A Guide to Annual Meetings: How to Submit Papers, Panels and more!

Applying to annual meetings is a minefield. Which ones to go to? What are the organizations looking for? How do you assemble a panel? What are the strategies to employ when putting together multiple entries?  Hazine has got you covered: we crowdsourced advice on social media from annual meeting veterans over the last few weeks then put it up here to immortalize their comments. 

As usual with Hazine content, we rely on YOU for submissions, so tweet us or email us with advice for applying to an annual conference and we’ll get this information up ASAP. We also realize we have  included information on a limited number of annual meetings: please send us tips and tricks by emailing us (hazineblog@gmail.com) or starting your own thread on social media (tag us please!). Then we can include AAA, MELA, MELCOM, BRISMES, BRAIS, ASOR and whatever other acronyms floating out there. We will also try to update with tips for what to do when actually going to the meeting. 

Big thank yous to everyone who contributed: Ilyse R. Morgenstein Fuerst, Kecia Ali, James Ryan, Candace Mixon, Kristian Petersen, Joshua Donovan, William Carruthers, Evan Berry, and Matthew B. Lynch.

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Islamic Art as Inspiration: an Interview with Stephen Serpell, Creator of the Islamic Painted Page

The last ten years alone have seen a boom in digital resources for Islamicists and historians of the Middle East. Be it bibliographical tools, like Jara’id, or online photo archives, like Akkasah, the future will only continue to see the expansion of our toolkits, inspiring new research questions in the process. One such tool is the Islamic Painted Page (IPP). In honor of the site’s relaunch this month, we have an interview with its creator, Stephen Serpell.

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