Council for British Research in the Levant#Levant
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The Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) is a non-profit organisation that promotes humanities and social science research in the Levant.{{Cite web|url=http://cbrl.org.uk/about-us|title=About us|website=CBRL website|access-date=2016-04-23}} It consists of two research institutes, the Kenyon Institute in Jerusalem{{Cite web|url=http://cbrl.org.uk/kenyon-institute|title=Kenyon Institute|website=CBRL website|access-date=2016-04-23}} and the British Institute in Amman (BIA) in Amman, Jordan.{{Cite web|url=http://cbrl.org.uk/british-Institute-amman|title=The British Institute in Amman|website=CBRL website|access-date=2016-04-23}}
History
The CBRL was established in 1998 as an amalgamation of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem (now the Kenyon Institute) and the British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History (now the British Institute in Amman). While its predecessors mainly existed to support archaeological research in their respective host countries, the newly formed CBRL, sponsored by the British Academy,{{Cite web|url=http://cbrl.org.uk/about-us/who-funds-us|title=Who funds us|website=CBRL website|access-date=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427084354/http://cbrl.org.uk/about-us/who-funds-us}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.britac.ac.uk/intl/index-basis.cfm|title=Academy-Sponsored Institutes|website=British Academy website|access-date=2016-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313045132/http://www.britac.ac.uk/intl/index-basis.cfm|archive-date=2016-03-13}} broadened its remit to include research into the history, culture and society of the entire Levant.
Plans to open a CBRL institute in Damascus have been suspended due to the ongoing Syrian Civil War.
Publications
= ''Levant'' =
Levant (ISSN 1756-3801) is an academic journal of archaeological research in the Levant, first published in 1969 by the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem,{{Cite journal|last=Kenyon|first=K. M.|s2cid=162348811|title=Chairman's Foreword|journal=Levant|volume=1|issue=1|pages=iii–iv|doi=10.1179/lev.1969.1.1.iii|year=2013}} and later by the CBRL.{{Cite journal|last1=Finlayson|first1=Bill|last2=Obeid|first2=Michelle|date=2016-01-02|title=Director's note|journal=Contemporary Levant|volume=1|issue=1|pages=1–3|doi=10.1080/20581831.2016.1156347|issn=2058-1831}} It is currently produced by Maney Publishing and publishes three issues per year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ylev20|title=Levant: The Journal of the Council for British Research in the Levant|website=www.tandfonline.com|access-date=2016-07-17}}
Since 2004 the CBRL has also published research monographs as the "Levant Supplementary Series".{{Cite web|url=http://cbrl.org.uk/publications/item/name/cbrl-monographs|title=CBRL Monographs / Publications / CBRL|website=cbrl.org.uk|access-date=2016-07-17}}
= ''Contemporary Levant'' =
The CBRL launched a second journal, Contemporary Levant ({{ISSN|2058-184X}}), in 2016, covering research on contemporary politics, society and culture in the Levant.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=YCOL20|title=Contemporary Levant – Aims & scope|website=www.tandfonline.com|access-date=2016-07-17}}
= ''Bulletin of the Council for British Research in the Levant'' =
The CBRL also produces an annual Bulletin ({{ISSN|1752-7279}}) as its document of record, which also contains reports on research sponsored by the CBRL in the previous year aimed at a general readership.{{Cite journal|last=Finlayson|first=Bill|date=2006-11-01|title=From the Director|journal=Bulletin of the Council for British Research in the Levant|volume=1|issue=1|pages=2–5|doi=10.1179/cbrl.2006.1.1.2|issn=1752-7260}} It was formerly known as the CBRL Newsletter.{{Cite web|url=http://cbrl.org.uk/publications/item/name/cbrl-bulletin|title=CBRL Bulletin / Publications / CBRL|website=cbrl.org.uk|access-date=2016-07-17}}
Directors
- Alison McQuitty (1998–1999)
- Bill Finlayson (1999–2018){{Cite web|url=http://cbrl.ac.uk/news/item/name/cbrl-director-professor-bill-finlayson|title=CBRL Director, Professor Bill Finlayson {{!}} News {{!}} CBRL|website=cbrl.ac.uk|access-date=2019-01-25}}
- Carol Palmer (2018–2024){{Cite web |title=Report from Carol Palmer, Director and from Amman 2021 |url=https://cbrl.ac.uk/news/report-from-the-director-2021/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=CBRL |language=en-US}}
- Jane Humphris (2024–){{cite web|url=https://www.cbrl.ac.uk/jane-humphris-cbrl-director/ |title=Dr Jane Humphris, CBRL Director |author=|date= |website=CBRL |publisher= |access-date=December 12, 2024|quote=}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.cbrl.org.uk/ Council for British Research in the Levant]
- [http://www.maney.co.uk/journals/lev Levant at Maney Publishing]
- Yucel, I. "[https://www.academia.edu/33748590/the_British_School_of_Archaeology_in_Jerusalem_in_the_wake_of_the_WWI_1_I._D%C3%BCnya_Sava%C5%9F%C4%B1_Sonras%C4%B1_Kud%C3%BCs_%C4%B0ngiliz_Arkeoloji_Okulunun_Kurulu%C5%9Fu_ve_Faaliyetleri The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem in the wake of the WWI.]" History Studies, 9/2, 2017.
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Category:British overseas research institutes
Category:History organisations based in the United Kingdom
Category:Ancient Near East organizations