2024 CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference
Tuesday 12 November, 2024
This year the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society (CILIS) will host the 20th annual Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference. This conference aims to bring together postgraduate students, from around Australia and overseas, who are researching topics relating to Islam. The conference will be held online, via Zoom.
Within a supportive and collegial atmosphere, this conference brings together students and senior academic mentors with similar interests.
Special sessions on thesis-writing and small-group feedback on student research will be included in the program.
Participants will be mentored by leading scholars and researchers, who will also chair the Panels.
Examples of possible presentation and panels include (but are not limited to):
- Islam, Culture and Society
- Islam and Education
- Islam, Gender and Sexuality
- Islam and Identity
- Islam and Modernity
- Islam and Radicalism
- Islamic Thought
Apply to Present a Paper
Note: Applicants must be current postgraduate students studying in any research area relating to Islam.
Call for Papers
If you are a current postgraduate student studying in any research area relating to Islam, you may like to consider presenting a paper at the conference. You will gain invaluable feedback from fellow students, as well as leading scholars and researchers.
Examples of possible presentations and panels include (but are not limited to):
- Islam, Culture and Society
- Islam and Education
- Islam, Gender and Sexuality
- Islam and Identity
- Islam and Modernity
- Islam and Radicalism
- Islamic Thought
APPLY TO PRESENT
Required materials for application:
1) biography (strictly 100 words max.)
2) abstract (strictly 100 words max.)
3) complete and submit online form CALL FOR PAPERS by 5pm, Friday 27 September, 2024
If you would like further information, please email law-cilis@unimelb.edu.au
PLEASE NOTE: The conference will be held via Zoom this year. The number of speakers will be strictly limited to a total of 15 speakers. Please apply early to ensure a chance of being included in the conference.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Friday 26 July, 2024 - Registration for conference opens - speakers and observers
Friday 27 September, 2024 - Deadline for CALL FOR PAPERS
Tuesday 12 November, 2024 - 20th Annual CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference
This is an online conference, so we have made some changes to procedures to ensure you are able to participate fully in the conference discussions.
- The conference sessions will be ‘live’ and will take place via Zoom.
- The conference will be recorded.
- Presenters will present for 15 minutes, talking about the main aspects, issues and arguments of the papers.
- The rest of the session will be devoted to discussion about all papers.
- Participants can type their questions in the 'Chat' section of Zoom, or can use the 'raise hand' function to ask a question.
- Directly after each Panel, the Mentor and Panel members will go into a ‘breakout room’ to further discuss the papers.