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Dear H-Gender MidEast Discussion Network,
EWIC is an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural,
transhistorical
encyclopedia, focusing on women and Islamic
cultures. Lead by a
distinguished team of editors (Suad Joseph, General
Editor; Afsaneh
Najmabadi, Julie Peteet, Seteney Shami, Jacqueline
Siapno, and Jane
Smith Associate Editors; and Alice Horner, Assistant
Editor) EWIC is
the first such encyclopedia. Six volumes (4,000,000
words) of EWIC
are scheduled to be published (Leiden: Brill). Volume I
(Methodologies, Paradigms and Sources) was published in
2003 and
Volume II (Family, Law and Politics) was published in
2005. Volume
III (Family, Body, Sexuality and Health) will appear at
the beginning
of 2006. Volumes IV (Economics, Education, Mobility, and
Space) will
appear in 2006 and, V (Practices, Interpretations, and
Representations) and VI (Supplement and Index) will
appear in 2007.
We have received a grant from the International
Development Research
Center to build upon our existing database and create the
Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures (EWIC)
Scholars Database
for publication as an online resource for free public
access. The
EWIC Scholars Database is an invaluable listing (we
believe the
largest) of over 3,000 scholars from all over the world
and from all
disciplines whose work focuses on women, gender, and
Islamic cultures
from a broad culturally-based rather than
theologically-based
perspective. The
EWIC Scholars Database includes scholars who work
on issues of economy, politics, popular culture, health,
family
systems, law, demography, arts, literature – the full
span of issues
relevant to women in cultures in which Islam is significantly
represented. The
EWIC Scholars Database welcomes the participation
of scholars and graduate students from all disciplines,
and from all
regions of the world, and all areas of research relevant
to women in
Muslim majority societies and to Muslim women in Muslim
minority
societies.
As a free publication, this searchable database will
connect
scholars, students, planners, and activists with each
other and with
NGO’s, governmental agencies, and potential employers
seeking
researchers whose work specifically covers issues on
women and gender
related to Islamic cultures. The online database will be
published
online by June 2006, at http://sjoseph.ucdavis.edu/ewic.
We would like request from you permission to include on
your webpage
a brief announcement about this project and a link to the
website for
scholars to fillout the scholar template. The opportunity to invite
scholars (including graduate students) to participate in
this project
through your webpage will expand the scholar base and
make this free
online resource even more valuable for researchers and
the general
public. We have
created a digital flyer with links to the EWIC
Scholars Database template. It is user-friendly and easy to complete.
The online database will be updated periodically. It will continue
to be used for author solicitation for print and online
volumes of
EWIC. We would
like to reach as many scholars as possible,
especially graduate students, who may wish to contribute
to EWIC or
to be included in the online database. We often receive requests
from scholars, foundations, and agencies to connect them
with
specialists on women and Islamic cultures. The publication of the
EWICScholars Database online for free access, will make
this
invaluable resource available to all those interested in
our fields
of work. Please
visit our website athttp://sjoseph.ucdavis.edu/ewic
which includes a link to our scholars template. We look forward to
receiving your response and hope you will assist us in
this important
project of information sharing and network building.
Sincerely,
Suad Joseph
General Editor, Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic
Cultures
Director, Middle East/South Asia Studies Program
University of California, Davis
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