Persianate Cultures of Documentation (15th – 20th Centuries), Institute of Iranian Studies, Apostelgasse 23, 1030 Wien, 23.-24. 06. 2016
Over the past decade scholars of the Muslim world, and the Middle East in particular, have conferred greater epistemological significance on textual genres that conventionally go under the rubric of “documents.” However, the burgeoning field of Persianate studies remains overwhelmingly oriented toward literature – despite the existence of vast, largely untapped, repositories of documents.
Proposals should include paper abstracts of up to 500 words and a short CV (no more than 2 pages) of each speaker. Please send your proposal to paolo.sartori@oeaw.ac.at by15 December 2015 at the latest. Travel and accommodation costs for invited speakers will be covered by the Institute of Iranian Studies.
“Transnational Religious Movements, Dialogue and Economic Development: The Hizmet Movement in Comparative Perspective”, University of Turin, 10-11 December 2015
This conference aims at including papers addressing the Hizmet movement in its transnational perspective: either by analysing its activities, development and institutionalisation in different countries, or by comparing it to other dialogue-oriented religious movements. Different disciplinary perspectives, from political science to sociology, anthropology and law, as well as different methodological perspectives, are welcomed.
Deadline for proposals: 15 September 2015. Information: http://standinggroups.ecpr.eu/religion/?p=396
“From Christianisations and Islamisations to (Hetero)Europeanisations: Transformations of Cultural-Historical Heritage on the European Margins”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Ca'Foscari University of Venice & INALCO, Sofia, 31 March - 2 April 2016
We aim to gather insights for drafting typologies and chronologies of: 1) the Europeanisation of a number of national collective identities from the European margins; 2) phenomena that can be considered re-active towards Europeanisation; 3) contacts and mutual (non)interest and preconceptions between cultures from the margins.
A limited number of successful applicants shall be able to benefit from travel grants.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 November 2015. Information: https://sites.google.com/site/heteroeuropeanisations/announcement