Reposted by Contemporary LevantCouncil for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) @cbrl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Call for Applications 📝 [ CBRL Training Programme on Heritage Documentation and Protection 2026 ] ⏰ Application deadline: 30 July 2026. 111
Reposted by Contemporary LevantCouncil for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) @cbrl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026If you're a recent architecture graduate from Jordan, Palestine, or Syria, this is an opportunity to gain practical skills in architectural and urban heritage documentation through specialist training and field experience in Jordan. 112
Reposted by Contemporary LevantCouncil for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) @cbrl.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's lecture at CBRL Amman, titled What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media? delivered by Dr Geoffrey Hughes. We appreciate your presence and engagement, which contributed to an insightful and enriching discussion throughout the evening. 184
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 26/07/2026New online at @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Euphemistic language and strategic communication in televised political election debates during Jordan’s 2024 elections" by Balqees al-Noubani, Marwan Jarrah and Sukayna Ali www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comEuphemistic language and strategic communication in televised political election debates during Jordan’s 2024 electionsThis study examines the use and pragmatic impact of euphemistic strategies in 15 televised debate episodes aired during the campaign period preceding Jordan’s 2024 parliamentary elections. Through ... 052
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Update: I've just discovered that there is so much of this pseudo-academic spam coming in that the Contemporary Levant email has dumped a bunch of real submissions into the junk folder. 044
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026... monstrosity that is generative AI and its morally polluting marketing (and let's not even start on the environmental defilement that it brings with it). I'm not sure this screed has a coherent end, just a sense of real sorrow that we've come to this. 091
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026... articles with worthwhile topics and interesting content corrupted by what I suspect in some cases is simply a lack of confidence or an attempt to skip legwork. Given the pressure that academics are under, especially in the majority world, I don't place most of the blame on them, but on the... 150
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026... but the various aspects don't match up. This is really time-consuming, and when combined with the challenges of finding reliable peer reviewers and increasing amounts of submissions, it is making the job of journal editing harder and more time-consuming. It is also just really sad to see... 180
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026... so deleting them is a reasonably swift task. The latter are a much bigger problem, as spotting them necessitates working through a number of items on the reference list and searching for them. Often they are by real scholars and name real journals, and the titles are close to real articles... 182
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026... things that are especially popping up are cold-emailed CVs or special issue proposals from staff at universities in Malaysia and Indonesia, and article submissions from Israel with lots of hallucinated items in the bibliographies. The former are usually way off in terms of experience or topic... 1112
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026As a journal editor, it is incredibly depressing to see the expansion of AI slop in the academic field. What I'm noticing at the moment is that it seems to come in waves, presumably because someone within a network finds out about a tool and their contacts start to use it: at the moment, the two... 13817
Reposted by Contemporary LevantDr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The Funds for Women Graduates Theodora Bosanquet Bursary is available to PG women studying History or English Lit to finance up to 4 weeks of basic accommodation in London in summer 2027. Email grants@ffwg.org.uk for an application form between 31 August and 31 October 2026. Details: www.ffwg.org.ukffwg.org.ukFunds for Women Graduates – Funds for Women Graduates 01324
Reposted by Contemporary LevantRebecca Ruth Gould @rrgould.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Join us at SOAS as a new Lecturer in Arabic Literature at SOAS (0.4 FTE, fixed term until 31.8.2029) This role involves teaching, advising students of Arabic and supervising dissertations in Arabic literature, Middle Eastern Studies and Comparative Literature vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/910500vacancies.soas.ac.ukLecturer in Arabic Literature -0.4 FTE at SOASApply now for Lecturer in Arabic Literature -0.4 FTE, Bloomsbury, Camden, Greater London, United Kingdom at SOAS 255
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 09/07/2026New online and open access from @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Tiberias’ Nakba: authority and health in the aftermath of the 1934 flood" by Ahmad Mahmoud: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comTiberias’ Nakba: authority and health in the aftermath of the 1934 floodThough triggered by the forces of nature, the 1934 Tiberias flood was fundamentally a sociopolitical and administrative event that reshaped urban life in Mandate Palestine. This article argues that... 173
Reposted by Contemporary LevantCouncil for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) @cbrl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Join us for our upcoming lecture: [ What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media? ] 👤 Speaker: Dr Geoffrey Hughes Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter 🔸 Wednesday, 15 July 2026 🔸 6:00 PM (Amman) | 4:00 PM (London) 🔸 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom 183
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 06/07/2026New online at @contemplevant.bsky.social: Tigran Sarukhanyan reviews Armenian refugees in French Mandate Syria: statelessness and nation-building in the Middle East by Victoria Abrahamyan, pub. @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comArmenian refugees in French mandate Syria: statelessness and nation-building in the Middle EastPublished in Contemporary Levant (Ahead of Print, 2026) 032
Reposted by Contemporary LevantDr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 05/07/2026A reminder - because the deadline is Tuesday! - that my great team and I at Staffs are looking for a lecturer/SL in Intelligence Studies, who can also teach Security Studies. 2-year, full-time position. 045
Reposted by Contemporary LevantThomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 17/06/2026Rare and attractive job opportunity: Associate Professor in Middle Eastern Politics at the University of Oslo. Deadline 15 September www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noAssociate Professor in Middle Eastern Politics (303281) | University of OsloJob title: Associate Professor in Middle Eastern Politics (303281), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 061
Reposted by Contemporary LevantThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are open. This fellowship is a three-year award made to an annual cohort of outstanding early-career researchers in the humanities or social sciences. Learn more: bit.ly/4xWduAS 03454
Reposted by Contemporary LevantAlun Thomas @alunrthomas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026An actual academic job! At a UK university! Temporary but full-time! Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Intelligence Studies. Deadline for applications is very soon. Please share widely. Contact me for more info. uk.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk...uk.indeed.comLecturer/Senior Lecturer in Intelligence Studies - Stoke-on-Trent - Indeed.comApply for the Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Intelligence Studies job in Stoke-on-Trent! Learn more about the job description, salary and job details to see if you qualify on Indeed today. 153
Reposted by Contemporary LevantHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Engaging the public in humanities & social sciences feels more important than ever. So we are offering £8k grants for researchers to work with galleries, libraries, archives, museums or performing arts organisations to do this. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...thebritishacademy.ac.ukSHAPE Involve and EngageA funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy. 2138141
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Very excited to announce that @cbrl.bsky.social/Contemporary Levant have received funding to run a major conference on environmental histories of the Middle East Mandates. CFP coming soon - watch this space! 063
Reposted by Contemporary LevantDepartment of Politics & International Studies, Uni of Cambridge @campolis.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Applications are invited for a 3-year, non-renewable, Academic Career Development Fellow in the global politics/international relations of the Middle East and North Africa, or of South Asia. For more information and to apply: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/55579/ 025
Reposted by Contemporary LevantDr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Jerusalem Quarterly is seeking an Assistant Editor (wfh, paid role). Deadline June 9th, full details available here: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...palestine-studies.org 054
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 25/04/2026New online from @contemplevant.bsky.social: “The application of the Ottoman iskan policy in Syria: Salamiyya and its Ismaʿili population” by Ula Zeir: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comThe application of the Ottoman iskan policy in Syria: Salamiyya and its Ismaʿili populationIn 1851, a group of Ottoman regional officials and leaders of the Hajjawi Ismaʿili community from Latakia assembled outside the fort of Salamiyya to launch an ambitious programme of resettlement of... 132
Reposted by Contemporary LevantCouncil for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) @cbrl.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Who makes “Made in Jordan”? 🧵 Behind global sportswear and outdoor brands are complex production systems shaped by migrant labour. 152
Reposted by Contemporary LevantFinn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 14/04/2026Six days left to apply for this very cool #envhist postdoc with us here @greenhouseuis.net - it's a great opportunity to join a vibrant and active research environment with much support for career development and a good community. 0711
Reposted by Contemporary LevantJohan Östling @johanostling.bsky.social · 14/04/2026CfA: International Visiting Fellowship Programme in the History of Knowledge (Lund) We invite early career/postdoctoral scholars to join us at LUCK during a period of one week between 2 November and 6 November, 2026. Read more here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2026/04/13/c... 02428
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 13/04/2026New out open access from @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Stakes of origins: how interactions with states (un)made a family in the interwar eastern Mediterranean" by Orçun Can Okan www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comStakes of origins: how interactions with states (un)made a family in the interwar eastern MediterraneanSpanning the 1880s to the 1930s, this article examines the experiences of a family in the eastern Mediterranean whose ‘origins’ acquired new legal significance amid state efforts to categorise and ... 144
Reposted by Contemporary LevantThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants is now open for applications, supported by DSIT, @leverhulme.ac.uk and @wellcometrust.bsky.social. Apply now: bit.ly/4t0MDRl 13740
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Sad to hear of the passing of Dame Averil Cameron, a great historian and first president of @cbrl.bsky.social: 040
Reposted by Contemporary LevantCentre for Lebanese Studies @lebanesestudies.com · 02/04/2026Call for Applications! The Centre for Lebanese Studies invites PhD students to a two day PHD Retreat in Cambridge For more info: lebanesestudies.com/events/two-day-… 033
Reposted by Contemporary LevantSociety for Francophone Postcolonial Studies @sfps.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The programme for our Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Study Day is now up on the SFPS website, and it's looking like a really impressive set of talks! Registration form linked on the site: sfps.org.uk/2026/04/02/s...sfps.org.ukSFPS PG and ECR Study Day 2026: Programme – Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies 042
Reposted by Contemporary LevantCouncil for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) @cbrl.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Eid Mubarak from CBRL ✨🌙 May this Eid be filled with warmth, gratitude, and special moments for you and your families. - On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, CBRL Amman Institute will be closed on Sunday and Monday, 22-23 March 2026. We will reopen on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, from 9 AM to 4 PM. 031
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Durham University is hiring an Assistant Professor in Middle East Politics, d/line 7th April... durham.taleo.net/careersectio...durham.taleo.netAssistant Professor in Middle East PoliticsClick the link provided to see the complete job description. 043
Reposted by Contemporary LevantScience and Empire Commission @sciemp.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Looking forward to: Seeing the Other Empire: British Travel Writing and Imperial Rivalry in Europe and the Near East, 1783-1914, a conference organised at the University of Strasbourg. The call for papers is still open. More information on: search.unistra.fr/agenda/seein...search.unistra.frSeeing the Other EmpireJournée d'études jeunes chercheurs Seeing the Other Empire: British Travel Writing and Imperial Rivalry in Europe and the Near East, 1783-1914 organisée par Arman Martirosyan et Suheyla-Hacer Sahin ... 073
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 04/03/2026New online from @contemplevant.bsky.social: Ido Fuchs reviews The Erasure of Palestine by Ahmad Al-Bazz www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comThe Erasure of PalestinePublished in Contemporary Levant (Ahead of Print, 2026) 042
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 28/02/2026New ‘field note’ from @contemplevant.bsky.social: Rahaf Zaher, “The 2022 Lebanese parliamentary elections: between traditional and alternative politics,” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comThe 2022 Lebanese parliamentary elections: between traditional and alternative politicsThis article describes the political and livelihoods situation in Lebanon leading up to the parliamentary elections in May 2022. It examines electoral campaigns and the use of social media and trad... 032
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 14/02/2026New online at @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Archaeological sites in conflict zones: an in-depth case study of Tell Dothan, Palestine" by Salah Hussein Al-Houdalieh: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... cc @levant-journal.bsky.social @cbrl.bsky.socialtandfonline.comArchaeological sites in conflict zones: an in-depth case study of Tell Dothan, PalestineTell Dothan, located in the northern West Bank, is a prominent archaeological site with substantial historical and cultural significance. Associated with the ancient city of Dothan referenced in bi... 076
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 30/01/2026"applicants with published research on questions related to race and legacies of colonialism, and their contemporary impact on the discipline" 021
Reposted by Contemporary LevantLSE Middle East Centre @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social · 30/01/2026📣 Are you an LSE PhD student working on the Middle East and North Africa? Apply for our new Doctoral Affiliate Scheme for the 2026 calendar year! Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/middleEastCentre/doct… 021
Reposted by Contemporary LevantLeverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 30/01/2026Applying for funding and grants are a continual part of academic life. Hear from Dr Pavan Mano @kingsinterhums.bsky.social as he unpacks his real-life experiences with funding throughout his career in Ep 2 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Dr Leonie Smith. 🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjyH... 143
Reposted by Contemporary LevantMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Retired or soon to be retired UK HE or IRO researcher, or 'retired' but still holding PT position up to 0.5FTE? Awards of £k-£24 k available from @leverhulme.ac.uk to support your research. The deadline is 4pm 29 January 2026.leverhulme.ac.ukEmeritus Fellowships | The Leverhulme Trust 11320
Reposted by Contemporary LevantLeverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 13/01/2026The Trust's Early Career Fellowships offer a three-year salaried post for researchers at the beginning of their academic career to undertake a significant piece of research. Interested? Apply here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career... Closing date: 19 February 2026, 4pm 12330
Reposted by Contemporary LevantCouncil for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) @cbrl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026The Making of Modern Syria: History, Politics, Geography 📙 CBRL presents Daniel Neep & panel discussion on Syria’s past & future 🗓️ Fri 6 Feb 2026 | 6 PM UK 📍 The British Academy & online Chair: Prof. Dawn Chatty | Panellists: Dr Haian Dukhan, Dr Hiba Salem & Dr Ammar Azzouz 141
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 13/01/2026… Abdo Hamada, Abeer Ali Hossein & Valentina Napolitano. 020
Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 13/01/2026New online at @contemplevant.bsky.social: “Divorce in time of war and displacement, between social anxiety and changing family practices: the case of northwest region of Syria in 2022” by Yasser Alhusien, Mohammad al-Othman, Imad Bark… www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comDivorce in time of war and displacement, between social anxiety and changing family practices: the case of northwest region of Syria in 2022This paper expands the research on familial change in the context of war and displacement in Syria. It examines the multiple factors contributing to an actual or perceived increase in divorce rates... 262