PARC NEH/FPIRI Research Fellowship PARC is pleased to announce its fifth National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship Program at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI) competition for post-doctoral scholars conducting field-based research in Palestine in the humanities or research with a humanistic approach. The program is open to U.S. citizen scholars and scholars who have been resident in…
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The Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada invites applications for a joint-appointed, tenure track assistant professor position in Feminist, Gender and/or Sexuality Studies with an emphasis on Social Justice. The successful candidate will hold a joint appointed position in the Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies as…
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AASA board member Randa Kayyali has recently published an article in the new journal Maydan. Titled “Becoming US Citizens: Muslims and Christians From the Middle East in US Official Records,” it is available for free online: http://www.themaydan.com/2016/11/becoming-us-citizens-muslims-and-christians-from-the-middle-east-in-us-official-records/
The Center for Engaged Scholarship is an organization that was created by social scientists who want the United States to be a more democratic, more egalitarian, and more environmentally sustainable society. The center is offering dissertation fellowships of $25,000 to support graduate students whose research advances progressive values. The center is accepting applications from Ph.D students in…
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Please join us on Thursday, November 17th, 2017 for our annual Members Meeting at 6:30 followed by a special reception to honor Elaine Hagopian at 7:30 PM. Salon C, Copley Marriot. Members meeting: 6:30 PM Reception: 7:30 PM See you there!
Below is a list of all AASA related events taking place at MESA this year (November 17-20, 2016). AASA-Arab American Studies Association ▪ Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/17, 3-4pm, MIT (3) ▪ Members Meeting, Thursday, 11/17, 6:30-7:30pm, Salon C (4) ▪ Open Reception Honoring Elaine Hagopian, Thursday, 11/17, 7:30-8:30pm, Salon C (4) [C4699] Thematic Conversation: Global…
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Dear AASA Members: Below are short biographies and vision statements from each of the candidates running for positions on the Arab American Studies Association (AASA) Executive Board. There is one candidate running for the position of Secretary, two for the position of Web Coordinator, three the position of Member at large, and one for the…
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University of Michigan LSA Collegiate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Fellowship Period: July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2019 Application Deadline: November 7, 2016 The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan is excited to announce the LSA Collegiate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a major initiative aimed to promote a diverse scholarly…
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The Arab American Studies Association will be holding its annual members meeting at the Middle East Studies Association conference in Boston this year. In addition to the usual business of the members meeting (updates about the organization, conference planning, networking, etc) the AASA board is taking the opportunity to hold a small reception to honor…
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Families in Flight: Today’s International Refugee Crisis Thursday, October 13 | 4:15 PM Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA The Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University will host a panel discussion to explore topics of pressing global concern: refugees, forced migration, and internally displaced people. Panelists will focus on the Syrian refugee crisis,…
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