The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) seeks a Program Officer to support the development and implementation of a digital platform on religion in international affairs and agenda-setting activities on this topic, while also supporting other aspects of the SSRC’s work.
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Reviving revolution
A glimpse into how Arab publics, activists, politicians, and governments mobilized the wildly divergent meanings of revolution refreshes our understanding of language as a form of social power, an argumentative resource in…
Sultan Bargash and Zanzibar’s cosmopolitan modernity
The context Stone Town Café in the old city of Zanzibar is located in the middle of the most stunning buildings with gorgeous lacy balconies made of Indian teakwood and carved wooden…
Is Baathism an Arabic word?
I started to reflect on why it should be that such an extremely limited range of Arabic-language terms appear to resist translation (into English). A few examples sprang to mind: jihad, intifada,…
In the wake of conscription: Compradors or bricoleurs?
One of the central questions animating this forum underscores the importance of moving beyond “a focus on the application of Anglophone theoretical frames to non-Western experience, and instead consider translation as a…
Translation and the afterlives of Anglophone theory
This forum draws together scholars of religion, state, and society to initiate a conversation around translation and its place within the academic enterprise.