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Cities, Objects, and Circulation of Goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula, October 5-6, 2023

 

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Organizers : Prof. Dr. Stefan Heidemann (Universität Hamburg), our former fellows Dr. Nouri Boukhchim (Université de Tunis), Dr. Meriem Marzouki (Université de Tunis) , and our former colleague Dr. Antonia Bosanquet (Utrecht University) organize a workshop "Cities, Objects, and Circulation of Goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula" to enhance a better understanding of political and cultural changes witnessed by the Maghreb and Iberian Peninsula between Late Antiquity and the Early and Middle Islamic Period. In some regions, tribes became virtually autonomous, and in others, emirates arose that were integrated into broader, cross-African networks. As the region’s relationship with the political entities of the western Mediterranean changed, so too did its connections with the eastern Mediterranean world and sub-Saharan Africa become denser and more complex. This workshop seeks to understand how these shifts in the post-conquest political order of the Islamic West were reflected in trade routes and commercial hubs across the region. It also asks how researchers can use material culture as a source for understanding these shifts. The study of objects and their contexts reveals not only the changes in taste, but also the mobility of craftsmen, the movement of goods, and finally the changing urban and commercial dynamics across time and space.

We invite the participants to take an interdisciplinary approach, using both material culture and literary evidence. 

In order to attend online or in presence please register by Sep. 27, 2023 with Katharina Mewes (katharina.mewes"AT"uni-hamburg.de) 

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[ Draft Program ]

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Impressions of the Workshop Islamication

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Group photo: organizers, panelists and participants

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Group photo: organizers, panelists and participants

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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The flyer of the workshop

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Stefan Heidemann (Universität Hamburg)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Ramzi Rouighi (University of Southern California)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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A caption from the presentation of Ramzi Rouighi (University of Southern California)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Ramzi Rouighi (University of Southern California) and

Stefan Heidemann (Universität Hamburg)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Antonia Bosanquet (University of Utrecht) and Nouri Boukhchim (Université de Tunis)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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A view of the participants 

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Dominique Valérian (Université Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Dominique Valérian (Université Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne) and Nouri Boukhchim (Université de Tunis)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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A caption from the presentation of Dominique Valérian (Université Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Ahmed Maouloud el-Hilal (Université de Nouakchott, Mauretanie)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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A caption of the presentation of Ahmed Maouloud el-Hilal (Université de Nouakchott, Mauretanie) and the conference room in the background

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Ahmed Maouloud el-Hilal (Université de Nouakchott, Mauretanie) and Nouri Boukhchim (Université de Tunis)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Rezki Chergui - RomanIslam Center

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Stefan Heidemann (Universität Hamburg)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Another view of the participants

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Insights from the lunch break

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Insights from the lunch break

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Ensar Sinani (RomanIslam Center) and Tarek Kahlaoui (Mediterranean School of Business)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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A caption from the presentation of Tarek Kahlaoui (Mediterranean School of Business)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Tarek Kahlaoui (Mediterranean School of Business)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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A caption from the presentation of Tarek Kahlaoui (Mediterranean School of Business)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Ahmed El Bahi (Université de Kairouan, Tunisia)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Kurt Franz and Stefan Heidemann
(Universität Hamburg)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Ensar Sinani (Universität Hamburg)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Insights from the coffee break

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Nouri Boukhchim (Université de Tunis)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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A caption of the online presentation of Mohamed Ghodhbane (Université El Manar, Tunisia)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Another view of the participants

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Susana Gómez Martínez (University of Evora, ECS - School of Social Sciences, Department of History)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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Susana Gómez Martínez (University of Evora, ECS - School of Social Sciences, Department of History)

Insights from the workshop on the cities, objects, and circulation of goods in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula

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The organisers of the workshop during the roundtable discussion

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