News and upcoming events (2019)14 November 2019|Islamic Material CultureRomanization and Islamication in Late AntiquityStefan Heidemann (Hamburg University, Bard Graduate Center) will give a Brown Bag Lunch presentation on Monday, November 18, at 12:15 pm. His talk is...23 September 2019|Studium und LehreTwo Professorships at Universität HamburgAs part of the recently established Cluster of Excellence "Understanding Written Artefacts" at the Universität Hamburg , the faculty of humanities...12 September 2019|Islamic Material CultureDeadline extendedThe deadline to apply for the webinar "The Material Culture of the Caliphate" by Prof Abigail Krasner Balbale has been extended to Friday, Sep. 20,...15 July 2019|Islamic Material CultureWorkshop on Long-Distance Trade Taking Place in HamburgOn September 20-21, 2019, an interdisciplinary workshop on "Long-Distance Trade in Early Medieval Landscapes (9th-12th Centuries): New Methods and...4 July 2019|Islamic Material CultureApply now for winter term 2019/2020The application phase for the winter term 2019/2020 starts now The "Webinar Initiative in Islamic Material Culture" will offer one webinar in the...8 May 2019|Islamic Material CultureAppreciating, Collecting, and Meaning of Ancient Objects in the Early and Middle Islamic PeriodOn May 9-10, 2019 the Bard Graduate Center hosts a symposium on Antiquarianism in the Islamic World sponsored by the Trehan Research Fund for Islamic...7 May 2019|Islamic Material CultureAntiquarianism in the Islamic WorldOn May 9-10, 2019 the Bard Graduate Center hosts a symposium on Antiquarianism in the Islamic World sponsored by the Trehan Research Fund for Islamic...28 February 2019|Veranstaltung11th Seminar on Middle Eastern and Central Asian NumismaticsOn March 9, 2019 the Middle Eastern and Central Asian Program at Hofstra University will hold the Eleventh Seminar on Middle Eastern and Central Asian...7 February 2019|Islamic Material Culture"Sanjar’s Conquest of Ghazna 510/1117"On Saturday, March 9, 2019, the Middle Eastern and Central Asian Program at Hofstra University will hold the Eleventh Seminar on Middle Eastern and...1 February 2019|WebinarApplication is Open!Deadline for Applications - Sunday, February 24, 2019 This semester, Prof Bethany Walker (University of Bonn) will offer an innovative on-field...31 January 2019|WebinarInnovative Webinar in Islamic ArchaeologyIn the upcoming semester, Prof Bethany Walker will offer a webinar that takes the participants directly to the site she is currently excavating. The...30 January 2019|Veranstaltung11th Seminar on Middle Eastern and Central Asian NumismaticsOn Saturday, March 9, 2019, the Middle Eastern and Central Asian Program at Hofstra University will hold the Eleventh Seminar on Middle Eastern and...