MESA 2021 program available now!
Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations invites participants to attend three-day course on the study of pre-modern Islamicate education practices. The course is scheduled for September 22-24, 2021, 13:30 - 16:00 (London Time).
The Spain North-Africa Project announces call for papers for “Sensoria of al-Andalus & the Western Mediterranean,” an innovative multidisciplinary conference to be held in person on February 8-19, 2022, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The abstract submission deadline is September 30, 2021.
Michigan State University announces 15th Annual Conference on “‘Belonging Nowhere’: States of Statelessness in the Muslim World” on February 24-25, 2022. The deadline to submit papers is August 31, 2021.
The Research Centre for Europe-Eurasia (CREE) at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilisations (INALCO) together with the Faculty of Economics at the Lomonosov Moscow State University announces “An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective on Digital Transformation: The Case of Developing and Emerging Economies.” The workshop will take place on September 17, 2021 online. The proposal deadline is July 30, 2021.
Tulane University's Department of Political Science and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Program seek an Assistant Professor in the Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with a specialization in the domestic politics of countries of the Middle East to start July 1, 2022. The application deadline is September 1, 2021.
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University seeks Assistant Director for Research to start August 1, 2021. Applications will be considered starting on June 10, 2021.
The Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University seeks submissions for its Claremont Prize for the Study of Religion. The deadline is September 17, 2021.
The Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies invites application for membership. The application deadline is October 15, 2021.
Jam3a: a Virtual MENA Workspace invites early career scholars to join online, interdisciplinary co-working space for scholars from and working on the MENA region.
Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations invites participants to attend virtual course on religious cultural heritage in the Middle East. The course is scheduled for October 22 & 29 2021, 1:30 - 4:00 GMT.
The World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) calls for a host for Sixth World Congress in 2023. The deadline for applications is July 31, 2021.
Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations invites participants to attend virtual event on digital humanities during times of crisis. The event is scheduled for Friday May 14, 2021 4:30-6:30 GMT.
Begins May 14, 2021
SOAS University of London invites applications for a fully funded three-year CHASE doctoral studentship, jointly supervised within the Departments of Politics and International Studies (SOAS University of London), History, Classics and Archaeology (Birkbeck College, University of London), and the Arab and African Research Center (AARC) in Egypt.
Begins May 08, 2021
The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association and MESA are co-sponsoring a Zoom panel Monday, February 15 on the situation at Boğaziçi University. Former and current Boğaziçi professors will discuss the state of higher education in Turkey by reflecting on the past of Boğaziçi University and analyzing the recent events that have been unfolding since the appointment of a new university president on January 1 and the establishment of two new colleges on February 5, both by unilateral midnight decrees issued by President Erdoğan without any consultation.
Yale University invites participants to attend virtual event where Dr. Travis Zadeh will discuss his forthcoming book on wonder in Islamic philosophy, science, and literature. The event is scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2021 at 12:00pm EST.
Join the Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies for a special program featuring three filmmakers -- Naeem Mohaiemen, Adam Khalil and Zach Khalil -- in discussion with NYU's Faye Ginsburg. This program will explore alternative histories and art that subverts traditional forms of ethnography. This event is co-organized with the Arab Film Collab, which consists of ArteEast, the Arab American National Museum, the Arab Film and Media Institute, and Mizna.