literary artifacts produced in times of political transition and shifting sovereignties. Scholars and Graduate Students working in the fields of Medieval History, Arabic, Hebrew and Romance Literature, Classics and Comparative Literature are encouraged to apply. Deadline for a working title for each paper: 15 December 2016. Information: https://diwan.hypotheses.org/8076 _____________ 16. International Interdisciplinary Conference: "Intolerance, Discrimination and Terrorism", University of Gdansk, Poland, 11-12 May 2017 What is the source of intolerance and discrimination in the contemporary world? Is terrorism a "natural" consequence of intolerance? How should we react to acts of intolerance, discrimination and terrorism? Deadline for proposals: 12 March 2017. Information: http://intoleranceterrorism.ug.edu.pl _____________ 17. Conference: "Iraqi Kurdistan at a Crossroads: Current Issues of Domestic and Middle Eastern Politics", University of Kurdistan-Hewler, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 24-25 May 2017 The Conference topics include: The Kurdistan regional government in the post-ISIS period - Erbil-Baghdad relations; political, economic and social challenges - Neighboring countries' policies towards the KRG - Major global power strategies towards Iraq and Kurdistan. Proposal submission deadline: 16 January 2017. Information: http://www.ukh.edu.krd/eventdetail.php?evid=39 _____________ 18. Conference: "The Migration Industry: Facilitators and Brokerage in Asia", Singapore, 1-2 June 2017 We are looking for critically and empirically engaged work with a specific focus on the role, knowledge practice, and activities of agents, brokers and other types of facilitators. Papers within the context of Asia or dealing with Asian migrants in other parts of the world are welcome. Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2017. Information: https://ari.nus.edu.sg/Event/Detail/1e3617e0-39e4-4794-bbd7-05cff698d36d _____________ 19. Interactive Conference: "Making Space in the Maghrib", American Institute for Maghrib Studies, Tunisia, 8-9 July 2017 The aim of this conference is to develop an interdisciplinary suite of papers examining processes of space-making into, out of, and within northern Africa at various levels of analysis, throughout all historical periods, and through multiple theoretical frameworks across the humanities and social sciences. Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2017. Information: http://aimsnorthafrica.org/annual-conference/ _____________ 20. Interdisciplinary Workshop: "Cultures of Difference: The Everyday Meanings of Heteronormativity", University of Cambridge, 10-11 July 2017 The Workshop will examine ordinary makings of heteronormativity and homonormativities and will further develop a conversation between theories on ordinariness, banality and everyday life and those on gender and sexuality in a broad range of geographical settings. Deadline for abstracts: 23 December 2016. Information: http://culturesofdifference.blogspot.de/ _____________ 21. International Conference: "'New Man' in Africa, Asia and the Middle East: Practices, Networks and Mobilization, c. 1910-1960", Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 27-29 September 2017 The "New Man" is understood to encompass theoretical constructs and social projects linked to the aspirations of "progress", modernity and social utopias in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2017. Information: www.zmo.de/Ausschreibungen/calls%20for%20papers/CfP_NewManInAfrica.pdf _____________ 22. Colloque : « Usages et Représentation de l'Internet au Maroc », Mohammedia, 26-27 octobre 2017 Limite de contribution : 11 janvier 2017. Information: http://calenda.org/381036?lang=fr _____________ POSITIONS 23. Research Assistant for Refugee Studies in Jordan, Center of Methods in Social Sciences, University of Göttingen, Germany The opening is within the DFG-funded project "Dynamic figurations of refugees, migrants, and longtime residents in Jordan since 1946". Responsibilities: several longer periods of fieldwork, translation work and analysis of qualitative data. Required qualifications: very good degree in the humanities or social sciences and very good knowledge of Arabic. Deadline for application: 1 January 2017. Information: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/research-assistant-in-dfg-funded-project-dynamic-figurations-of-refugees-migrants-and-longtime-residents-in-jordan-since-1946-between-peaceable-and-tension-ridden-co-existence/552236.html Deutsche Ausschreibung: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/305402.html?cid=12267 _____________ 24. Director of Gulf Studies and Al-Qasimi Chair (or Associate Professor) in Gulf Studies, University of Exeter We are looking for a leading international figure with the ability to attract world-class academics to their research group to lead the Centre for Gulf Studies, and a strong academic in Gulf Studies. Deadline for application: 5 January 2017. Information: R.Gleave@exeter.ac.uk _____________ 25. Lecturer in Politics/International Relations, University of Bristol The lecturer should have a focus on international security especially in the Middle East and North Africa. Deadline for application: 8 January 2017. Information: G.McLennan@bristol.ac.uk _____________ 26. Visiting Assistant Professor in the History of the Islamic World (Specialization in Africa, the Middle East or South Asia), Wagner College, Staten Island, NY The one-year position will begin Fall 2017. Teaching requirements include introductory Global History survey course, as well as upper-level courses in the broader Islamic world of Africa and the Middle East or South Asia. Deadline for application: 15 December 2016. Information: http://wagner.edu/hr/jobs/faculty/visiting-assistant-professor-history/ _____________ 27. Assistant Professor in the Middle East Studies Program, California State University, Fresno The position will start in the academic year 2017-18. The successful candidate will teach courses in Middle East Studies. Review of applications will begin 16 January 2017. Information: hr@csufresno.edu _____________ 28. Tenure-track Assistant Professor in History of Comparative Religion, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore We are especially interested in a scholar who works on Islam and/or Buddhism. A proficiency in a Southeast or South Asian language will be an advantage. Deadline for application: 15 January 2017. Information: www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/career/CurrentOpenings/FacultyOpenings/HSS/Pages/Assistant-Professor-in-History-of-Comparative-Religion.aspx _____________ 29. Postdoctoral and Research Fellowship Openings, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Applications are welcome for the themes: "Science, Technology and Society", "Water research from sustainability, historical, and sociological viewpoints", "Humanities and Social Sciences". Deadline for application: 18 January 2017. Information: http://class.cohass.ntu.edu.sg/Research/Pages/Postdoctoral-Fellowship-Openings.aspx _____________ OTHER INFORMATION 30. Course: "Palestine Refugees and International Law", British Institute, Amman, 10-11 March 2017 The course places the Palestinian refugee case study within the broader context of the international human rights regime. It examines, within a human rights framework, the policies and practices of Middle Eastern states as they impinge upon Palestinian refugees. Information: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/short-courses/palestine-refugees _____________ 31. Editor or Co-editors for the "Journal of Middle East Women's Studies (JMEWS)" For questions about JMEWS and the application process, contact: Dr. Suad Joseph, sjoseph@ucdavis.edu. For information on the Journal see http://jmews.org/about/the-journal/ _____________ 32. Articles on "Early Modern Islamic Cities" for "Journal of Early Modern Cultural Studies" Issue editors: Kaya Sahin and Babak Rahimi. We invite contributors to rethink both the paradigm of the "Islamic city," and the notion of the uniqueness of the European city, by focusing on everyday cultures generated by strategies of governance, institutions, (mis)rules, ethnicity, race, gender, class, religious differences, and regional/global economic networks. Deadline for abstracts: 30 December 2016. Contact: brahimi@ucsd.edu _____________ 33. Articles for Special Issue on "History and News in Hypermedia Space: Global Case Studies" for Journal "The Communication Review" Articles should address issues relating to hypermedia in the production of history and news in political conflict. How are digital media products and activities testing the boundaries-or exploiting the changes-in popular conceptions of "news" and "primary source" information? Deadline for full manuscripts: 1 February 2017. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/154638/history-and-news-hypermedia-space-global-case-studies _____________ 34. Articles for Special Issue on "Algeria and Global Diplomacy" for "The Maghreb Review" Studies can be focused on specific incidents in Algerian history involving diplomatic relations; or on an effort to understand why this has been an enduring theme in Algeria's history, for instance taking a geopolitical perspective etc. Deadline for submissions: 30 December 2016. Information: www.maghrebreview.com/ _____________ 35. Articles for Special Issue on "History of Diplomacy in the Holy Land" for "Jerusalem Quarterly" Contributors are asked to conceptualize and problematize the role of diplomatic missions and of diplomats in relation to local, regional and international networks, offering, where possible, narratives that would show these missions in their local and international contexts. Deadline for submission: 10 January 2017. Information: http://halqa.hypotheses.org/3420?lang=en_GB _____________ 36. Articles for Special Issue on "Muslim Theology of Religions" for "MIDEO" Vol. 33, 2018 What role does God give to or expect from non-Muslims? How does he judge the actions of a non-Muslim in order to serve him or to serve humanity and what value should be given to the non-Muslim religion in passing on spiritual virtues? What is the theological and legal status of the books other religions? Etc. Deadline for articles: 1 April 2017. Information: www.ideo-cairo.org/en/2016/07/muslim-theology-of-religions/ _____________ 37. Appel à articles: « Taher Djaout, 25 ans après », pour « Expressions maghrébines - Revue de la Coordination internationale des chercheurs sur les littératures du Maghreb », Vol. 17 no 1, été 2018 Date limite de soumission des articles : 30 juin 2017. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/154900/cfp-expressions-maghr%C3%A9bines-tahar-djaout-25-ans-apr%C3%A8s-vol-17-no _____________ 38. Appel à articles : « Les collectivités locales en Algérie », pour « INSANIYAT - Revue Algérienne d`Anthropologie et de Science Sociales » Date limite de résumés : 31 décembre 2016. Information: www.insaniyat.crasc.dz/index.php/fr/59-appels-%25C3%25A0-contribution/1057-les-collectivit%25C3%25A9s-locales-en-alg%25C3%25A9rie _____________ 39. Appel à contributions : « Alexandrie au quotidien. Les sciences sociales face à la « deuxième capitale » d'Egypte », pour « Egypte/Monde arabe » Deadline pour l'envoi des propositions d'article : 1er janvier 2017. Information : http://cedej-eg.org/index.php/2016/10/09/appel-a-contributions-egyptemonde-arabe-alexandrie-au-quotidien/ _____________ 40. Appel à contributions : « Mariage et famille dans le Golfe aujourd'hui » pour « Arabian Humanities », n° 10, printemps 2018 Date limite de remise des propositions : 3 janvier 2017. Information : http://cy.revues.org/3169 _____________ 41. New International "Classical Islamic World Book Prize" by Gorgias Press The price will recognise three exceptional early career contributions to the academic study of the classical Islamic world. Scholars are invited to submit unpublished monographs that are either revised PhD theses or first Postdoctoral monographs. stjernholm@hum.ku.dk Deadline for submissions: 6 February 2017. Information: www.gorgiaspress.com/classical-islamic-world-book-prize _____________ 42. Appel à candidatures du Prix de thèse 2017 L'Institut d'étude de l'islam et des sociétés du monde musulman (IISMM-UMS2000) et le GIS Moyen-Orient Mondes musulmans du CNRS organisent en 2017 trois prix de thèse ciblés ayant trait au Moyen-Orient et aux mondes musulmans. Sont éligibles des travaux soutenus en français ou en France entre le 1er septembre 2014 et le 31 décembre 2016, dans toutes les disciplines des lettres et sciences humaines et sociales. Avoir envoyé un dossier complet à l'IISMM au plus tard le 15 janvier 2017. Information: http://majlis-remomm.fr/35160
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