[Andalusi Studies] CFP Workshop: Beyond Eurocentrism and Arabocentrism, 12–13 September 2025, University of Aberdeen, UK

[Hany Rashwan]

Dear friends and colleagues,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am pleased to share the Call for Papers for an upcoming workshop titled
"Beyond Eurocentrism and Arabocentrism: Race, Ethnicity, and Knowledge
Production in the Arabo-Islamic 'Golden Age'." The workshop is co-organized
by Florian Zemmin, Nicola Carpentieri, Nile Green, Jakub Zbrzeżny, and
myself, and will be hosted by the School of Divinity, History, Philosophy,
and Art History at the University of Aberdeen, UK.

The workshop will cover travel and accommodation expenses for participants
whose papers are accepted. The deadline is 30 July 2025.

The workshop hopes to foster a more nuanced and inclusive understanding of
the Arabo-Islamic intellectual tradition, one that recognises its
pluralistic foundations and the dynamic interplay of race, ethnicity,
religion and language in shaping premodern knowledge production. We hope to
inspire a richer, more inclusive understanding of the pluralistic
foundations of Arabo-Islamic scholarship and its lasting impact on modern
identity and historiography. The workshop invites contributions from the
humanities and the social sciences on the nature of diversity throughout
premodern Arabo-Islamic history to the modern times. Each paper should
present a clear case study that effectively highlights its historical and
cultural contexts.

Those interested in presenting papers are invited to submit an abstract
(500 words, including references) and a short biography (150 words) through
the digital portal on the full CFP on AGYA's website:

https://agya.info/publications/calls/beyond-eurocentrism-and-arabocentrism

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me or any of
the co-organizers.

All the best wishes for a productive summer

Hany, Florian, Nicola, Nile and Jakub


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Best wishes,

Dr Hany Rashwan

Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature

United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)

Honorary Research Fellow

School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

University of Birmingham (UoB)

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/HanyRashwan

https://bham.academia.edu/HanyRashwan

PhD in  Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS)

Languages & Cultures Faculty

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University of London
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