MEHAT Poster Fall 2023

I am pleased to present Evelyn Richardson (Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature) who will present his dissertation chapter “History as ‘Mainstay of Certainty’:  Arabic Historical Thought in the Tanzimat Era” with the discussant Prof. Ahmed El Shamsy (NELC). Please try to read Eveyln’s chapter for an informed discussion and please do not cite or circulate it without the author’s permission. 

Dear Mehat attendees,

I am pleased to present Sylvia Wu (Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Art History) who will be discussing her paper “In the Name of Shiraz: The Stone Mosques of the East African Coast Reconsidered” with the discussant Prof. Ahmed El Shamsy (NELC).

The workshop will be held in person on Wednesday, April 13 from 12:00 to 13:20 pm at Pick Hall 218. Please try to read the attached paper for an informed discussion and please do not cite or circulate papers without authorial permission. As always, food and drinks will be served at the end of the talk.

Best,

Elif Bozgan

2021-2022 Middle East History and Theory Workshop Coordinator

The Middle East History and Theory Workshop is pleased to present 

The Middle East History and Theory Workshop is very pleased to share the Spring schedule. You can find the details of each workshop below. The Zoom link will be sent out for those who would like to join us virtually. As always papers will be sent to the listserv prior to each event. If you would like to access the papers, you can subscribe to the MEHAT list serve using this link.

March 30, 12-13:20 pm Pick 218 

Elon Harvey (Ph.D. Candidate in NELC)

“The Edict of ʿUmar b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz about Nabīdh.“

April 13 (time and place TBA) 

Erin Atwell (Ph.D. Student in NELC) 

May 11, (Zoom and Pick 218 12-13:20 pm)

Maysoun Shehadeh (Bar Ilan University)

“Sectoral Realism at the Junction of the Partition Plan of Palestine.”

May 25 (Via Zoom and Pick 218 12-13:20 pm)

Lucia Admiraal (Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Groningen) 

“Celebrating Maimonides in Cairo, 1935: Egyptian Jewish Historiography in a Global Context.“

Dear Mehat attendees,

“The Light at the End of the Tunnel: A Conversation on Academic Job Market During Covid-19 Pandemic”

Discussant: Kyle Wynter-Stoner (Ph.D. Candidate in NELC)

We will meet in person on Wednesday in Pick 218 from 3:30 to 5 pm. Please email me if you plan to attend in person and give me any dietary restrictions by Monday 12 pm. For those who would like to join us virtually, you can do so via this Zoom link. You can find the full invitation below. There is no reading material for this event. We hope to have an interactive workshop, so please bring all your questions and comments. 

The Middle East History and Theory Workshop is pleased to present

                          Owen Green (Ph.D. Student in NELC) 

                “Bound by Tradition: “Civilization,” Medicine, and “Modernity” in the                       anti-Corset Discourse in Hanımlara Mahsus Gazete.” 

                           Discussant: Monica Ringer (Amherst College) 

 We are going to meet on Wednesday, Feb 23 at 12:30 pm in Pick Hall 218. For those who would like to join us virtually, you can access the meeting using this Zoom link. 

To have access to Owen’s paper, you can subscribe to the MEHAT listserv using this link. 

Hello Mehat attendees,

Please join the Middle East History and Theory Workshop on Wednesday, January 26th, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM (Central Time), via Zoom, for our second workshop of the winter quarter: