H-Net Network on study of the Islamic lands of the Middle East during the medieval period (defined roughly as 500-1500 C.E.).

Announcement Type: Call for Papers
Location: Germany
Subject Fields: Arabic History / Studies, Archaeology, Architecture and Architectural History, Islamic History / Studies

The 21st Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society is taking place on July 2-4, 2026, at the Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany). It aims to bring together scholars of various disciplines to discuss the Islamic world from a materiality perspective. Shifting the focus from consumers and patrons to craftsmen, their workshops and their ‘know how’ allows to foreground social and economic dynamics that often go unnoticed. The interdisciplinary discussion would enable a better understanding of such dynamics as well as establishing a fuller historical narrative for craftsmen. We invite researchers from the fields of Islamic archaeology, Islamic architecture, Islamic art history and the contemporary arts as well as manuscript studies, museology, history, ethno-archaeology and archaeometry to submit a paper proposal by November 25, 2025.

Contact Information: Dr. Mustafa Ahmad

Contact Email: m.ahmad@em.uni-frankfurt.de

URL: https://ernst-herzfeld-gesellschaft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/EHG2026.Fran…

Attachments: ehg2026frankfurtcfp.pdf