Prof. Dr. Syrinx von Hees
Current affiliations
- Professorship of Arabic literature and rhetoric (Prof. von Hees)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
- Centre for Eastern Mediterranean History and Culture (GKM)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Cultural history and literature of Egypt and Syria in Mamluk times
- Cultural studies
- Arabic natural history
Academic Education | |
| 1996 - 1999 | Promotionsstudium der Islamwissenschaft in Berlin und Bonn, gefördert von der Gerda Henkel Stiftung / Die Kosmographie des Qazwini. Entwicklung eines Weltbildes im 13. Jahrhundert |
| 1992 - 1996 | Studium der Islamwissenschaft, Orientalischen Kunstgeschichte und Kunstgeschichte an der RFWU Bonn |
| 1991 - 1992 | Studium des Studiengangs ‚Lingua e letteratura araba‘ am Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli, Italien |
| 1989 - 1991 | Studium der Islamkunde, Philosophie, Kunstgeschichte und Islamischen Kunstgeschichte an der OFU Bamberg |
Work Experience | |
| since 04/2020 | Professor for Arabic Literature and Rhetoric at the WWU |
| 04/2014 - 03/2020 | Juniorprofessor for Arabic Literature and Rhetoric at the WWU |
| 02/2012 - 08/2013 | Wissenschaftliche Referentin am Orient-Institut Beirut |
| 07/2012 - 09/2012 | Research-Fellow am Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg 'History and Society during the Mamluk era (1250-1517)', Bonn |
| 01/2011 - 01/2012 | Mutterschafts- und Elternzeit |
| 11/2007 - 12/2010 | Wissenschaftliche Referentin am Orient-Institut Beirut |
| 08/2006 - 10/2007 | DFG-Projekt Geschichte des Alters in der Mamlukenzeit / Wissenschaftliche Angestellte an der RFWU Bonn |
| 10/2005 - 07/2006 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der WWU Münster |
| 04/2004 - 09/2005 | DFG-Projekt Geschichte des Alters in der Mamlukenzeit / Wissenschaftliche Angestellte an der RFWU Bonn |
| 04/2003 - 03/2004 | Lise-Meitner-Habilitationsstipendiatin des Landes NRW / Geschichte des Alters in Ägypten und Syrien der Mamlukenzeit |
| 11/2002 - 03/2003 | Überbrückungsbeihilfe des DAAD / Adjāʾib-Literatur |
| 11/2001 - 10/2002 | Postdoc-Stipendiatin des DAAD am Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., USA / The Role of the Marvelous (adjāʾib), in Arabo-Persian Literature |
| 10/2000 - 09/2001 | Postdoc-Fellow am Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin / Islamic Art in Modern Discourse - How is an Islamic Code used in the Discourse on Art? |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 03/2021 | Vorstandsmitglied, Vorstand des Centrum für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Mittelmeerraums (GKM), Centrum für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Mittelmeerraums (GKM) |
| since 10/2020 | Prodekanin für Personalentwicklung des FB 09 |
Publications
Hakki, Arslan; von Hees, Syrinx (2024) In: Stiening, G. (eds.), Rechtsnorm und ästhetische Reflexion. Studien zum Verhältnis zwischen den Hermeneutiken des Rechts und der Literatur. Berlin: J.B. Metzler Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
von Hees, Syrinx (2023) In: Quaderni di Studi Arabi, 18 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
von Hees, Syrinx (2022) In: Weinrich, Ines (eds.), In Praise fo the Prophet. Forms of Piety as Reflected in Arabic Literature. Baden-Baden: Ergon Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
von Hees, Syrinx (2022) In: Özkan, Hakan; Papoutsakis, Nefeli (eds.), Doing Justice to a Wronged Literature. Essays on Arabic Literature and Rhetoric of the 12th-18th Centuries in Honour of Thomas Bauer. Leiden: Brill. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Gering, Annabel K.; von Hees, Syrinx (2022) In: Weinrich, Ines (eds.), In praise of the Prophet - Forms of piety as reflected in Arabic literature. Baden-Baden: Ergon Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/06/2022 - 31/12/2023 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
EXC 2060 C3-24 - Transformations of the Burda: Political dimensions of a controversial literary-religious discourse (13th-15th century) (EXC 2060 C3-24) Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2020 - 31/03/2023 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2024 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster |
Talks
| Sorry, but This is not White Hair: Excuse-Poems – a Special Rhetorical Device as Presented by aṣ-Ṣafadi Hees, Syrinx von (24/06/2016) Third Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, Chicago, U.S.A. Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| The Transmission of Office in Families Hees, Syrinx von (28/11/2015) Families in Transmission. First General Workshop DYNTRAN, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| The Reception of Ibn Qalaqis by Mamluk Authors Hees, Syrinx von (28/06/2015) Second Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgien Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Trauergedichte auf Muhammad: Zwischen Prophetenlob und Kindertotenliedern Hees, Syrinx von (01/04/2015) The Sultan's Anthologist - Ibn Abi Hajalah and his work. Internationale Konferenz der Leibnizpreis-Forschungsgruppe…, WWU, Münster, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific talk |
Doctorates
| [Working title] Stilfiguren literarischer Argumentation – Arabische Rhetorik zwischen Recht, Theologie und Literatur Candidate: Knöll, Andreas | Supervisors: von Hees, Syrinx Period of time: 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| [Working title] Fictionality in Arabic Literature. The Example of the Literary Debate between Sword and Reed-Pen Candidate: Ruhstorfer, Johannes Jakob | Supervisors: Von Hees, Syrinx Period of time: 01/07/2023 - 30/06/2026 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| [Working title] The Production and Verification of Genealogical Knowledge: A Case Study on ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī (d. 561/1166), His Lineage, and His Descendants Candidate: Kraneiß, Natalie | Supervisors: Hees, Syrinx von; Mayeur-Jaouen, Catherine | Reviewers: Hees, Syrinx von; Mayeur-Jaouen, Catherine Period of time: 01/04/2022 - 30/06/2026 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Rhetorische Strategien zur Autoritätsgenerierung in den Printfatwas von Ḥasanayn Muḥammad Maḫlūf (1890-1990) und Muḥammad Rašīd Riḍā (1865-1935) im Lichte des… Candidate: El-Khodary, Sehra | Supervisors: Oberauer, Norbert; von Hees, Syrinx | Reviewers: Oberauer, Norbert; von Hees, Syrinx Period of time: 01/07/2020 - 09/02/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Diskurs und Diskursanalyse in der sunnitischen Koranexegese: Fahr ad-Din ar-Razi (gest. 1210) und der Tafsir al-kabir im Spannungsfeld exegetischer Polemiken -… Candidate: Öktem, Kamil | Supervisors: Bauer, Thomas; von Hees, Syrinx | Reviewers: Bauer, Thomas; von Hees, Syrinx Period of time: 15/01/2020 - 09/11/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |