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The American Society for Legal History will host a Student Research Colloquium (SRC) on Wednesday, Nov. 7, and Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, immediately preceding the ASLH’s annual meeting in Houston, Texas. The SRC annually enables eight Ph.D. students and law students to discuss their in-progress dissertations and articles with distinguished ASLH-affiliated scholars. This year, the … Continue reading ASLH Student Research Colloquium Applications

Call for Papers:  Shiʿi Piety: Theory and Materiality from Premodern to Postmodern, November 16, 2018 Hosted by the Leiden University Shiʿi Studies Initiative (LUSSI) This one-day workshop brings together graduate students and early career scholars working on topics related to Shiʿism in all periods and from any disciplinary perspective. The workshop is open to work … Continue reading Call for Papers: Shiʿi Piety: Theory and Materiality from Premodern to Postmodern

The University of Chicago Shiʿi Studies Group Symposium Call for Papers (CFP): “Sectarian Identity and Community Formation in Islam” Abstract Submission Deadline: July 22nd  Symposium Date: October 26-27, 2018 How did sectarian identities come to be formed in the Islamic context and how has the concept of “sectarianism” changed in the context of Shi‘i Islam … Continue reading Call for Papers :: Sectarian Identity and Community Formation in Islam

The SoCal Islamic Studies Graduate Student Consortium invites papers exploring the theme of “Sharia and the Secular.” Does Sharia rule Muslims’ lives? Is there a non-shar’ia side of life that could be conceived of as ‘secular’? How do non-shar’i aspects of state policy relate to Sharia? We are interested in papers that interrogate how Sharia … Continue reading Call for Papers: Sharia and the Secular

Section on Legislation & Law of the Political Process 2019 AALS Annual Meeting The AALS Section on Legislation & Law of the Political Process is pleased to announce a call for papers for its section program, which will be held during the 2019 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. The program is entitled “21st Century … Continue reading Association of American Law Schools 2019 Annual Meeting :: Call for Papers: 21st Century Textualism