CBRL news January 2019
Happy new year to all CBRL members and friends!

2019 is an important year for CBRL – it marks the centenary of our founding institute, the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem (BSAJ). Throughout the year we will be holding a number of events that look at British archaeological exploration in the Levant since 1919 as well as critically reviewing the legacy of Britain's historical presence in the region.

The start of the year marks the start of CBRL’s membership year. For just £50 a year or £20 for a student membership you will receive a print copy and online subscription to one of our journals, you can apply for CBRL funding and stay at our reasonably priced hostel accommodation in Amman or Jerusalem.

Last November CBRL’s Kenyon Institute co-organised a Palestinian literary festival along with the Educational Bookshop and British Council Palestine. UK participant, award-winning journalist and author, Cathy Otten, reflects on the festival in recent blog post that you can read here .

Earlier this month Mandy Turner, Director of CBRL's Kenyon Institute, shared her research that looks at Western donors' peace-building practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for a seminar at the University of Cape Town. This week, Carol Palmer, CBRL's Amman Director will be presenting at the International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan that is taking place in Florence.

Finally our friends at the Union Académique are offering two early career research awards of up to €6,000 each for humanities and social science projects – deadline is 31 st January.

We hope you enjoy reading our January news and we hope to see you at one of our events in the near future. 
 
From all at CBRL
C BRL collaborates with the Nahrein Network
We are delighted to be part of the newly expanded Nahrein Network. The Network aims to enhance the capacity of Iraqi, Lebanese, Iranian, and Turkish scholars to engage in the sustainable development of cultural heritage. The Network's visiting scholars programme is now open – academics, cultural heritage professionals, and NGO workers based in the countries where the Network is active are invited to apply for funding to visit the UK for 1-2 months for training and research. Deadline is the 15 th February. More details here . 
CBRL research blog
Centennial research blog:

As CBRL centennial award holder, archaeological historian Amara Thornton (UCL) undertook a digitisation project of Agnes Conway’s excavation diary of the first scientific excavation of Petra in 1929. Here she gives more details about her project.  Read more .
Former CBRL travel grant awardee Adélie Chevée (SOAS) talks about her resear ch that aims to understand how Syrian writers and journalists participate in a re-structuration of the Syrian intellectual field since the start of the conflict. Read more.
CBRL awards postgraduate travel grants in March each year- this scheme is entirely funded thanks to the generous donations of our members and friends. Please consider donating to support the field-work of future travel grant recipients. Donations of all sizes will be gratefully received – thank you.
Upcoming events...
29th January - CBRL's British Institute in Amman
with Dr Katharina Lenner (Bath University) and Dr Shadaab Rahemtulla (Univeristy of Jordan). This is a joint CBRL-Bath University event. Registration essential, please follow this link .
26th February - University of Sheffield
with Dr Sarah Elliott (Bournemouth University & CBRL).
CBRL centenary event

19th March - Institute of Archaeology, London
with Dr Bart Wagemakers (Utrecht University & CBRL centennial award holder)
Conference: 27 - 28th March 2019 - Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London
in partnership with the London Middle East Institute and the British Egyptian Society

Tune-in to the latest CBRL Podcast
Lawrence of Arabia: Romantic, Orientalist, and Western Cultural Artefact
Dr Neil Faulkner