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CFP: After the Uprisings: Political, Economic, and Social Transformations in the Middle East and North Africa

February 11, 2016

Call for Abstracts After the Uprisings: Political, Economic, and Social Transformations in the Middle East and North Africa 31 May 2016 – Edinburgh Deadline for submissions: 29 February 2016 The Call For Papers is available to view here: http://www.arabtrans.eu/edinburgh-conference-2016/ Please send an abstract (max. 300 words) to p01kv4@abdn.ac.uk.   Important Dates Paper titles and abstracts…
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Research Participation Request: Arab and Muslim American Experiences

February 10, 2016

Would you be interested in contributing to scientific knowledge about Arab Muslims by participating in a survey? Our goal is to learn about the cultural, identity, and discrimination experiences of Arab Muslims in the United States. If you… Are age 18 or older Are currently in school Are currently living in the United States Identify…
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Two CFPs for AASA Panels: MESA 2016

February 9, 2016

AASA Roundtable proposal for MESA 2016 Boston, MA, Nov. 17-20. Roundtable Title: “US Presidential Elections: Assessing Arab American Positionalities” As has been the case for the previous 3 or 4 Presidential election cycles, Arabs, Muslims, and other Middle Eastern communities living in the U.S. have been the focus of debate questions, inflammatory rhetoric, and national…
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Job Opening: Associate Editor, Kohl: A Journal for Body and Gender

January 19, 2016

Job Vacancy: Associate Editor Kohl: a Journal for Body and Gender Research   Location:                                 Beirut, Lebanon Application Deadline:              Sunday, January 24, 2016 Type of contract:                     Full-time Starting date:                          Monday, February 1, 2016   Overview of the position: The…
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Call for Papers for The Gender and Sexuality of Borders and Margins

January 11, 2016

Call for Papers for The Gender and Sexuality of Borders and Margins The Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies invites feminist scholars working in any discipline or interdisciplinary area in the interpretive social sciences and humanities to submit area-specific manuscripts on any topic related to the theme of The Gender and Sexuality of Borders and Margins. Manuscripts may address…
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Terri Ginsberg at Mondoweiss: “Valentino’s Ghost makes comeback after 4 years of suppression.”

January 8, 2016

Check out Terri Ginsberg’s latest post at Mondoweiss, “Valentino’s Ghost makes comeback after 4 years of suppression.” Excerpt:      In the years since the first U.S. bombing of Iraq more than two decades ago, Arab Americans have been producing films that confront the negative portrayal of Arabs and Muslims in Hollywood…
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AASA Member Sarah Gualtieri Wins NEH Grant for 2016

January 6, 2016

Congratulations to AASA member Dr. Sarah Gualtieri of the University of Southern California for winning a research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Gualtieri’s grant is for her project “Syrian Migrants in Southern California, 1880-1945,” which is a book-length study of Syrian migration to Southern California, 1880-1945, based on archival work and…
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Global Arab and Arab American Literature Forum (GAAM) Sessions at the MLA!

January 5, 2016

Global Arab and Arab American Literature Forum (GAAM) Sessions at the MLA! Below you can find the listing of the first ever sessions organized by the Global Arab and Arab American Literature Forum (GAAM) at the 2016 MLA convention in Austin, TX. Hope to see you there! Politics of Solidarities and Cross-Racial Alliances Friday, 8…
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Syrian Arab Amreeka: The AASA Blog: “Refugees Have Done Nothing to Deserve the Hysteria; Hatred is its Maker.”

January 4, 2016

By Louise Cainkar President, Arab American Studies Association Associate Professor, Marquette University Arab American Studies is a strong and growing group of interdisciplinary scholars. Whether our work is about the historical, literary, political, or current social conditions, we have much to contribute to matters of public debate because we are driven by knowledge and the…
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Democratizing Knowledge/Mellon Summer Institute: Just Academic Spaces: Creating New Publics through Radical Literacies Syracuse University, 13-18 June 2016

December 15, 2015

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Democratizing Knowledge/Mellon Summer Institute Just Academic Spaces: Creating New Publics through Radical Literacies Syracuse University, 13–18 June 2016 The DK/Mellon 2016 Summer Institute will bring together faculty, advanced doctoral students, and activist-scholars from the humanities and social sciences across the US to examine the current state of US higher education; explore productive…
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