Islamic history of art

Un manuscrit coranique chinois de la BnF (Arabe 7270)

Vingt-septième juz’ d’un coran copié en Chine conservé à la BnF (Arabe 7270)
© Gallica

La Bibliothèque nationale de France conserve quatre juz’ (une des trente parties dans lesquelles le Coran est parfois divisé) de coran chinois. L’un de ces juz’ est particulièrement intéressant par son décor et les écritures qui s’y déploient. Le manuscrit ne présente pas de colophon, ce qui rend plus difficile sa remise en contexte.

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Cycle Printemps 2023 : Les Arts du livre manuscrit

Deuxième volet : autour du marché de l’Art

Programme détaillé du deuxième volet du cycle “Méthodologie et approche disciplinaire autour des arts du livre manuscrit” :

Visite de l’exposition “Arts d’Orient et de l’Inde – Manuscrits et Objets d’art” dans le cadre de la vente chez Millon, par Anne-Sophie Joncoux-Pilorget (Millon)

Le département Moyen-Orient de la maison de vente Millon nous ouvre les portes pour une séance privée auprès des objets de la vente à venir. Nous aurons droit à l’occasion à une visite de l’exposition par notre membre Killian Lecuyer, d’une présentation de quelques manuscrits phares de la vente par Etienne Muller (consultant), ainsi qu’échange autour d’un pot avec la directrice du département Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Inde chez Millon Madame Anne-Sophie Joncoux-Pilorget.

Mardi 13 juin à 18h30 – Salle VV, Millon, 3 Rue Rossini, Paris 9ème

Atelier méthodologique : Utiliser les données du marché de l’art comme source pour la recherche en histoire de l’art, par Etienne Muller (consultant indépendant pour le marché de l’Art, spécialiste des Arts de l’Islam et des manuscrits)

Cette séance méthodologique consistera à présenter les possibilités ainsi que les difficultés de mener une recherche sur des manuscrits issus du milieu de la vente, mais également de donne les clés pour élaborer un corpus.

Mercredi 14 juin de 17h à 19h – Salle Grodecki, INHA

INSCRIPTIONS OBLIGATOIRES (PLACES LIMITEES) : apam.islam@gmail.com

Cycle Printemps 2023 de l’APAMi : Les Arts du livre manuscrit

L’APAMi est heureuse de vous proposer cette année un cycle dédié aux Arts du livre manuscrit.

Programme détaillé du premier volet du cycle “Méthodologie et approche disciplinaire autour des arts du livre manuscrit” :

Atelier d’initiation : Introduction à la codicologie des manuscrits arabes pour historiens et historiennes de l’art, par Etienne Muller (consultant indépendant pour le marché de l’Art, spécialiste des Arts de l’Islam et des manuscrits)

Cette séance d’introduction pratique permet de présenter la discipline de la codicologie arabe, en d’autre termes l’étude matérielle des manuscrits, d’en donner le vocabulaire et de l’appliquer à des cas types.

Mercredi 17 Mai de 10h à 12h – Salle Ingres, INHA

Visite et présentation des collections du fonds arabe et persan de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, par Khalid Chakor Alami (Chargé du fonds de manuscrits persans), BnF

Monsieur Khalid Chakor Alami nous ouvre les portes du département des manuscrits et nous réserve une présentation de la collection. Quelques manuscrits seront sorties de la réserve à l’occasion et une consultation matérielle nous permettra de mettre en pratique les notions abordées à la séance précédente. Nous aurons droit à plusieurs interventions, de la part d’Etienne Muller (consultant), et de nos membres Camille Grandpierre et Hévi Saado.

Mercredi 17 mai de 14h à 17h30 – BnF site Richelieu

INSCRIPTIONS OBLIGATOIRES (PLACES LIMITEES) : apam.islam@gmail.com

Le mécénat architectural des femmes dans le monde turco-mongol (XIII-XVe siècles)

Shâh-e Zende, Samarcande © Patlexpat, juin 2011.

Les femmes ont toujours joué un rôle non négligeable dans la vie politique et économique des sociétés du monde islamique. Toutefois, la place sociale qui leur est accordée varie selon le contexte géographique et temporel. Suite aux conquêtes mongoles, puis sous leurs successeurs, les femmes accèdent à une plus grande représentation dans l’espace public turco-iranien. Ces populations nomades d’origine turque venues des steppes de Mongolie, ont une organisation politico-sociale, qui repose sur un système de clans accordant aux femmes un rôle public aussi important qu’inhabituel pour les sociétés musulmanes de l’époque. Ainsi, lorsque que ces populations adoptent l’islam et la charia, les femmes des milieux aristocratiques se voient notamment dotées de fonds financiers personnels qui ont naturellement conduit à des actes de mécénat où elles apparaissent comme les commanditrices ou les représentantes de la dynastie (voir Coran, IV, versets 7 et 11).

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Call for application – PhD student/Research associate position at Ruhr-Universität Bochum/ERC Project “LOOP”, for 4 years, part-time (deadline : Mai 2nd, 2023)

The Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum is looking for a Research Associate/PhD student (f/m/x) for 4 years (project end: 31.08.2027). The deadline for applications is 2 May 2023. The position begins 1 September 2023.

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Call for paper – Third Issue of the Journal of the Turkish Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (deadline : June 1st, 2023)

The Journal of the Turkish Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage invites you to submit articles for our third issue to appear in December 2023. We are a double-blind bilingual (English-Turkish) peer reviewed journal that publishes both on paper and online. Accepted articles are available on Turkey’s DergiPark system which works with a DOI database ensuring that the content is directly and immediately available on web databases in PDF.

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Job – Wayne State University, Art & Art History, Pre-Faculty, Fellow in Art History (deadline : June 25th, 2023)

Wayne State University, Art & Art History

Pre-Faculty Fellow in Art History

Institution Type:	College / University
Location:	Michigan, United States
Position:	Post-Doctoral Fellow

Job Description

POSITION: The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts of Wayne State University is seeking qualified candidates for appointment as a Pre-Faculty Fellow in Art History in the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History, full-time, beginning no later than August 17, 2023. The Fellowship is part of the Wayne State Pathway to Faculty Program. The Pathway to Faculty program is an innovative initiative to diversify the professoriate at WSU. In this program, Pre-Faculty Fellows will be guided to and prepared for the acceptance of a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Art and Art History. This includes mentorship in research and teaching at the university level. This is a 2-year Pre-Faculty Fellowship with the opportunity to teach in the second year. The position transitions to a tenure-track position following a review and meeting milestones established by the fellow’s mentorship committee.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: During the pre-faculty fellowship, the successful candidate will be expected to conduct scholarly research and publish research findings related to their area of expertise. Areas of interest may include one of the following: (1) art, architecture, and visual culture of the Islamic world, with a focus on art of the Islamic Mediterranean, West Asia or South Asia; or (2) art, architecture, and visual culture of the Americas, with a focus on underrepresented groups. The successful candidate will conduct a program of scholarly research and publication while working closely with a mentorship committee and will contribute to other aspects of the intellectual life of the university. During the second year of the pre-faculty fellowship a typical teaching load consists of one course per year with an increase in the third year. Fellows will participate in the Wayne State Pathway to Faculty Program to ensure a successful transition to a tenure-track position. Once moved into a tenure-track position, the fellow will have the opportunity to teach courses in their areas of expertise along with introductory level courses from the department’s general education offerings.

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Call for applications – Fellowship – MESA Global Academy – (Deadline: May 1 2023)

The Global Academy Call for Applications for the 2023-2024 academic year
is now open!

The MESA Global Academy offers competitive fellowships to Middle East Studies scholars from the MENA region who are currently displaced in North America.

The Global Academy awards $5,000 scholarships and facilitates programming for its fellows, including speaking engagements at partner universities across the United States, publication opportunities, mentoring, and professional development workshops.

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Call for applications – Qur’anic manuscripts, past and present: Cataloging and digital tools (deadline : May 3rd, 2023)

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Corpus Coranicum), and Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation (London) are delighted to call for applications for another international training course/workshop in the series :

Scriptorium: Workshops on the study of Oriental manuscripts

This training course/workshop will be organised under the title:

“Qur’anic manuscripts, past and present:
Cataloging and digital tools” (18-23 september 2023)

The last decades have seen important progress in the exploration of the textual history of the Qur’an and its manuscripts. During the workshop, introductions into paleography, codicology, collection history of Qur’anic manuscripts, as well as cataloging will be given. Particular attention will be paid to digital tools developed for the study of Qur’anic manuscripts.

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PhD Position Religion in Turkey/Alevi Studies (deadline : April 15, 2023)

Reference number 111/2023
PhD Position Religion in Turkey/Alevi Studies (50% E13 TV-L)

Founded in 1409, Leipzig University is one of Germany’s largest universities and a leader in research and medical training. With around 30,000 students and more than 5000 members of staff across 14 faculties, it is at the heart of the vibrant and outward-looking city of Leipzig. Leipzig University offers an innovative and international working environment as well as an exciting range of career opportunities in research, teaching, knowledge and technology transfer, infrastructure and administration.

The position, offered from July 1, 2023, is tied to the Professorship in Modern Turkish Studies at the Institute for the Study of Religion, the Faculty of History, Art and Area Studies.

We are looking for a doctoral student with a dissertation project on religion in Turkey, preferably with a historical/cultural studies approach and on a topic related to the field of Alevi Studies. Admission to the Leipzig Graduate School Global and Area Studies is possible.

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Appel à participation – Ma Thèse en 180 secondes – Égypte (Deadline : 30 avril 2023)

L’édition 2023 du concours MT180 en Égypte est lancée !

L’Égypte fait partie des 33 pays dans lesquels l’AUF soutient l’organisation du concours. Une finale nationale sera organisée en Égypte le 8 juin 2023, à l’Institut Français d’Égypte au Caire.

Le concours « Ma thèse en 180 secondes – MT180 » est un événement qui se déroule sur scène et devant un public et qui a pour but la présentation des travaux de recherche à l’oral, dans un langage accessible au grand public, en 3 minutes.

Envoyez-nous vos candidatures jusqu’au 30 avril 2023 !

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Call for Prize Nominations –The Bruce D. Craig Prize for Mamluk Studies (Deadline : March 30th 2023)

The editors of Mamlūk Studies Review invite submissions for:

The Bruce D. Craig Prize for Mamluk Studies

The Bruce D. Craig Prize, carrying a cash award of $1,000, is given annually by Mamlūk Studies Review for the best dissertation on a topic substantially focused on the Mamluk Sultanate submitted in English to any university during the preceding calendar year [note the expansion of eligibility]. In the event no dissertations are submitted, or none is deemed to merit the prize, no prize will be awarded.

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Call for paper – Journal of Religious Minorities under Muslim Rule (no deadline)

Journal of Religious Minorities under Muslim Rule

Editors-in-Chief: Abbas Aghdassi, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, and Aaron Hughes, University of Rochester, New York, USA

The Journal of Religious Minorities under Muslim Rule provides a primary venue for scholarly studies that examine religious minorities (such as Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Hindus, and other minoritarian Muslim groups) under majoritarian Muslim rule.

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Call for papers – CEMS Graduate Conference 2023, 30-31 May (Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Central European University, Vienna) (Deadline : 10 April 2023)

Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Central European University, Vienna

Call for Papers – CEMS Graduate Conference 2023, 30-31 May (Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Central European University, Vienna)

Keynote Speaker: Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers University, Newark)

Humans and Nature in the Mediterranean Landscape

The consequences of global warming, pandemics, and ecological catastrophes serve as painful reminders of the contingency of human history on its natural environment. These issues have provided a forceful impetus to the study of history with environmental considerations in mind, leading to what scholars coined as an ecological turn. Since Fernand Braudel, several conceptualizations of the Mediterranean and its surroundings as a subject of historical research emphasized how common patterns of climate, geography, flora, and fauna give rise to shared models of ecology, agriculture, and social organization. Subsequently, environmental history, as well as various approaches centering on the environment in several other disciplines, inspired scholars working on a broad range of topics related to the history of the Mediterranean and led to the emergence of various perspectives on the problems of nature, landscape, sustainability, environment, and ecology.

We would like to highlight chase the broad variety of approaches to these topics and to show that themes of nature, environment, and ecology are not only a concern of environmental historians, but they could serve as shared spaces of encounter between scholars arriving from an array of backgrounds and disciplines. To this end, we would like to encourage the application of any participants whose interest relates to these fields, even if they don’t consider themselves “environmental historians proper.” Also, we hope to grope toward a conceptualization of the relations between humans and nature, which complements the agricultural and rural focus of the discipline with a thematization of urban landscapes and spaces as parts of ecologies.

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Call for paper – The Urgency of the Digital (IJIA special issue) (Deadline: June 1, 2023)

CALL FOR PAPERS

International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA)

Special Issue: The Urgency of the Digital

Thematic volume planned for July 1, 2025

Proposal submission deadline: June 1, 2023

This special issue focuses on the critical and urgent use of digital tools, interfaces, media, and methods for the study and design of Islamic architecture, cities, and the built environment. Over recent decades, architectural historians, architects, and other specialists of the built environment have drawn increasingly on digitized databases, digital data, and processing software to reimagine the history, documentation, design, and construction of buildings, gardens, and cities wholesale. Representations of historical, contemporary, razed and never-built structures are now fully realizable, and massive corpora of information that once took many months or years to sort can now be analyzed in seconds. Yet, digital tools, infrastructures, and databases bring their own set of concerns. Databases, like all archives, do not merely contain information, they are information. And as such, they bear the marks of the epistemologies that shape them. Digital files are always remediated, meaning that they are the products of multiple human interventions, just as analogue media are. Some of the platforms that facilitate virtual reality simulations of architecture, cities, and transcontinental migrations enjoy an uncomfortable kinship with the pervasive governmental and private surveillance technologies in use today. Artificial intelligence (AI) has enormous potential to transform the way that architects, city planners, and historical preservationists work, and yet racial, gendered, ethnic, and religious biases in the datasets that machine-learning algorithms employ raise questions about the ramifications of these undertakings. Digital frameworks enable more expansive, multi-layered, and speculative investigations of buildings, cities, and spaces, but they also demand rigorous scrutiny.

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