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Domestic Violence, Religion and Migration (2023)
Book Chapter
Istratii, R. (2023). Domestic Violence, Religion and Migration. In A. Rowlands, & E. Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Religion and Contemporary Migration. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190076511.013.25

The effects of religious beliefs in the domestic violence experience of migrant communities has been increasingly documented in recent years. The current chapter aims to delineate the nuanced relationship between domestic violence, faith and migratio... Read More about Domestic Violence, Religion and Migration.

The Shan in the History of the Irrawaddy Valley: Towards a Federal “National” History (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charney, M. W. (2023, December). The Shan in the History of the Irrawaddy Valley: Towards a Federal “National” History. Presented at Shan New Year 2118 2023 Academic Presentations, SOAS

My main point is that when we do Shan history we do Shan history but when we do Burmese history we do Burman history and this needs to change. This should be part of the current efforts to decolonise the academy. Decolonizing the academy promises to... Read More about The Shan in the History of the Irrawaddy Valley: Towards a Federal “National” History.

Louis IX and the transition from Ayyubid to Mamluk sultanate – Part I (2023)
Journal Article
El-Merheb, M. (2023). Louis IX and the transition from Ayyubid to Mamluk sultanate – Part I. Crusades, 22(2), 215-235. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765276.2023.2274342

This article examines the role of Louis IX’s defeat and captivity during the Seventh Crusade in the transition from Ayyubid to Mamluk sultanate. It focuses on the attempt of amir Fakhr al-Dīn ibn al-Shaykh (d. 647/1250), al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ Ayyūb’s (r.... Read More about Louis IX and the transition from Ayyubid to Mamluk sultanate – Part I.

The Hebrew Bible in Ancient Jewish Education (2023)
Journal Article
Hezser, C. (2023). The Hebrew Bible in Ancient Jewish Education. Svensk exegetisk årsbok, 88(1), 14-32. https://doi.org/10.58546/se.v88i1.12088

After the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple and the end of the sacrificial service in 70 CE rabbis made Torah study and observance the basis of Jewish identity. Since no organised Jewish school system existed in Roman Palestine, only a very small p... Read More about The Hebrew Bible in Ancient Jewish Education.

What about Love? 'Defiant Love' and Civic Dissent in Season of Crimson Blossoms and The Death of Vivek Oji (2023)
Journal Article
Nenadović, A. (2023). What about Love? 'Defiant Love' and Civic Dissent in Season of Crimson Blossoms and The Death of Vivek Oji. Matatu: Journal for African Culture and Society, 54(2), 277-300. https://doi.org/10.1163/18757421-05402004

This article examines the representation of love in two contemporary Nigerian novels, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s Season of Crimson Blossoms (2015) and Akwaeke Emezi’s The Death of Vivek Oji (2020). Inspired by bell hooks’s understanding of love and Dani... Read More about What about Love? 'Defiant Love' and Civic Dissent in Season of Crimson Blossoms and The Death of Vivek Oji.

Global Histories of Environment and Labour in Asia and Africa (2023)
Book Chapter
Biglari, M., & Muojama, O. G. (2023). Global Histories of Environment and Labour in Asia and Africa. In E. O'Gorman, W. San Martín, M. Carey, & S. Swart (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Environmental History (247-260). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003189350-21

Since the 1990s, historians have explored the relationship between environment and labour in Europe, North America, and Latin America. Only since the 2010s, however, has there been a growing body of similar scholarship concerning Asia and Africa. Thi... Read More about Global Histories of Environment and Labour in Asia and Africa.