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Dear friends and colleagues,

This week we want to draw your attention to two calls for papers and a call for applications. We have some news about our PO box and a cultural recommendation for you. Enjoy!

If you have any content that you think suits the purpose of the weekly, please feel free to send it to us at multiple-secularitites@uni-leipzig.de.

New PO Box

Our central PO box got a new number. Please use the following address if you want to receive mail from now on and change the information wherever it shows (e.g. e-mail signature):

Universität Leipzig
KFG „Multiple Secularities“
IPF 348002
YOUR NAME
Ritterstraße 24
04109 Leipzig
GERMANY

CfP: GPSA/DVPW Conference on Politics and Religion

The working group Politics and Religion (AK Politik und Religion) of the German Political Science Association (Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft), in cooperation with the Institute for Islamic Studies at the Free University Berlin, is looking for contributions for their annual conference on "Forms of Dialogue and Cooperation between the State and Religious Communities: The Example of Islam Policy and the German Islam Conference".

29–31 October, Katholische Akademie Berlin
Deadline: 25 May

CfP: Special Issue on Patriotism, Nationalism, Illiberalism in Their Relation to Religion

Boris Knorre (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) and Tobias Köllner  (Witten/Herdecke University) invite interdisciplinary contributions, which explore patriotism, nationalism, and illiberalism in their relation to religion from a cross-cultural perspective for a special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Religions.

Deadline: 31 May

CfA: Professorship/Director of GWZO Leipzig

The Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) at Leipzig University seeks to fill the position for a W3 Professorship in History of Eastern Europe / East Central Europe in conjunction with the position of Director (100%, W3) of the GWZO, starting 1 April 2021.

Deadline: 29 May

Full Shows from the National Theatre London online

Whilst the security restrictions are in place, the National Theatre in London is uploading some of its past plays. Every Thursday evening there is a new show to watch for one week.
Until tomorrow evening, you can watch Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles: "Newsroom, political platform, local hotspot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world."

The next play available will be Tenesse Williams’ classic A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Gillian Anderson, streaming from Thursday 21 May until 28 May. We highly recommend!