Call For Papers: “Locating Palestine in the Arab Americas”

    Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

    This workshop seeks to expand on existing conversations and open new ones on the importance of Palestine in the wider American mahjar (land of migration), inviting contributions from scholars, writers, and activists. We particularly encourage applications from those working in Spanish and Portuguese language contexts with the aim of placing Latin America and the Caribbean into closer dialogue with Anglophone North America.

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    Histories of Photography from the Struggles for Independence: practices, circulations and aesthetics

    National Institut of Art History of Paris

    This symposium welcomes researchers, curators and photographers from all geographical areas. Proposals may concern any post-colonial period from the 19th to the 20th century. Abstracts in english or french (approx. 500 words) must be sent by May 31, 2024 at the latest, with a short biography, affiliation information, and a bibliography (for researchers)

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    NEH Institute on Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing

    Brown University Library

    Brown University Digital Publications invites applications for participation in an NEH Institute on Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities, Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing: Resources and Roadmaps. The three-week hybrid Institute will take place virtually July 8–19 and in person at Brown University July 22–26, 2024. Participant travel, lodging, and per diem expenses will be covered for the in-person component.

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    SYMPOSIUM: Philosophy between the Islamicate and Latin American Traditions

    Sponsored by Istanbul University

    Symposium: "Philosophy between the Islamicate and Latin American traditions: Civilizational perspectives on alienation/ghayriyya (otherness) in the knowing/being" (22-24 June 2024). The purpose of this symposium is to provide a framework of dialogue for scholars of philosophy in those two traditions, and includes some of the most distinguished academics.

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