Book Reviews by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
International Journal of Islamic Architecture, 2024
Al-Masāq, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VTPEFHIKFW3IXPGZQERX/full?target=10.1080/09503110.2021.1997322
Al-‘Usur al-Wusta: The Journal of Middle East Medievalists, 2021
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/alusur/article/view/8905
Europenow.org, 2020
La corte del califa: Cuatro años en la Córdoba de los omeyas by Eduardo Manzano By 971 CE, the Um... more La corte del califa: Cuatro años en la Córdoba de los omeyas by Eduardo Manzano By 971 CE, the Umayyads, based in the city of Córdoba, had established themselves as major players in the geopolitics of their time. Ambassadors from rulers around the Mediterranean Basin, the Iberian Peninsula, and Western Europe frequented the halls of the caliphal city of Madīnat-al Zahrā as part of the complex diplomatic networks developing in the tenth century. Yet, less than forty years later, much of what these ambassadors described in their missals no longer existed, and the luxurious caliphal palace of Madīnat al-Zahrā was literally in the drains of one of the most advanced irrigation systems of its time. Histories composed in the eleventh century and those penned today evince both nostalgia for this lost so-called "golden age" as well as political musings surrounding whom to blame for its fall. Thankfully, Eduardo Manzano Moreno's latest offering, La Corte del Califa: Cuatro años en la Córdoba de los omeyas (The Court of the Caliph: Four years in Umayyad Córdoba) published in January 2019, moves away from the fanciful and instead investigates a critical time in al-Andalus: the end of the reign of al-Ḥakam II from 971-975 CE, four years that witnessed both the apex of splendor of Córdoban al-Andalus as well as substantial changes in its governance. Manzano Moreno's examination of the final years of al-Ḥakam II's reign offers us a much needed analysis of both what happened during this "golden age," focusing not on the extreme wealth and strength of the Andalusi Umayyads at this time, but most importantly highlighting the ways in which administrative changes occurring in these years showed the fragile nature of their rule. Manzano Moreno aims to develop both an understanding of the intricacies of the apparatus of Umayyad rule as well as to appreciate how such a developed administration could fall apart so spectacularly. 1 One walks away from La Corte del Califa with a deep appreciation for the ability of the Umayyad rulers of al-Andalus to manage resources, develop networks, and negotiate governance in the Iberian Peninsula. While providing less definitive answers to his second question, Manzano Moreno's narration of al-Ḥakam II's subtle innovations in governance clearly point to the idea that the Umayyad's desire to become major 1 "¿cómo pudo funcionar de una manera tan eficiente su maquinaria de poder? ¿y, en el segundo lugar, cómo fue posible que colapsara tan estrepitosamente poco tiempo después? (17).
Conferences by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
Franco-Scottish Research Conference Program, 2019
This conference will be held online by the Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Society of the Uni... more This conference will be held online by the Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Society of the University of Edinburgh on November 19-20, 2020. The conference focuses on disasters (natural, "man-made" or “supernatural”) that shape historical memory and our understanding of the past, concentrating on the problematic relations between catastrophes and memory in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine societies.
Keynote Speakers:
Leslie Brubaker is Professor of Byzantine Art History, with particular interest in the cult of the Virgin, ‘iconoclasm’, the relationship between text and image, manuscripts, and gender. She is also Director of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, which is a unique research cluster with an international reputation, a thriving postgraduate community, and its own journal and two monograph series.
Antoine Borrut is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Maryland. He specializes in early Islamic history and historiography and is currently working on two projects: the first focuses on the much-neglected genre of astrological histories and on the role of court astrologers in historical writing in early Islam, the second concentrates on the construction of early Islamic sites of memory and its impact on the making of an agreed upon version of the early Islamic past.
Conference Presentations by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
Middle East Studies Association , 2021
On 5 and 6 July the Zurbarán Centre will host a two-day student-led symposium showcasing innovati... more On 5 and 6 July the Zurbarán Centre will host a two-day student-led symposium showcasing innovative doctoral research in Iberian and Latin American art and visual culture. The presentations explore a wide variety of topics across all periods from the middle ages to the twenty-first century. They address important questions relating to art and politics, the circulation of art and artefacts, visual traditions across different media and periods, identity issues, cultural heritage, memory and modernity.
The event brings together students from eight institutions: Durham University, Edinburgh College of Art, Technische Universität Dresden, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Universidad Internacional de Catalunya, Universität Hamburg, University of Cambridge, University of Leeds.
The symposium also features two invited keynote speakers: Dr Amanda W. Dotseth, Curator at the Meadows Museum in Dallas, and Dr George Flaherty, Associate Professor in Art History at the University of Texas at Austin. The student presentations and the keynote lectures will be followed by questions and answers. The aim is to stimulate intellectual debate and connections among emerging and established scholars engaged in Iberian and Latin American art.
The event has been organised by a group of doctoral students at Durham University and Edinburgh College of Art in collaboration with the Zurbarán Centre.
We are grateful to the Embassy of Spain for their support of this event.
Talks by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
University of Edinburgh, 2022
Virtual Islamic Art History Seminar Series (VIAHSS), 2024
https://vimeo.com/952415518
ICMA Website, 2021
In this podcast, Sarah Slingluff interviews Dr. Lawrence Nees about his experiences as a medieval... more In this podcast, Sarah Slingluff interviews Dr. Lawrence Nees about his experiences as a medieval art historian and his involvement with the ICMA.
https://www.medievalart.org/oral-history-project
From the ICMA Website: "With the goal of preserving the unique stories and experiences of our longest-serving members and supporters, the ICMA Student Committee has launched the Oral History Project. Students interview members who have made significant contributions to the study of medieval art and the ICMA. In the interviews, these members reflect on their initiation into the field, their lifelong experiences as researchers, professionals, and peers, as well as their involvement in the organization. The recordings available here have been edited for clarity and length. Full recordings and transcripts are archived with the ICMA."
Edited Journals by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
Diogenes, 2021
Here we present a small selection of papers presented at the 4th Annual Late Antique, Islamic, an... more Here we present a small selection of papers presented at the 4th Annual Late Antique, Islamic, and Byzantine Conference hosted by the University of Edinburgh in November of 2020. The LAIBS Conference Committee (Bilal Adiguzel, Nasser Alfalasi, Defangyu (Charles) Kong, Joaquin Serrano del Pozo, and Sarah Slingluff in conjunction with Diogenes editors selected papers by Lubna a al-Shanquitiy, Blake Lorenz, Arie Neuhauser, Haggai Olshanetsky and Lev Cosijns.
by Antoine Borrut, Luke Yarbrough, Kader Smail, Liana Saif, Gohar Grigoryan, Michael Pregill, Aurélien Montel, Alberto Bardi, Javier Albarrán, and Sarah Slingluff, PhD
Papers by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
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Book Reviews by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
Conferences by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
Keynote Speakers:
Leslie Brubaker is Professor of Byzantine Art History, with particular interest in the cult of the Virgin, ‘iconoclasm’, the relationship between text and image, manuscripts, and gender. She is also Director of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, which is a unique research cluster with an international reputation, a thriving postgraduate community, and its own journal and two monograph series.
Antoine Borrut is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Maryland. He specializes in early Islamic history and historiography and is currently working on two projects: the first focuses on the much-neglected genre of astrological histories and on the role of court astrologers in historical writing in early Islam, the second concentrates on the construction of early Islamic sites of memory and its impact on the making of an agreed upon version of the early Islamic past.
Conference Presentations by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
The event brings together students from eight institutions: Durham University, Edinburgh College of Art, Technische Universität Dresden, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Universidad Internacional de Catalunya, Universität Hamburg, University of Cambridge, University of Leeds.
The symposium also features two invited keynote speakers: Dr Amanda W. Dotseth, Curator at the Meadows Museum in Dallas, and Dr George Flaherty, Associate Professor in Art History at the University of Texas at Austin. The student presentations and the keynote lectures will be followed by questions and answers. The aim is to stimulate intellectual debate and connections among emerging and established scholars engaged in Iberian and Latin American art.
The event has been organised by a group of doctoral students at Durham University and Edinburgh College of Art in collaboration with the Zurbarán Centre.
We are grateful to the Embassy of Spain for their support of this event.
Talks by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
https://www.medievalart.org/oral-history-project
From the ICMA Website: "With the goal of preserving the unique stories and experiences of our longest-serving members and supporters, the ICMA Student Committee has launched the Oral History Project. Students interview members who have made significant contributions to the study of medieval art and the ICMA. In the interviews, these members reflect on their initiation into the field, their lifelong experiences as researchers, professionals, and peers, as well as their involvement in the organization. The recordings available here have been edited for clarity and length. Full recordings and transcripts are archived with the ICMA."
Edited Journals by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
Papers by Sarah Slingluff, PhD
Keynote Speakers:
Leslie Brubaker is Professor of Byzantine Art History, with particular interest in the cult of the Virgin, ‘iconoclasm’, the relationship between text and image, manuscripts, and gender. She is also Director of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, which is a unique research cluster with an international reputation, a thriving postgraduate community, and its own journal and two monograph series.
Antoine Borrut is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Maryland. He specializes in early Islamic history and historiography and is currently working on two projects: the first focuses on the much-neglected genre of astrological histories and on the role of court astrologers in historical writing in early Islam, the second concentrates on the construction of early Islamic sites of memory and its impact on the making of an agreed upon version of the early Islamic past.
The event brings together students from eight institutions: Durham University, Edinburgh College of Art, Technische Universität Dresden, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Universidad Internacional de Catalunya, Universität Hamburg, University of Cambridge, University of Leeds.
The symposium also features two invited keynote speakers: Dr Amanda W. Dotseth, Curator at the Meadows Museum in Dallas, and Dr George Flaherty, Associate Professor in Art History at the University of Texas at Austin. The student presentations and the keynote lectures will be followed by questions and answers. The aim is to stimulate intellectual debate and connections among emerging and established scholars engaged in Iberian and Latin American art.
The event has been organised by a group of doctoral students at Durham University and Edinburgh College of Art in collaboration with the Zurbarán Centre.
We are grateful to the Embassy of Spain for their support of this event.
https://www.medievalart.org/oral-history-project
From the ICMA Website: "With the goal of preserving the unique stories and experiences of our longest-serving members and supporters, the ICMA Student Committee has launched the Oral History Project. Students interview members who have made significant contributions to the study of medieval art and the ICMA. In the interviews, these members reflect on their initiation into the field, their lifelong experiences as researchers, professionals, and peers, as well as their involvement in the organization. The recordings available here have been edited for clarity and length. Full recordings and transcripts are archived with the ICMA."