Discussions

Discussion published by Sarah Johnson on Wednesday, June 19, 2019

CFA: Grabar Travel Grant (Aug 1, 2019)

Please find below information about the Grabar Travel Grant, deadline upcoming on 1 August.

With best regards, and thanks for your support of HIAA,
Amanda

Historians of Islamic Art Association: Grabar Travel Grant

This competition is open to graduate students (doctoral candidates) who have been invited or accepted as participants in a scholarly conference or other professional meeting for the purpose of presenting papers, chairing sessions or moderating discussions. The maximum amount of the award is $700 US.

Discussion published by Sarah Johnson on Wednesday, June 19, 2019

CFA: India and the World New Arcs of Knowledge (Nov 24-30, 2019)

The Forum Transregionale Studien in cooperation with the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, a research institute of the Max Planck Gesellschaft and the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta invite doctoral and postdoctoral scholars interested in opening up new archives, exploring innovatve critical research methods, and honing rhetoric to be communicable to global audiences to apply to attend a Transregional Academy that will be convened from 24–30 November 2019 at premier public and private institutions in India on the theme of »India and the World: New Arcs of Knowledge«.

Discussion published by Matt Buehler on Wednesday, June 19, 2019

CFP: Richard Gillespie Mediterranean Prize for best research article

Mediterranean Politics is pleased to announce the launch of the Richard Gillespie Mediterranean Prize for the best research article on the contemporary social and political dynamics of the Mediterranean region published in the Journal by an early career researcher, including doctoral students or early career scholars (2 years maximum after PhD).  Deadline for submissions is on or before December 31, 2019.  Please see the link below for more details.

Discussion published by souad osseiran on Wednesday, June 19, 2019

CFP: 'Exploring the Dimensions of Refugee Inclusion: Social Structures, Institutions and Strategies'

Dear colleagues,


The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative would like to announce the Call for Papers for the conference on “Exploring the Dimensions of Refugee Inclusion: Social Structures, Institutions and Strategies” which will take place on November 28-29, 2019 in Istanbul.

Discussion published by Khachik Gevorgyan on Wednesday, June 19, 2019

CFA: Armenian, Russian and Persian Language Winter Schools 2019, Yerevan, Armenia

ASPIRANTUM - School of languages and cultures invites international participants to apply and take part in Persian, Armenian and Russian language winter schools to be organized from December 1 till December 21, 2019 in Yerevan, Armenia. Each language winter school offers 60 hours of intensive language classes during 15 days of teaching (from Monday till Friday each week). Every day the participants will receive a language instruction for 4 hours.

To see the details of each language school, the deadlines as well as the prices please follow the links below for each language.

Discussion published by Sarah Johnson on Friday, June 7, 2019

ANN: Michael Rakowitz at Whitechapel Gallery (4 June - 25 Aug, 2019)

4 Jun – 25 Aug 2019

Standing on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth is a human headed winged bull reconstructed from an Assyrian statue by American-Iraqi artist Michael Rakowitz (b. 1973). Sculptor, detective and occasional chef, he takes his cue from historic buildings and artefacts to create enthralling environments.

Discussion published by Sarah Johnson on Friday, May 17, 2019

ANN: New book by Alex Seggerman, Modernism on the Nile Art in Egypt between the Islamic and the Contemporary

Analyzing the modernist art movement that arose in Cairo and Alexandria from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s, Alex Dika Seggerman reveals how the visual arts were part of a multifaceted transnational modernism. While the work of diverse, major Egyptian artists during this era may have appeared to be secular, she argues, it reflected the subtle but essential inflection of Islam, as a faith, history, and lived experience, in the overarching development of Middle Eastern modernity. 

Pages

Subscribe to H-AMCA: Discussions