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the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop presents 2 events for this week: Thursday, April 28, 12:00–1:30 Michael Figueroa—Whence Israeli Song? The Fragmented Prehistory of Unisonance in Israel Co-sponsored with the EthNoise! Ethnomusicology Workshop. Discussant: Prof. Orit Bashkin Friday, … Continue reading →

Please join the Western Mediterranean Workshop next Wednesday, APRIL 20, at 4:30pm in Wieboldt 207 to welcome Dying in the Mediterranean: An Arabized Vernacular Dance of Death in Hebrew Romance Prof. MICHELLE HAMILTON (Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, University … Continue reading →

The Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is delighted to announce this week’s meeting: Basil Salem PhD Student in History, University of Chicago The Logic and Proof of Sacral Sovereignty in al-Ishbīlī’s al-Durr al-Muṣān fī Sīrat al-Muẓaffar Salīm Khān … Continue reading →

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is delighted to announce the following talk, in cooperation with the CMES Friday Lecture Series: Dr. Nabil Matar Professor of English at the University of Minnesota Henry Stubbe and the First Use … Continue reading →

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to sponsor the following event, held by the Shi’ism Discussion Group: Rodrigo Adem PhD Student, NELC, University of Chicago The Silent Imam: Religious Archetype and Historical Memory in the Sectarian … Continue reading →

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to present this week’s workshop: Shiraz Hajiani PhD Candidate, NELC, University of Chicago Reconstructing Alamut: approaches to Shiʿism in Iran in the Middle Period Time: Thursday, April 7, 12:00–1:30pm Location: … Continue reading →

This Tuesday, April 5th, at 12:00 PM Noon in Pick Hall 218, the Shi’ism Discussion Group will be hosting a presentation by a leading expert on Shi’ism, Dr. Andrew Newman from the University of Edinburgh. His presentation is entitled: ———————————————————— … Continue reading →

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop and the Anthropology of Europe Workshop are pleased to present a co-sponsored workshop: Three lights on Queen’s face: Ethnography of mêlée Larisa Jasarevic Senior Lecturer, International Studies Program, University of Chicago Time: … Continue reading →

The Middle East History and Theory Workshop is pleased to present our first workshop of the quarter: Catherine Bronson PhD Candidate, NELC, University of Chicago Imagining the First Woman in Formative Tafsīr Time: 12:00–1:30pm, Thursday, March 31 Location: Pick 218, … Continue reading →

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop and the Western Mediterranean Culture Workshop are pleased to present a co-sponsored workshop: Between Castilian Reconquista and Ottoman Jihad: A Reconsideration of the 1501 Hispano-Muslim Qaṣīda to Bayezid II Mohamad Ballan, University … Continue reading →