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 Elvire Corboz, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam and Middle East at the University of Edinburgh, who will be reflecting on the study of Shiʿi clerical networks.
The lecture will be held online over Zoom. To join, please register here and you will receive a link to join. You will need to register to attend the lecture. For those having difficulty registering with their institutional accounts, please use your personal email address to register instead. If you are still having difficulties, please get in touch.
Elvire Corboz
Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam and the Middle East
University of Edinburgh
Elvire Corboz is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam and the Middle East in the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Her research engages with Shiʿi clerical authority and contemporary Shiʿi religious, philanthropic, and political networks. Her publications include Guardians of Shiʿism: Sacred Authority and Transnational Family Networks (2015) and a co-edited special issue on Sunni–Shiʿi relations in Europe in The Journal of Muslims in Europe.