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
The AALS Section on Law and Religion and Immigration Law has approved a section on asylum and refugee rights in Islamic law, which will be held during the 2019 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. The Muslim World today is currently experiencing the greatest rate of refugee movement in the world. This will allow scholars … Continue reading Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting Call for Papers: Asylum and Refugee Rights in Islamic Law
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2019-2020 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty as well as for professionals and independent scholars. Awards that may be of interest to scholars of Islamic law include: Canada- Research Chairs in Policy, Law, and Governance Fulbright Canada Research Chairs are targeted, specialized opportunities for scholars to … Continue reading Fulbright U.S. Scholar Opportunities in Law
CFP: Reception, appropriation, and innovation: Byzantium between the Christian and Islamic worlds. The 2nd Annual International Graduate Edinburgh Byzantine Conference. (30 Nov - 1 Dec 2018) by Mathew Barber Reception and appropriation (whether reuse, imitation, or variation) have long been recognised as necessary tools for the interpretation of Byzantine literature, art, architecture and archaeology, while … Continue reading CFP: Reception, appropriation, and innovation: Byzantium between the Christian and Islamic worlds. The 2nd Annual International Graduate Edinburgh Byzantine Conference
Funded by the Anneliese Maier Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and with support from Yale University, the Humboldt Yale History Network aims to assemble and sustain a global research network of historians. To that end, the network will offer a series of travel grants over the coming years. This year the Foundation is … Continue reading Humboldt Yale History Travel Grant
