Author Archives: ebozgan@uchicago.edu

Dear MEHAT attendees,  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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

The Middle East History and Theory Workshop is pleased to present  Elon Harvey (Ph.D. Candidate in NELC) “The Edict of ʿUmar b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz about Nabīdh” We are going to meet in Pick Hall 218 on Wednesday, March 30 between 12-13:20 pm. Please try … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

Dear Mehat attendees,   I am very excited to announce the last speaker of the Winter quarter  Kara Peruccio (Assistant Professor in Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and History at the University of Maine) “The Light at the End of … Continue reading →

The Middle East History and Theory Workshop is pleased to present                           Owen Green (Ph.D. Student in NELC)                  “Bound by … Continue reading →

Dear Mehat attendees,   Please join the Middle East History and Theory Workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 9th, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM (Central Time), via Zoom, for our third workshop of the winter quarter:  Aamir Bashir (Ph.D. Candidate in NELC)  “Private Muftis … Continue reading →

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: Hayri Gökşin Özkoray (Assistant Professor of Early Modern History, Aix-Marseille … Continue reading →

Hello Mehat attendees,   Please join the Middle East History and Theory Workshop on Wednesday, January 12th, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM (Central time) via Zoom for our first workshop of the winter quarter:  Fariba Zarinebaf (Professor of History, University … Continue reading →

Dear all,   We are very excited to share the Winter schedule of the Middle East History and Theory Workshop. This quarter, we will have the online option for all of the presentations but we would like to maintain the in-person … Continue reading →