MESA Updates and Upcoming Deadlines
Thank you for your past membership in MESA. According to our records, your membership is no longer current.
We invite you to renew your MESA membership for 2022 and continue to be a part of our vibrant association.
We wanted to share with you some approaching deadlines, as well as some other updates.
Be sure to renew now in order to vote in the ongoing referendum, which closes in one week.
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Referendum Ballots due March 22 by 12:00 noon EDT
At the 2021 Members Meeting, members voted to advance a resolution endorsing the Palestinian call for solidarity in the form of boycotts, divestment and sanctions, or BDS, to a full membership vote. Current eligible members are called to cast their vote on whether to accept the resolution. The result shall be decided by the majority.
Also on the ballot are the candidates for the 2022 Nominating Committee, which will be responsible for identifying candidates for President-Elect and for two positions on MESA's Board of Directors. |
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Recent Endorsements and Statements by MESA Board
(March 7, 2022) MESA has endorsed a statement from the African Studies Association condemning the discriminatory treatment of Africans fleeing Ukraine as a violation of international law. MESA joins the ASA and others in calling on Ukrainian and authorities in neighboring countries to treat all those fleeing the conflict equally, with dignity, and without discrimination based on race or status.
(February 27, 2022) MESA joins 37 other associations in endorsing a statement by the American Historical Association historicizing and condemning the numerous bomb threats received by at least 17 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in early 2022, as crimes against Black institutions of higher education and as threats to the Black community.
(February 2, 2022) 22 ACLS member organizations and 26 other associations or institutions of higher education join MESA, the American Institute for Afghanistan Studies, and Scholars at Risk in urging the Biden Administration to take immediate action to enable the safe and speedy relocation of Afghanistan’s students and scholars.
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Call for Special Sessions
Proposals for special sessions at the 2022 Annual Meeting are welcomed by the April 1 deadline.
Proposals should be of wide interest to the broadest swath of our membership across all disciplines. Their unique and compelling nature should set them apart. Only an extremely limited number of sessions are accepted.
Special Sessions Submission Instructions
- MESA members are welcome to propose special sessions in writing by submitting a letter to the Secretariat via kat@mesana.org.
- It should include the following:
a. In-depth information on the proposed topic
b. List of presenters and their subjects of presentation
c. Funding sources if required
- A statement explaining why the session deserves special status on the MESA program
- The proposal will be reviewed by a subcommittee of MESA’s Board of Directors and others, as deemed appropriate.
- Special session proposals must reach the MESA Secretariat by April 1, 2022
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2022 MESA Awards
MESA welcomes and invites nominations and submissions to MESA's 2022 awards competitions.
MESA Book Awards
Deadline: April 15
Deadline: June 1
The award recognizes an individual’s outstanding service to MESA or the profession. Service is defined broadly to include work in diverse areas, including but not limited to outreach, librarianship, and film. Winner is awarded $1,000. Bacharach Service Award Nomination Guidelines.
Deadline: July 1
Students completing their dissertations between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 may submit entries for the Malcolm H. Kerr Dissertation Awards. The competition is meant to recognize exceptional achievement in research and writing for/of dissertations in Middle East studies. Winner in each category (social sciences and humanities) is awarded $1,000. Kerr Dissertation Awards Nominations Guidelines.
Deadline: August 15
Graduate student research papers on any aspect of Middle East, which have not been previously submitted for publication, are sought for this blind review. Winner is awarded $250. Full guidelines may be found here.
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Scholarship Applications due May 1, 2022
The MESA Global Academy offers competitive fellowships to Middle East Studies scholars from the MENA region who are currently displaced in North America. Eligibility criteria for the fellowships include: 1) holding a PhD or equivalent in a field in the social sciences or humanities (graduate students will not be considered); 2) the primary institutional affiliation was in the MENA region prior to displacement; and 3) a publication record indicating scholarly productivity (in English, French, a native MENA language, or principal research language of the field).
For more information, see the scholarship descriptions or contact Mimi Kirk, Program Manager, at mimi@mesana.org with any questions about the Global Academy or the application process. |
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Sponsored by the Committee on Undergraduate Middle East Studies (CUMES)
Deadline: June 1, 2022.
The Committee on Undergraduate Middle East Studies (CUMES) is sponsoring an undergraduate research workshop to be held in conjunction with the MESA annual meeting on Thursday December 1, 2022 from 1:00-5:00pm. The workshop will be led by a diverse group of Middle East studies scholars, drawn from CUMES, MESA award winners, and other leading academics and welcomes student applicants from all disciplines. The workshop includes a formal paper presentation of 15-20 minutes and concludes with a poster session open to all conference attendees.
Students participating in the workshop are invited to attend the full MESA conference, gaining an exposure to the most recent research and experiencing the intellectual vibrancy of a professional academic gathering. This workshop will be valuable for students planning graduate work in Middle East Studies.
For more information, contact Workshop Coordinators Dr. Stephen Tamari (stamari@siue.edu) or Dr. Victoria Hightower (Victoria.hightower@ung.edu).
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