This Unit seeks to provide a forum for comprehensive scholarly discussion of the Qur’an, its commentaries, and its role in Muslim and world societies through a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. We particularly welcome student-scholars, scholars from all areas of the academy, and scholars of diverse backgrounds in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and religion to help us achieve our goals of promoting an understanding of the Qur’an.
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Qur'an Unit
Call for Proposals
The Qur’an Unit welcomes papers on all aspects of the Qur’an, including its text; literary, aesthetic, and material forms; oral and written transmission; liturgical use, role in the lives of Muslims; tradition of commentary and exegesis; and its influence in the world more broadly. We welcome proposals that represent the full range of how the Qur’an can be approached in terms of academic methods, as well as the full range of ways in which the Qur’an is interpreted and interacted with in Islamic tradition.
For the 2022 annual meeting, we are especially interested in proposals highlighting new or developing areas of research in relation to the Qur’an, and/including the following topics:
- The Qur’an in Africa and African diaspora communities
- The Qur’an and apocalypse, catastrophes, and/or the natural world
- Global or transregional dimensions of the Qur’an
- Shi`ite Qur’an interpretation, especially Safavid tafsir
- The Qur’an and Gender
- Pedagogy and teaching the Qur’an
Statement of Purpose
Co-Sponsoring
Chairs
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Lauren Osborne, Whitman College1/1/2019 - 12/31/2024
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Samuel Ross, Texas Christian University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
Steering Committee Members
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Shuaib Ally, McGill University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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George Archer, Iowa State University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Halla Attallah, Georgetown University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Ash (Aisha) Geissinger, Carleton University1/1/2019 - 12/31/2024
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Hadia Mubarak, Queens University, Charlotte1/1/2020 - 12/31/2025
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Walid Saleh, University of Toronto1/1/2019 - 12/31/2024
Method
PAPERS
Review Process
Proposals are anonymous to chairs and steering committee members until after final acceptance/rejection