Interested in the field of Middle East Studies? Test your knowledge of the region with a fun, online trivia game and learn about different related majors and minors offered on campus. Stay for a virtual discussion with students, faculty, and … Read more
The Dept. of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies presents a virtual presentation by Professor Eve Troutt Powell (Christopher H. Browne distinguished professor of History, University of Pennsylvania), “Posing Slaves for the Camera: Race and Photography in 19 century Khartoum,” moderated … Read more
This panel will discuss Black and Afro-Iranians in the Iranian Cultural Imaginary, featuring panelists: - “Chronopolitical Assemblages: Race/ism, Desire, and Identification in Iranian Contexts” Shadee Malaklou, chair and assistant professor of Women’s and Gender Studies; founding director, Women’s and Gender … Read more
Persian Language Pedagogy: Challenges, Obstacles, and Innovative Responses is an attempt at providing innovative responses to challenges and obstacles that Persian language instructors particularly, but language instructors more broadly, encounter in their classrooms. The panelists will address topics such as the … Read more
Part of the 2020-21 Speaker Series, "Blackness in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies" "Blackness in Malaysia and Indonesia: Stories from the Field" by Professor Timothy Daniels. Moderated by Kevin Fogg, associate director, Carolina Asia Center. Daniels is professor of anthropology … Read more
PART OF THE 2020-21 SPEAKER SERIES, “BLACKNESS IN ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES” This session will feature Paige Cottingham-Streater, executive director of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, “Black Americans and U.S.-Japan Relations,” and will be moderated by Morgan Pitelka, chair of … Read more
