The Human Geography unit of Heidelberg University’s Institute of Geography (www.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/) is seeking to appoint 2 postdoctoral scholars, starting 1 September or 1 October 2022. Under the new leadership of Prof. Natalie Koch, the group will focus on core themes in …
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“New Directions in the Study of the Arab World” March 4-8, 2023 The NYU Abu Dhabi Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World program invites applications for its second Graduate Student Research Workshop to be hosted in …
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The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) invites the submission of graduate student research papers for AGAPS’s 2022 Graduate Paper Prize competition. They must primarily focus on the Arabian Peninsula but can be inclusive of the transnational flow …
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The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) invites recent PhD graduates to submit their dissertations for consideration for its 2022 Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award. AGAPS wishes to recognize exceptional achievement in research and writing. We welcome dissertations from …
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Liberalism and Its Paradoxes in the Arabian Peninsula, 27-28 June 2022 Work on the Arabian Peninsula remains largely insulated from pressing global debates around the resurgence of Keynesian economics, the global climate emergency, conservative ideology and popular protests. This year’s …
The MESA Global Academy is an interdisciplinary initiative of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) designed to sustain essential research collaborations and knowledge production among MENA-focused academics by providing competitive scholarships to displaced scholars from the MENA region currently …
2021 AGAPS Biennial Book Award Winner: Dr. Rosie Bsheer, Harvard University Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia Rosie Bsheer’s Archive Wars is a forceful and inspiring reminder of what superb and unflinching scholarship and writing can do. Based …
Wednesday 08 December 2021 4:00pm to 5:30pm (on Zoom) Hosted by the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science Kuwait’s nationality and citizenship rules have been contentious since the country’s independence in 1961. The rightful …
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This year we are excited to be hosting a special screening of the acclaimed film Al Sit followed a moderated discussion with selected cast and crew. The event is open to the public and will take place 30 minutes after …