tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36872854043859172302024-03-21T12:26:43.131-07:00 CMENAS BlogAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817785473335087898noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-8925191629182807592015-04-28T12:31:00.001-07:002015-04-28T12:31:39.327-07:00INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - University of Alberta<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #222222; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red;">The Unfinished Project of the Arab Spring:</span></b><span style="color: #500050;"> </span><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green;">Why “Middle East Exceptionalism” is Still Wrong</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #500050;">University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada</span></b><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red;">KEYNOTE AND DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS:</span></b><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><a href="https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/khaled-m-abou-el-fadl/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4f81bd; text-decoration: none;">Khaled M. Abou El Fadl</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4f81bd; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://anthropology.berkeley.edu/people/saba-mahmood" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="border: none; color: #4f81bd;">Saba Mahmood</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4f81bd; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.sociology.illinois.edu/people/abayat" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="border: none; color: #4f81bd; text-decoration: none;">Asef Bayat</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><a href="http://tariqali.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4f81bd; text-decoration: none;">Tariq Ali</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">For more information visit the<span style="color: #500050;"> <a href="https://upasconference.wordpress.com/keynotes" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Keynote and Distinguished Speaker page </a></span><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Four years after the recent revolutions/social movements (2011-12) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the <span lang="EN-US">region is caught between a number of rocks and many hard places. The rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the return of a military regime in Egypt, the breakout of proxy/civil war in Syria and Yemen, and the chaos and collapse of the Libyan polity have largely replaced hope with despair, and excitement with resentment. Is the Middle East exceptionally immune to democratic movements, values and institutions? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span lang="EN-US">This interdisciplinary international conference is an attempt to examine why and how the MENA region is not immune to democratic social movements. We propose that these revolutions were indicative of deep-rooted socio-cultural and structural transformations in contemporary MENA; they symbolized a popular quest for human dignity, social justice and freedom. The genie is out of the bottle and more progressive changes have yet to come. The contemporary social movements in MENA are <i>open-ended</i> and <i>unfinished projects</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span lang="EN-US">The conference and the subsequent publications aim to study these movements and their aftermath with an eye to the socio-political opportunities and potentials for progressive change they left behind. We will examine the local, regional and global impediments to grassroots democracy in the region. We will problematizes the impact of global and regional politics, political economy, post-colonial condition, and socio-cultural factors – gender, ethnicity, class, and religion – on the rise and the current crisis of contemporary social movements in the region. The conference is an attempt for theorizing/problematizing these uprisings and imagining an alternative perspective for the future of popular and progressive social movements in MENA.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #313335;">Paper <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">proposals may address, but are not limited to, the following themes</span></span></b><span style="color: #313335;">:</span><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1. <span lang="EN-US">“The Quiet Encroachment” of the counterrevolutionary forces: Why</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span>are the ancient forces coming back?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2. <span lang="EN-US">Social Movements in MENA: Is the “Return of the Repressed” Possible?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span lang="EN-US">3.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">What</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span>the liberal and the Left-wing forces could have done to prevent the crisis in the MENA social movement</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span lang="EN-US">4.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">Problematizing the faults and failure of Islamist forces in MENA social movements</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span lang="EN-US">5.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">The myth and reality of Army as a “midwife” of MENA social movements</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span lang="EN-US">6.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">Is the “Post-Islamist turn” over? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span lang="EN-US">7.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">Are contemporary social movements in MENA open-ended/unfinished projects?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">8. “Muslim/Middle East Exceptionalism”, Islamophobia and the West: Past and present</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">9. Impact of <span lang="EN-US">global/regional politics on the rise and crisis of the MENA social movements</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">10. Political economy of the MENA social movements (The Arab Spring, Iran’s Green Movement, Turkey's Gezi Park Movement)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">13. The MENA social movements and minorities (religious, ethnic, etc.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">14. Postcolonial critique of the implementation of R2P in Libya</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">15. <span lang="EN-US">Postcolonial critique of the rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Please send abstracts (200-300 words) along with a short biography (100 words) to: <<a href="mailto:upasconference@ualberta.ca" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">upasconference@ualberta.<wbr></wbr>ca</span></a>>. Please include the title of your paper, your name and affiliation.<u> Submissions are due by <b>June 01, 2015</b></u>. Selected proposals will be notified by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_139798728" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">June 15, 2015</span></span>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #111111;">A selection of papers presented at the conference will be published in a peer-reviewed edited volume by a prestigious press. We do welcome original research and contributions on the themes of the conference from various academic disciplines.</span><span style="color: #500050;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Should you have any questions or require more information, please contact us at: <<a href="mailto:upasconference@ualberta.ca" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">upasconference@ualberta.ca</span></a>>. Or visit the conference website: <<span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://upasconference.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: windowtext;">https://upasconference.<wbr></wbr>wordpress.com</span></b></a>>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">The <b>American Institute for Maghrib Studies </b>(AIMS) invites doctoral and masters candidates to its 16th Dissertation Workshop scheduled for <b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_591663976" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">October 10-11, 2015</span></span> </b>at the<b> Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley</b>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">The workshop provides the opportunity for current doctoral or master candidates to present, discuss, and receive valuable feedback on work related to North Africa. Accepted applicants will submit a piece of writing from their dissertations or theses at any stage (prospectus, dissertation chapter, or article draft). Participants will read and prepare discussion of one or more other submissions in addition to presenting their own. Scholars who have worked on North Africa in a variety of disciplines will offer feedback, as well as perspectives on publishing, job market conditions, and other topics germane to professional academic development. The workshop further affords the opportunity to meet and develop relationships with colleagues in the field.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">All disciplines are welcome. In the past they have included: history, political science, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, comparative literature, psychology, public health and more. There will be some funding for travel expenses and per diem allowances. Space and funding are limited.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853203106925941773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-81872550006295353902015-03-30T08:15:00.002-07:002015-03-30T08:16:22.875-07:00Europe in the Middle East – the Middle East in Europe (EUME) 2015 Call for Applications<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">EUME seeks to rethink key concepts and premises that link and divide Europe and the Middle East. The program draws on the international expertise of scholars in and outside of Germany and is embedded in university and extra-university research institutions in Berlin. It supports historical-critical philology, rigorous engagement with the literatures of the Middle East and their histories, the social history of cities and the study of Middle Eastern political and philosophical thought as central fields of research not only for area or cultural studies, but also for European intellectual history and other academic disciplines. The program explores modernity as a historical space and conceptual frame.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">EUME is interested in developing new fields of research that bridge the gap between political science approaches and cultural studies in cooperation with </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Cilja Harders, Center for Middle Eastern and North African Politics, Freie Universität Berlin, and Rachid Ouaissa, Political Science Departement, Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Philipps-Universität Marburg.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The fellowships are intended primarily for scholars of art history, history, literature, philology, political philosophy, political science, religion and sociology who want to carry out their research projects in connection with the Berlin program. Applicants should be at the postdoctoral level and should have obtained their doctorate within the last seven years. Fellows gain the opportunity to pursue research projects of their own choice within the framework of one of the above-mentioned research fields and in relation to the overall program 'Europe in the Middle East - the Middle East in Europe'. Successful applicants will be fellows of EUME at the Forum Transregionale Studien, and associate members of one of the university or non-university research institutes listed below.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">For further information on EUME and for detailed information on the research fields, please visit: <a href="http://www.eume-berlin.de/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.eume-berlin.de</a> .</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853203106925941773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-77042769469734870932015-03-24T07:40:00.000-07:002015-03-24T07:40:36.162-07:00AUA Semester of Service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853203106925941773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-45314633434191355962015-03-09T11:26:00.003-07:002015-03-09T11:26:43.078-07:00Islamic Scholarship Fund: 2015 Application OPEN<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The Islamic Scholarship Fund is currently accepting applications for 2015. We offer scholarship awards ranging from $2000-$5000.</span></div>
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Enrollment at an accredited university in the U.S. by August 2015; </div>
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Majoring in an ISF supported major; (as posted on the website)</div>
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Maintaining a minimum 3.0 Grade Point Average; </div>
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A Citizen or Permanent Resident of the U.S.; </div>
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853203106925941773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-53327652029790453422015-03-04T06:54:00.000-08:002015-03-09T11:27:01.938-07:00APSA Call for 2015 MENA Workshop Fellows<div style="text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853203106925941773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-55549417379831224062015-02-12T11:35:00.003-08:002015-02-12T11:35:54.839-08:00Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute (APTLII) Summer Program 2015<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The <b>Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute </b>(APTLII) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is accepting applications for the summer 2015 program. APTLII is an eight-week intensive summer language immersion program for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. Outside of the classroom, students commit to using their target language at all times - in their shared living space on campus, at meals, and at co-curricular activities that combine to create a language immersion experience.<br /><br />Courses are offered at levels ranging from Beginner to Advanced (depending on sufficient enrollment), and provide two semesters of academic credit. Instruction is given in small groups taught by native speakers and experienced language teachers. The classes are intensive, involving a minimum of 4.5 hours contact hours Mondays through Fridays, with a packed schedule of afternoon and evening activities and workshops. APTLII meets the requirements for Title VI Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships. Our$7,000 fee covers tuition, housing, and meals.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">For more information about APTLII, including student newsletters from past summers and the current application, visit our website at </span><a href="http://aptlii.global.wisc.edu/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://aptlii.global.wisc.edu/</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853203106925941773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-78130015031682447362015-02-06T05:48:00.003-08:002015-02-06T05:48:44.898-08:00CME Summer and Winter Programs<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bylKWbUjGbdsStDz_SJXcRLU8VpbZgyE_hgzBDX4QcKfe82lhxb1TreS6kg0rvO1HABhg-vLuT3sf8aRmJ68wSMJa81hVjC1VniTN8mIAKiMllMR_T9OwOsfMizaFS8ZHJLtAroNzFRKRR9_aBH1V52ELMpXjOCNsptOU3N4Mz_gG9mvNwaXHdEZh6zfJYjmeQJ6_RhD_f0=&c=OHiDmk27b-vmzf1lJfvePZ9FAaDFcxi0NDt-EStA_NBOEQyHdfwErw==&ch=Y8MWp82Odlp461-ER7rym5OphzU3xh6zOV77P0kFDtLbVkA5ENEBMw==" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Coexistence in the Middle East</a> </b>(CME) is an intercultural academic field program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ranked among the <b>world’s top 100 universities</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The <b>6-credit summer session</b>, one of the most popular summer programs at Hebrew University’s <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bylKWbUjGbdsStDz_SJXcRLU8VpbZgyE_hgzBDX4QcKfe82lhxb1TreS6kg0rvO1tHjVpjHFAwNpDq-RnkMtJ6I1lSKhOvIW7aUxlaugWNaArv-nWJiMMLqfrdYh5pKoac8wRm4yrNtvYwrrdW3bcd5j08-efMo0jza1muYlSjNuKmPSuA_H2g7wDuHFC5Nj&c=OHiDmk27b-vmzf1lJfvePZ9FAaDFcxi0NDt-EStA_NBOEQyHdfwErw==&ch=Y8MWp82Odlp461-ER7rym5OphzU3xh6zOV77P0kFDtLbVkA5ENEBMw==" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Rothberg International School</a> (RIS) for three consecutive years, will take place from <b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2117163407" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">July 8 - August 5, 2015</span></span></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">An intensive <b>12-day winter session</b> will also be offered from <b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2117163409" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">December 27, 2015 - January 7, 2016</span></span></b> for students, faculty members, diplomats, policy makers, and other professionals. Custom dates may be arranged for institutions and organizations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Through an extensive series of <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bylKWbUjGbdsStDz_SJXcRLU8VpbZgyE_hgzBDX4QcKfe82lhxb1TreS6kg0rvO1-VtlTPIKC4vtxeLfQvuiL0cFqUC0unPsV85DsdmnbtROCXVYRDCewLvL2zfyQbSpVQsy3p_5cHCbxgCrioPAFTWyKbxo4U4KmP-SWeXzh5kBk2iY0eAfQFKCDKQxXJgeCIXQeeZMY8j5heSWUHCHhnH1nIgv5RrMYEVRpry5KjEtZG6I_wZt7Q==&c=OHiDmk27b-vmzf1lJfvePZ9FAaDFcxi0NDt-EStA_NBOEQyHdfwErw==&ch=Y8MWp82Odlp461-ER7rym5OphzU3xh6zOV77P0kFDtLbVkA5ENEBMw==" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">field trips and encounters</a>, CME offers a unique, hands-on opportunity to engage different national, religious, and ideological groups and <b>learn first-hand about the challenges and complexities of coexistence in Israel, a crossroads of humanity</b>.</span></div>
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Conflict | 3 credits</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gain insight into the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict through a wide range of perspectives, realities, and initiatives.
Visit key sites and meet with Israeli and Palestinian government officials,
opinion leaders, political figures, and social activists to broaden your
understanding of the conflict, its complexity, and its possible evolution and
solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Photo: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bylKWbUjGbdsStDz_SJXcRLU8VpbZgyE_hgzBDX4QcKfe82lhxb1TreS6kg0rvO1-VtlTPIKC4vtxeLfQvuiL0cFqUC0unPsV85DsdmnbtROCXVYRDCewLvL2zfyQbSpVQsy3p_5cHCbxgCrioPAFTWyKbxo4U4KmP-SWeXzh5kBk2iY0eAfQFKCDKQxXJgeCIXQeeZMY8j5heSWUHCHhnH1nIgv5RrMYEVRpry5KjEtZG6I_wZt7Q==&c=OHiDmk27b-vmzf1lJfvePZ9FAaDFcxi0NDt-EStA_NBOEQyHdfwErw==&ch=Y8MWp82Odlp461-ER7rym5OphzU3xh6zOV77P0kFDtLbVkA5ENEBMw==" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">2014 Program</span></a> -
Encounter with Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families for Reconciliation and
Peace<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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forces shaping the post-Arab Spring Middle East. Gain an in-depth
understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing different societies
and governments in the region through a series of field trips and discussions
with regional players and experts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Paul Hirschon, Deputy Spokesperson, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853203106925941773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-21947193091729436272015-02-04T12:30:00.000-08:002015-02-04T12:30:01.369-08:00Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Conference; May 1-2, 2015<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The 30th Annual Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Conference</b> will take place at the University of Chicago on <u><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_301692568" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday</span></span> and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_301692569" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, May 1–2, 2015</span></span></u>. We are pleased to invite students and faculty to submit papers for the conference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As always, we welcome a broad range of submissions from across disciplines, including (but not limited to) anthropology, art history, cinema and media studies, economics, history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, sociology… or any other topic concerning the Middle East from the advent of Islam to the present day. This year we are particularly interested in submissions relating to the fields of <u>modern Arabic literature</u> and <u>Central Eurasian studies</u>. A small number of conference participants with papers in those areas may be eligible to receive a modest travel subsidy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are thrilled to announce that the keynote address at the 2015 conference will be delivered by Michael Cook of Princeton University. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Those wishing to participate should send a 250-word abstract to the conference organizers at <a href="mailto:MEHATConference@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">MEHATConference@gmail.com</a> <wbr></wbr>by <u><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_301692570" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, February 20, 2015</span></span></u>. We will accept both individual papers and prearranged themed panels; the latter format is especially encouraged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For the most up-to-date information on the conference, please refer to the MEHAT website (<a href="http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/mehat/conference" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://cas.uchicago.edu/<wbr></wbr>workshops/mehat/conference</a>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Important announcements will also be shared through the MEHAT Facebook page (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Middle-East-History-and-Theory-MEHAT/175313945840631" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>pages/Middle-East-History-and-<wbr></wbr>Theory-MEHAT/175313945840631</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Middle East and North Africa Undergraduate Organization (MENA-U), the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), and the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) at the University of Arizona cordially invite you to participate in the 1st Annual Middle Eastern and North African Undergraduate Organization Conference to be held <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_868658343" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Thursday March 5th</span></span>, and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_868658344" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday March 6th, 2015</span></span> at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Keynote Speaker: </b><br style="display: block !important;" /><b><i>Roger Allen</i></b>, Professor of Arabic Language & Literature, University of Pennsylvania will be this year’s keynote speaker. On <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_868658345" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday March 6th</span></span> he will deliver a talk entitled “The 1001 Nights: A Tale of Two Tale Collections.” </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 1pt;">Summer Help IN English</span></i></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Apply to LEAP’s Project SHINE and Teach English in the Palestinian Refugee camps of Lebanon this Summer</span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Deadline: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_434880395" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">February 13, 2015</span></span> </span></u></b><u><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></u><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></u></div>
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<b><i><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">ABOUT LEAP</span></i></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Learning for the Empowerment and Advancement of Palestinians</span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (LEAP) is an educational empowerment program for Palestinian refugee-youth in Lebanon dedicated to nurturing the intellectual growth and creative curiosity of our students. LEAP encourages youth to become agents of change by supporting them in their educational pursuits during their most formative years.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">LEAP aims to illuminate the plight of Palestinian refugees, particularly in Lebanon, through volunteer-run educational programs and scholarship opportunities; simultaneously facilitating a rich cultural exchange, and deepening the understanding of Palestinian refugees. It provides a space in which ideas, goals and aspirations can be nurtured to their full potential. </span><b><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.leap-program.org/about-us/leap-model/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Learn more...</span></a></span></i></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">PROJECT SHINE</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.7pt;"> <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">- Summer Help IN English</span></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The SHINE project is a summer intensive English program. LEAP recruits volunteers to teach English and extracurricular activities, while living and working in the refugee camps of Lebanon. In turn, our volunteers learn about the Palestinian refugee reality in general, but particularly in Lebanon where the situation for Palestinian refugees is particularly dire, especially in recent years due to the Syrian refugee crisis. Volunteers and students share a mutual learning experience. Upon return to their home communities, volunteers are expected to raise awareness about the plight of Palestinian refugees and amplify the voices of refugees through report-backs, information sessions, and other community events.<br /><br />In addition to the remedial English classes, SHINE offers students weekly field trips and recreational activities to encourage physical and emotional growth at a pivotal stage in students’ lives. Some of these activities include yoga, debke (a Palestinian folkloric dance), theater, social media, film, photography, poetry, and creative writing.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">WHY LEAP IS IMPORTANT</span></i></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Only one third of refugee-students enrolled in first grade at UNRWA schools go on to complete their high school education. </span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">One major factor contributing to high dropout rates is failure to pass the Lebanese Brevet high-school entrance examination. </span> <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">The exam is administered in English and Palestinian refugee students exhibit high failure rates in marked contrast to their Lebanese counterparts simply because they are not proficient in English. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Project SHINE provides a summer session in remedial English in order to prepare students for the Brevet examination, strengthen their English proficiency, and provide a space for intellectual and recreational activities to change the routine of camp life during the summer and nurture children’s intellectual curiosity and growth.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;">LEAP EXPECTATIONS</span></i></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">LEAP seeks dynamic, compassionate, and motivated volunteers who enjoy working with young adults; value the right to quality education for all people; believe in refugee-rights; have a passion for social justice; maintain respect and diplomacy in their interactions with people of different backgrounds; and are capable of working under challenging circumstances.<br /><br />Volunteers must be prepared to work in small classrooms with sporadic or scarce electricity, extreme heat, and limited resources. Volunteers must also be able to endure difficult living conditions such as cramped and uncomfortable apartments, as well as extreme heat and discomfort. Most importantly, LEAP volunteers must be culturally sensitive and carry themselves in a mature, appropriate, and respectful manner at all times during the program.<br /><br />We strongly encourage interested applicants to apply. This is a unique opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the Palestinian refugee reality in Lebanon. The Program has consistently been described as a meaningful, unforgettable experience, for youth and volunteers alike, and we hope that you will join our team.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We invite applications for the 2015 AIMS annual workshop, “Linking Public Opinion and Political Action,” to be held <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1252623583" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">May 30</span></span> - June 1, 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">The workshop aims to strengthen our understanding of the link between public opinion, elite behavior and outcomes.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">There is often a gap between public attitudes and political outcomes.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">For instance, public opinion surveys show widespread support for democracy in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya, but this support has not translated into smooth transition processes toward democracy. Similar gaps are found with regard to service provision, foreign policy and other outcomes, and the distance between preferences and outcomes varies across time, between countries and sub-regionally.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">There are several potential explanations for these gaps.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It may be that elites remain unaware of public sentiment even when relevant polls exist, or they distrust the information that reaches them. It may also be that some segments of the public are more relevant than others, and elites respond to their interests.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Or, potentially, that pressure from those with political connections or other competing interests overrides public concerns – at least in some places, at some times.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">The workshop will bring together scholars and policymakers from North Africa and the US/Europe to examine the relationship between public opinion and government behavior and policymaking on a series of issues:</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">elections, democratization, social service delivery, cultural and religious policy, and foreign policy. The goal will be to examine the extent to which public opinion and elite behavior are congruent; to determine the reasons for convergence or divergence; to engage in theory-building regarding the relationship between public opinion and elite behavior; and, where possible, to offer suggestions about ways to narrow the gap between ordinary citizens and decision-makers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">The workshop will center around four interactive roundtables based on substantive areas of public concern and a fifth session that will summarize and outline conclusions.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Substantive panels are expected to focus, respectively, on governance and political accountability, social service delivery, cultural and religious policy, and foreign and security policy. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">At each roundtable, panelists will reflect on and endeavor to explain the relationships between public opinion and ultimate outcomes in the thematic area under consideration.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">To facilitate this discussion, the co-organizers will circulate results of available public opinion polls regarding the topic at least one month before the meeting. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prior to the conference, panelists will be asked to reflect on findings based on these data, or other survey data to which they may have access, and to assess their significance and impact in relation to key events and elite action, or inaction, in selected (or all) Maghrib countries.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">These reflections and assessments will be summarized in memoranda that will be circulated in advance of the meeting and then briefly presented as a starting point for the discussion at each thematic roundtable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">The results of roundtable discussions will be transcribed and form the basis of five joint papers: one on each topic and a final paper that aims to summarize both Maghrib- or country-specific lessons learned and more generalizable analytical insights. These papers will be drafted by the co-organizers and panel chairs, circulated for comment and review among the participants on each panel, and then submitted for a special issue of </span><i><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">JNAS.</span></i><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><i><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We invite scholars and policymakers who have worked on these issues from different perspectives (e.g., institutional, elite, public opinion/political behavior, and policymaking) to submit expressions of interest.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Please include your CV, a brief statement of interest that includes the substantive questions you would like to address, the theoretical perspective you bring to the table, and your approach to anticipating the link between public opinion, elite behavior and outcomes. Applications are due February 15</span><sup><span style="color: black;">th</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> and can be submitted in English, French, or Arabic. Panelists will be selected by March 1</span><sup><span style="color: black;">st</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Selected panelists will submit memoranda by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1252623585" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">May 1, 2015</span></span>.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853203106925941773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-121565163830683432015-01-16T05:32:00.001-08:002015-01-16T05:32:42.510-08:00Call for Paper Proposals: Conference on Islam in Russia<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
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<span style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1154921248" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">October 15–16, 2015</span></span></span> • Deadline to apply: <span style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1154921249" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">February 1, 2015</span></span></span></div>
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</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><a href="http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/events/conference-islam-russia" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://daviscenter.fas.<wbr></wbr>harvard.edu/events/conference-<wbr></wbr>islam-russia</a><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University invites submissions of paper proposals for an international conference on Islam in Russia.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Islam in Russia takes many forms, from the Tatars’ moderate EuroIslam to traditional Sufism in the Caucasus to the radicalized Salafi ideas found among a minority of young Muslims throughout the country. These different Muslim identities interact with a state that has in recent years come to be increasingly dominated by ethnic Russian and Orthodox Christian identities. At the same time, the strengthening of the Russian state has led it to increase its influence on Muslim religious practices and the everyday lives of Russian Muslims.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">The Crimean crisis of 2014 has again highlighted the significance of Islam in contemporary Russia. The Russian government tried to mobilize state-supported Muslim organizations to sway Crimean Tatars to its side. This strategy was consistent with Moscow’s long-standing practice of co-opting religious groups by appointing a state-sanctioned representative. Since the time of Catherine the Great, Islamic authorities were expected to promote interpretations of Islam that supported the state. Needless to say, attempting to co-op believers into supporting a particular religious interpretation runs the risk of alienating those who disagree with the official interpretation. The resulting power struggles have played an important role in shaping Muslim identity in Russia in the post-Soviet period.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">This conference will focus on what it means to be a Muslim in Russia today and how these meanings are reflected in Russian political life. Conference participants will examine the variety of Muslim identities in modern Russia and also consider the evolving role of Muslims in Russian history.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Suggested Themes</b><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">We are interested in papers from a range of disciplinary perspectives that address the history, evolution, and future of Muslim communities, cultures, and identities in Russia. We encourage papers that move beyond the description of particular populations or institutions and introduce analyses of the problems, paradoxes, contradictions, and challenges involved in thinking about Muslims in Russia.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">The following themes are suggested as guides for the formulation of topics for paper proposals:</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px;"> </span></span><br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Integrated Islam across Russia </span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Islamic Society and the Russian State</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Papers will also be considered on any other themes relevant to the role of Islam and Muslim populations in Russia. Note that the working language of the conference is English: all papers must be submitted and presented in English.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Graduate Student Workshop</b><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">In addition to the conference, a smaller graduate student workshop will be held immediately prior to the conference. The workshop will allow graduate students pursuing research projects related to Islam in Russia to get feedback and suggestions for their work from both their peers and from senior scholars participating in the conference. Travel funding will be available for students attending from outside the Boston area.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Submitting a Proposal</b><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Junior and senior scholars in the humanities and social sciences, as well as others working in relevant areas, are eligible to apply, irrespective of citizenship or country of residence. Proposals should be submitted via the conference website. Students applying to participate in the graduate student workshop should follow the same process as regular applicants, noting their graduate student status in the appropriate place on the online application form.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">The deadline for submitting proposals is </span><span style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font-size: 13px;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1154921250" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">February 1, 2015</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">. All materials must be submitted in English. Decisions will be announced by </span><span style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font-size: 13px;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1154921251" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">May 1, 2015</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">. Presenters must submit their final conference papers by </span><span style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font-size: 13px;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1154921252" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sept 15, 2015</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">. Selected papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of </span><i style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Problems of Post-Communism</i><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">The Davis Center will cover presenters’ expenses for travel, lodging, and meals. A modest honorarium will also be provided (contingent on presenter’s eligibility to receive payment).</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Project Organizers</b><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Timothy Colton, Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, Chair of the Government Department, Harvard University</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Dmitry Gorenburg, Editor, </span><i style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Problems of Post-Communism</i><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">, and Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">More Information</b><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">Please contact the Davis Center at </span><a href="tel:617-495-4037" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">617-495-4037</a><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;"> or </span><a href="mailto:daviscenter@fas.harvard.edu" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">daviscenter<wbr></wbr>@fas.harvard.edu</a><span style="color: black; font-size: 13px;"> with any questions about this event.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 13px;" /><br /><i style="color: black; font-size: 13px;">The conference and student workshop are made possible by the generous support of Carnegie Corporation of New York.</i></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853203106925941773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687285404385917230.post-83912729786263074712015-01-14T06:03:00.000-08:002015-01-14T06:03:17.108-08:00Call for Papers: Susman Grad Student Conference<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keynote Speaker: </span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Kate Keller. She is an Assistant Professor of History, African Studies, and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College and the author of “Political Surveillance and Colonial Urban Rule: “Suspicious” Politics and Urban Space in Dakar, Senegal, 1918-1939” in </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">French Historical Studies</span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Disenchantment,</span><span style="color: red; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">beginning with Weber’s deployment of the term, has long been understood in the humanities and social sciences as a dialectical process linked to universalizing notions of modernity, rationalization, and enlightenment. This process of disenchantment moves toward rationalism and away from belief: as articulated by Talal Asad, it “implies a direct access to reality, a stripping away of myth, magic, and the sacred.” It is a process constituted by the interlinking projects that we have come to know as “modernity” (secularism, human rights, science and medicine, capitalism, etc.). More recently, however, disenchantment has also been seen as a project of (re)enchantment, a view in which the institutions of our “modern,” “secular” world are themselves enchanted, or were perhaps never disenchanted at all. This complication of the narrative of disenchantment creates new political and conceptual possibilities that compel us to reconsider our work as academics and to examine how we approach our historical subjects, and how imagination plays a role in our intellectual work. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Ethical and Political Work of the Everyday:</span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Environmental racism and disposable life, ecologies of space, the right to the city; histories of resistance; histories and anthropologies of violence; popular and everyday cultures; politics of experience</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposals are due at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1401253974" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">11:59 PM on Sunday March 1, 2015</span></span>. </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please submit all proposals by e-mail to the </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susman</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> planning committee at </span><span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:susmanconf@history.rutgers.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">susmanconf@history.rutgers.edu</a></span><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><wbr></wbr>.</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Participants will be notified of acceptance by </span><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1401253975" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">March 9th</span></span></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and will be required to submit completed </span><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10 page </span><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">papers</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by </span><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1401253976" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 3rd</span></span></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS) at the University of Michigan invites abstract submissions of no more than 300 words for its inaugural Graduate Student Symposium to be held April 9, 2015. Papers must address the modern Middle East or North Africa in some way and be the product of graduate research, either at the MA or PhD level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Abstracts, along with a short C.V. should be sent to the organizing committee at <a href="mailto:cmenas.graduate.student.symposium@umich.edu">cmenas.graduate.student.symposium@umich.edu</a> by <u><b>February 1, 2015</b></u>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif;">ASMEA is currently seeking proposals for paper and panel presentations for its <strong>Eighth Annual Conference</strong>. Scholars from any discipline, tenured or untenured faculty, or those otherwise affiliated with a recognized research institution, may submit proposals to present at the Conference. Unique proposals from senior graduate students (ABD) will also be considered.<em>Proposals on topics related to the Middle East and Africa should consist of a one-page outline of new and unpublished research</em>. A recent C.V. with all contact data also must be included with name, e-mail, phone number, and affiliation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong><span style="color: maroon;">ASMEA Research Grants</span></strong><br />The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa is pleased to offer research grants of up to $2500 to qualified professors and students engaged in the study of the Middle East and Africa.</span> <span style="font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif;">Find out more information, <a href="https://asmea.nonprofitcms.org/c/conferences/3/pages/researchgrant" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">The Midwest Association for Middle East and Islamic Studies and University of Louisville’s Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies program are pleased to issue a call for papers for the MAMEIS Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, April 16-17, 2015. We welcome submissions from scholars based in the Midwest (broadly conceived) on this year’s theme "Islamic Modernities: Time and Space." Modernity serves as a dynamic lens for viewing a wide range of transformations in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies, even as no generally accepted definition of modernity has yet emerged. The scholarly discussion on modernity has broadened to view this as not only a global, structural transformation centered on Europe, but a process that has created "many modernities," each with its own local vernacular form. Moreover, modernity has been recognized as not only a temporal period, but also a process manifested in spatial relationships that shape, and are shaped by, historical agents. This conference will highlight current research related to theorizing and applying the concept of "modernity" to Middle East and Islamic studies in a broad, interdisciplinary manner.</span></div>
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MAMEIS - the Midwest Association for Middle East and Islamic Studies - is a nonprofit organization which promotes and fosters community among the many scholars of Middle East and Islamic Studies based at institutions throughout the Midwest. MAMEIS is concerned with promoting the study of the Middle East and Islamic world and does not subscribe to any particular religious or political viewpoints or agenda. Our aim is to develop an open forum for discussion of scholarly issues, share news and information about regional events, and support collegial ties among our members.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Please submit a one page prospectus along with your name, title, and affiliation by <b>January 15, 2015 </b>to:</span></div>
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James M. Gustafson, President, MAMEIS</div>
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James.Gustafson@indstate.edu</div>
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<a href="http://www.indstate.edu/mameis/" target="_blank">http://www.indstate.edu/mameis/</a></div>
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