Association for the Study of the Middle East and
Africa<http://www.asmeascholars.org/>(ASMEA) will offer travel stipends of up to
$500 to professors and students who wish to attend our upcoming 6th Annual Conference.
Titled "Tides of Change: Looking Back and Forging Ahead in the Middle East &
Africa," the conference will take place on November 21-23, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
The conference is an excellent opportunity for scholars and students to present original
research, hear from leading thinkers, and engage in vigorous debate on many of the
critical issues affecting the Middle East and Africa.
Past conferences have featured presentations by acclaimed scholars Prof. Bernard
Lewis,Prof. Bassam Tibi, Dr. Leslie Gelb, Dr. Gérard Prunier and eminent politicians such
as the Prime Minister of Kurdistan, H.E. Barham Salih. We have hosted roundtables on
diverse topics such as “Turkey’s Future as a Democratic Ally,” “The Saddam Tapes,
1978-2001: The Inner Workings of a Tyrant's Regime,” and “The Arab Spring and the
Fate of Middle East Minorities,” to name just a few.
To apply for the ASMEA Travel Grant:
• Applicants must be engaged in ongoing study of the Middle East or Africa and
enrolled in a Ph.D. program (preferably with M.A. complete), or serve in a post-doc
capacity, or serve as a visiting/ adjunct/ assistant professor teaching a minimum of two
courses per semester
• Each grant may be used to cover hotel, conference registration,
transportation, and related costs.
• Applications must be accompanied by a paper proposal for the
conference<http://www.asmeascholars.org/index.php?option=com_content&…amp;Itemid=141>.
Paper proposals must be relevant to the regions of study and represent new and
un-published research. Students may submit research poster proposals.
• Professors/post-docs must submit a brief letter of reference from their
department chair. Students must submit proof of enrollment.
• Applicants must be members of ASMEA at the time the award is made.
• The application deadline is April 30.
Attached to this e-mail is a PDF of the grant flyer and application. The
flyer<http://www.asmeascholars.org/images/stories/web%20travel%20grant%2…
andapplication<http://www.asmeascholars.org/images/stories/2013%20confer…
can also be accessed online.
If you have any further questions about ASMEA, the travel grants, or the Annual
Conference, please do not hesitate to contact David Silverstein at
202-429-8860<tel:202-429-8860> or
info@asmeascholars.org<mailto:info@asmeascholars.org>.
Events/Opps at HDS:
Fully-Funded Summer Opportunity at Vanderbilt University
July 21-26, Vanderbilt Divinity School - Nashville, TN
Application link:
www.hrc.org/ReligionScholars
Application Deadline: April 15, 2013
Consider applying for an exciting academic and professional mentorship opportunity
provided by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Religion and Faith Program and the
Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality at Vanderbilt University. This is a
fully funded, intensive 5-day seminar for up to 12 participants pursuing LGBTIQ
theological and religious studies at the master's and doctoral level. Students will
explore how their scholarship can fuel a new dialogue around LGBTIQ equality and religion
in their schools, seminaries, congregations, and communities. Students with all levels of
expertise in queer studies are welcome.
iEngage Summer Internship
Applications Due March 8
The Shalom Hartman Institute has opened application for its second iEngage Summer
Internship. Talented and involved advanced undergraduate students and recent graduates
from top universities are invited to apply for this six-week internship at the SHI campus
in Jerusalem. Those chosen for the program will prepare background materials for books and
articles, factcheck footnotes, proofread texts and provide feedback on various materials.
Interns will have the opportunity to engage in high-level academic research with the
Institute's expert faculty and grapple with some of the key questions facing Jews
around the world alongside rabbis and lay leaders. During the summer the interns will
become familiar with the Institute and the iEngage Project and will become part of a
network of committed, educated and gifted young adults who will join a cadre of
Hartman-educated leaders who are change agents in their communities.
For more information, click here.
Documentary Screening: Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America, A Documentary
Screening
Monday, February 25, 7-9pm, CSWR Common Room
Join HDS Catholic RENEWAL for a screening and discussion of a documentary created by the
Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Women & Spirit narrates the virtually untold
story of women who exercised leadership at a time when few women enjoyed such
possibilities. Theirs is a story of quiet courage during many dramatic moments in U.S.
history. Discover the mystery behind this small community of innovative women who helped
shape the nation's social, cultural, and spiritual landscape.
A Buddhist Tradition on the Edge: The Migration and Marginalization of the Jonangpa in
Tibet
Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 4:15 - 6pm, Common Room, CSWR
Please join us for this lecture delivered by Michael Sheehy, head of research at the
Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC) and founder and director of the Jonang
Foundation.
For more information, click here.
Rethinking Medicalization and Social Control through an Eleventh-century Chinese Lens
Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 6 - 7:30pm, Plimpton Room, Barker Center 133, 12 Quincy St.
TJ Hinrichs, Associate Professor of History at Cornell University, will present the
central thread of his research and teaching in the investigation of connections between
intimate experiences such as illness and personal transformation; communal practices such
as medical training and religious rites; and broader historical shifts such as the
consolidation of the civil service examination system, commercialization and urbanization,
the spread of printing, and the development of landscape painting. For more information,
click here.
Women's Rights in a Man's World: Adjudicating, Interpreting, and Enforcing
Sharia Law in Islam
Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 5 - 6:30pm, Braun Room, Andover Hall
A conversation with Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, Hauwa Ibrahim, and Leila Ahmed. For more
information, click here.
Women and Peace-Building in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thursday, February 28, 12-1:30pm, CSWR Common Room
Please join the WSRP for a presentation by Zilka Spahic Siljak, deputy director of the
Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies at the University of Sarajevo and
Visiting Lecturer on Women's Studies and Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School.
Lunch will be served.
2013 Dudleian Lecture - Priesthood of the Faithful: Light in the Darkness
Thursday, February 28, 5:15-6:30pm
This annual endowed lecture will be delivered by Sister Mary Hughes, prioress of the
Dominican Sisters of Amityville and former president of the Leadership Conference of Women
Religious.
The event will be live streamed on the HDS website.
Presuppositionless Exegesis: Why It Doesn't Exist and Who Practices It
Thursday, February 28, 5:15pm, Semitic Museum 201 The Hebrew Bible Workshop cordially
invites you to join us next Thursday for a special lecture by Jon D. Levenson, Albert A.
List Professor of Jewish Studies (Harvard Divinity School). A reception will follow the
talk. We look forward to seeing you there!
Under God? The Role of Religion in Public Life - The 17th Annual Veritas Forum at Harvard
University
Tuesday, March 5th, 8pm - Sanders Theatre, Harvard University
Join Harvard legend MICHAEL SANDEL and University of Chicago legend JEAN BETHKE ELSHTAIN
for an evening dialogue on life's hardest questions.
More info at
veritas.org/harvard
RSVP at
http://goo.gl/CcUZK
Do We Need New Scripture for the Twenty-First Century? A New New Testament
Wednesday, March 6, 5-7pm, Braun Room
The event will celebrate the publication of A New New Testament, a collection that
includes new translation of the New Testament plus a set of new documents that an
ecumenical and interfaith team of scholars and religious leaders agreed might enhance the
spiritual life and community of twenty-first-century believers and seekers. The panelists
will introduce the volume and provide a forum to enhance discussion of the question: Do we
need new scripture for the twenty-first century?
Please join us for this panel discussion with Bishop Susan Hassinger (Boston University
School of Theology), Professor Karen King (Harvard Divinity School), and Professor Hal
Taussig (Union Theological Seminary).
This event is free and open to the public, and is co-sponsored by the programs in Ministry
Studies and New Testament and Early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, and by the
Boston University School of Theology.