Hello Middle East History and Theory Workshop attendees. I’m excited to announce that our Winter 2018 schedule is finally ready. Please note that all of the following workshops will be held on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:30 PM in Pick Hall, Room 218:
January 24th: Theo Beers (NELC): “The Tuḥfah-i Sāmī and the Persian Taẕkirah Tradition.”
February 7th: Carl Shook (NELC): “Preliminary Conclusions About the Border Formation Process in Mandate Iraq, 1920-1932.”
February 28th: Mustafa Kaya (NELC): “Zayn al-Din Khwafi (d. 1435) in the networks of the religious elite from Herat to Bursa.”
March 7th: Chad Mowbray (NELC): “Ambiguity in the ‘Wretched Hunter’ poem of al-Ḥuṭay’a”
As always, there will be food and beverages served. I hope you can all make it!
Best,
Kyle Wynter-Stoner
2017-2018 MEHAT Workshop Coordinator
