FAMES at Oxford University is the centre for research and teaching on the languages, history and cultures of Asia and the Middle East.
Oxford, England
Joined January 2018
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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
🚨Event🚨
Join us on 18 January for our first event on the #riseofchina 🇨🇳featuring Ambassador Kurt Tong of @TheAsiaGroup, @ryanl_hass of @BrookingsInst, and Professor Rana Mitter of @Politics_Oxford & @OxfordHistory.
Register here to reserve your spot⬇️
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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
‘Where is the UK National Interest in our Economic Relationship with China?’ - John Edwards, Her Majesty's Trade Commissioner for China (HMTC), delivering online lecture, 16 Nov, 12:30 GMT. To register for this talk (via Zoom), please visit chinacentre.ox.ac.uk
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
We are hiring! You have classical Persian skills, are savvy in DH, and want to work with a fantastic team in Oxford? Then, this is for you. To apply, click here: jobs.ac.uk/job/CJL461/resear… @OrientStudiesOx @sarahsavant1 @intisarrabb @mrustow @maximromanov @ahrcpress
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Job opportunity in Oxford:
Departmental Lecturer in Islamic History, 2-year post. Applications close on 25 June 2021. (This is to cover my teaching while I'm away on research leave). Spread the word! @OrientStudiesOx
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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Now available: "Uncoupling Language and Religion: An Exploration into the Margins of Turkish Literature" by Laurent Mignon @OrientStudiesOx
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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Congratulations to Wadham's Dominic Brookshaw, awarded a BA/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship to examine the neoclassical Bazgasht-i adabi (literary return) movement in Qajar Iran & investigate Iranian views of Persian literary history wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2021/ap… @OrientStudiesOx
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
1 day to go! Book launch tomorrow 20.04.21 at 5 pm GMT. Register here! zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_… #Afghanistan @OrientStudiesOx #balkh
Tune in for the new Fada'il-i Balkh translation and edition book launch next Tu 20.04.21 at 5 pm GMT, with wonderful host and guest Sarah Savant @sarahsavant1 and Jürgen Paul from the @CSMC_Hamburg
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
On Wednesday 31 March (2pm) we will host the webinar 'Women in Classical Japanese Literature', with two leading academics, Professor Haruo Shirane and Dr Jennifer Guest. Join for free!
#JapaneseLiterature #Japan
@Columbiaealac @OrientStudiesOx
More: tinyurl.com/3st7v3r6
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
*CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS*
The History of Soviet Central Asia in 100 Objects is an online exhibition that aims to convey histories of Soviet Central Asia through material objects.
Find out more: ongc.ox.ac.uk/call-for-submi…
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Albeit virtually, very excited to be back to @StAntsCollege where I wrote my DPhil dissertation. I'll be speaking about medieval Armenian manuscripts & colophons on 16 Feb at 5:30pm, with @HeghnarW as respondent. Many thanks to @OxfordMEC for hosting us.
sant.ox.ac.uk/events/mec-oi-…
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
ZOOM SEMINAR IN OXFORD THIS TERM:
The Oxford Pre-Modern Middle Eastern History Seminar, Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm GMT
Next week (Jan. 19) we start with Lena Salaymeh (Oxford), "The Beginnings of Islam"
Speakers and registration information below.
ongc.web.ox.ac.uk/event/the-…
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Indira Gandhi-Radhakrishnan Scholarship:
A fully funded scholarship for Indian students applying for the MSc in Modern South Asian Studies, University of Oxford @OSGAOxford @OrientStudiesOx (2/6)
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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Very excited to say that my book, Sufism and the Scriptures, published by @ibtauris, is now available to order. The eBook is out now and the hardback ships on the 24th Dec (almost in time for Christmas!). I think it looks beautiful! bloomsbury.com/uk/sufism-and…
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
#ICYMI Daniel Burt's talk on #BoardGames & #Medieval Medicine is now live on YouTube.
So if you missed it, or want to watch again, here's your chance.
It's a fascinating talk - well worth a look: youtu.be/1VpIwIfyz_E
@oxfordglobhist @OxfordHSMT @MultakaO @OrientStudiesOx
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
What can the Ancient Egyptian language tell us about life in Ancient Egypt? We asked @RichardParkins5 + colleagues at @OrientStudiesOx as part of our #talkinglanguages campaign medium.com/talking-languages… @QueensCollegeOx @EgyptianPodcast
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
#ICYMI: Professor Julia Bray's talk on #Arabic Books and #Astronomy in #17C #Oxford is now on YouTube so you can watch it anytime.
@OxfordHSMT @oxfordglobhist @OrientStudiesOx @StJohnsOxLib @bodleianlibs
#histsci
youtu.be/GJd7_hN0nSI
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
*TODAY* : Last session of our popular Islamicate Manuscripts & Texts Colloquium, Tu, 1 Dec, 2 pm GMT: Arezou Azad, “Remembering the Barmakids in a Persian Fürstenspiegel”. torch.ox.ac.uk/event/remembe…...
Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/imt-remem…... @OrientStudiesOx @bodleiancsb
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
New book edited by my Oxford colleague Alison Salvesen, among others: "Israel in Egypt: The Land of Egypt as Concept and Reality for Jews in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Period" (Brill, 2020) @OrientStudiesOx
brill.com/view/title/58248
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Join Daniel Burt from @OrientStudiesOx for a fascinating insight into the Board Games & Medieval Medicine Project: what games were played in #medieval times, & how were they used to engage people with academic research.
Free: ow.ly/siSY50C1xqg
@OxfordHSMT @oxfordglobhist
