Hazine invites pitches for content focusing on Manuscripts and Material Culture.

Why are manuscripts critical to Islamic and Islamicate studies, and how do they impact pedagogy? How does material culture help us venture into the past, and how do manuscripts affect religious practice, be it Muslim, Coptic, Armenian, etc? Hazine is seeking 3-4 pieces on manuscripts and material culture from the Mashriq, Maghreb, East Africa, West Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Greece, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean broadly that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Miniatures, calligraphy, and other forms of Islamicate art
• Talismans, amulets, and other items from the occult sciences
• New findings that challenge established notions, such as variant readings
• Technical aspects of handling and preserving manuscripts; innovations in the field of conservation and preservation
• Efforts on decolonizing western manuscript collections, including archive reviews

Pitches (and pieces) are accepted in English; we accept essays and are open to different forms such as resource guides, archive reviews, as well as creative formats like zines and comics.

The call was posted on November 3 and is open ended.

More information HERE.