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Western Mediterranean Workshop Event

Posted on January 30, 2011 by campus

Dear Colleagues, Please join us on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, at 4:30pm in Wieboldt 207 to welcome our first guest speaker of the quarter. Prof. KARLA MALLETTE (Associate Professor of Italian and Near Eastern Studies, Associate Director of the Center for … Continue reading →

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January 27: Elizabeth Urban

Posted on January 22, 2011 by campus

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to present: “They are Your Brothers in Religion and Your Mawālī”: The Quranic Transformation of the Term Mawlā Elizabeth Urban, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Discussant: Mehmetcan Akpinar Thursday, January … Continue reading →

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Two new workshops scheduled with the Western Mediterranean Culture Workshop

Posted on January 20, 2011 by campus

I’m pleased to announce the addition of two more workshops to our schedule, in co-sponsorship with the Western Mediterranean Workshop: Mohamad Ballan (Graduate Student, Social Sciences, University of Chicago) will be presenting his paper entitled “Between Castilian Reconquista and Ottoman … Continue reading →

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January 20: Paul Walker

Posted on January 18, 2011 by campus

the Shi‘ism Discussion Group is pleased to present: Islamic Heresiography and the Shi‘a Paul Walker, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Chicago Thursday, January 20, 12:00 pm 218 Pick Hall, 5828 S University Ave Dr. Walker is the … Continue reading →

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January 14: Yașar Tolga Cora

Posted on January 8, 2011 by campus

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to present: Looking for the Origins of the Muslim/Turkish Bourgeoise The Nemlizades: Rise of a Merchant ‘Dynasty’ of the Black Sea Coast Yașar Tolga Cora, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations … Continue reading →

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Getting started up

Posted on January 3, 2011 by campus

Welcome back! سال نوی غربی مبارک باد ، وكل سنة وأنتم بخير We are pleased to announce our call for papers for the 2011 MEHAT conference, which you can see over at our conference page. It’ll be a fun quarter … Continue reading →

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They just keep coming…

Posted on November 18, 2010 by campus

The Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased and delighted to announce our final, FINAL workshop of the quarter: Khan el-Hillu and the city of Lid (Lod) during the Ottoman period: Summarizing three years of excavations presented by … Continue reading →

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Final MEHAT of the quarter: Marianne Six-Hohenbalken

Posted on November 17, 2010 by campus

The Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased and delighted to announce our final workshop of the quarter: Narrations of violence: Tensions between individual and community accounts of the 1988 Halabja massacre presented by Maria Six-Hohenbalken PhD in … Continue reading →

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MEHAT room change

Posted on November 10, 2010 by campus

Dear friends, Please note the following room change: Metin’s workshop will now take place in Pick 016 on the first floor. Same time: 4:00 pm, right after the Arabic Circle.

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November 12: Metin Yüksel

Posted on November 8, 2010 by campus

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to present: I cry out so that you wake up: Cegerxwîn’s Poetics and Politics of Awakening Metin Yüksel, PhD Candidate, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Discussant: Frank Lewis Friday, November … Continue reading →

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