Featured Events
Banned by the Court: 'Jenin, Jenin' - Screening and Discussion with Mohammad Bakri and Michael Sfard
10/03/2021 5:00pm
QMUL School of Law
The International State Crime Initiative (ISCI) is delighted to welcome Mohammad Bakri and Michael Sfard for a screening of the documentary ‘Jenin, Jenin' (2002, 54 min), and a discussion of Israeli Court's recent ruling to ban the film. The online event will be chaired by Neve Gordon (Queen Mary University of London, School of Law).
Gender in Muslim Contexts, Online Summer Programme
28/06/2021 9:00am - 06/07/2021 5:00pm
Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
The nine-day course will be held online. Run by leading experts on gender and Islam, the programme will bring together scholars and students from diverse backgrounds to discuss key issues in the study of gender in Muslim contexts. The programme is designed in collaboration with Simon Fraser University, Centre for Comparitive Muslim Studies, Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and will feature lecturers and guest speakers from partner institutions.? ?To apply for this course, please complete the online form by 16 April.
Friday 12th July 2019
Menstruation and Menopause in Islamic Legal Cultures
11/07/2019 9:00am - 12/07/2019 5:00pm
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
The workshop will bring together researchers examining different aspects of menstruation and menopause – from the ritual and religious to the social and cultural – from different methodological perspectives, and across different time periods. Contributions using a variety of theoretical insights from ritual, gender, sexuality, textual, anthropological and historical studies are particularly welcome.
11/07/2019 9:00am - 12/07/2019 5:00pm
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
The workshop will bring together researchers examining different aspects of menstruation and menopause – from the ritual and religious to the social and cultural – from different methodological perspectives, and across different time periods. Contributions using a variety of theoretical insights from ritual, gender, sexuality, textual, anthropological and historical studies are particularly welcome.
Science Fiction Beyond the West: Futurity in African and Asian Contexts
12/07/2019 8:00am - 12/07/2019 5:00pm
Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies, SOAS
This symposium is interested in exploring how the futures imagined in African and Asian contexts key into social issues, explore cultural anxieties and experiment with alternative realities and possibilities. Our aim is to have a conversational gathering, establishing a network of researchers for future collaborations. Students and early career researchers encouraged to apply. Please send an abstract (250-300 words) and short bio to futuritybeyond@gmail.com The deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 May.
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