The Shiʿi Studies Network is excited to announce a new lecture series, Reflections on Shiʿi Studies. The series aims to act as a forum for scholars working on the academic study of Shiʿi Islam to reflect on the state and fate of the field. Over the past few decades, scholarship on Shiʿism has grown significantly, with major contributions reshaping our understanding of the history and development of Shiʿi Islam from its emergence until the present day. However, dominant analytical frameworks still often reflect reductive assumptions, shaped by sectarian or minority-status framings. This series brings together leading scholars to critically reflect on these dynamics, share insights from their respective areas of focus, and propose new methodological and conceptual approaches to move the field forward.
Join us for the first instalment of this ongoing lecture series where we will be joined by Hussein Abdulsater, Associate Professor of Arabic Culture and Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dame, who will be reflecting on the academic study of Shiʿi Islam.
The lecture will be held online over Zoom. To join, please register here and you will receive a link to join.
Hussein Abdulsater
Associate Professor of Arabic Culture and Islamic Studies
University of Notre Dame
Hussein Ali Abdulsater is Associate Professor of Arabic Culture and Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on Islamic intellectual history, particularly the development of theological schools, the formation of sectarian identities and the various modes of rationalism as expressed in Islamic theology and Arabic literature.