Quick Studies

An Alternative Representation of Femininity in 1920s Lebanon: Through the Mise-en-Abîme of a Masculine Space.

15Jun 11

Yasmine Nachabe focuses on this 1920s photograph by Marie al-Khazen: Two Women Dressed up in Men’s Suits. Continue reading →

Islam and Dispute Resolution in Central Asia: The Case of Women Muslim Leaders.

15Jun 11

David E. Merrell.

This quick study highlights the need for future research among Muslim leaders, especially women leaders (otinoyi singular; otinoyilar plural), on the neglected topic of how Islam influences dispute resolution in Central Asia. Continue reading →

Submit a Quick Study

26Jul 10

‘Quick Studies’ are shorter (2,000 words maximum / no minimum) pensée-style pieces on any number of topics. Submissions could include, but are not limited to, a discussion of a particularly noteworthy aspect of work in progress, commentary on the direction of a current debate, highlighting of a cross-cutting methodological or theoretical issue, or discussion of a specific place or time neglected by scholarship. Quick Studies can be submitted directly, and the Quick Studies Editor is also always available for discussion of the proposed piece.

Submission standards:

Please use BRISMES formatting and citation standards.

For diacritics, please use IJMES standards.

Please submit your work in editable Microsoft Word format (for blind review and editorial purposes). Quick Studies should be sent directly to the Quick Studies Editor.

Submissions must be in English. We prefer submissions in UK English but we will also accept submissions in US English should this be your preferred dialect.