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Nir Shafir: How to Read in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire
Virtual EventThe Ottoman Empire (and the Islamic world at large) was a manuscript culture until the late nineteenth century. That is, many Ottoman subjects continued to copy books by hand even though they had been aware of printing in European lands for centuries. In recent years, there has been a new wave of scholarship exploring how […]
Lily Balloffet, Argentina in the Global Middle East
Virtual EventLily Pearl Balloffet (Latin American and Latino Studies, UC Santa Cruz) will discuss her recent book, Argentina in the Global Middle East, in conversation with Devi Mays (University of Michigan). Argentina in the Global Middle East connects modern Latin American and Middle Eastern history through their shared links to global migration systems. By following the […]
In Vitro: Film Screening and Conversation
Virtual EventIN VITRO | Larissa Sansour & Søren Lind, 2019 (TRAILER) from Spike Island - Productions on Vimeo. Join the Center for Cultural Studies Colloquium for a special screening of the film, In Vitro, after which Peter Limbrick (UCSC professor of Film and Digital Media) will moderate a discussion with filmmakers Larissa Sansour and Soren Lind. […]
Falafel Welcome Lunch with The Center for the Middle East and North Africa
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Center for the Middle East and North Africa invites all CMENA affiliates and students to a falafel welcome lunch. Come catch up with one another, meet CMENA faculty, and learn about the Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) Minor.
Laleh Khalili in conversation with Nidhi Mahajan–Palestine and the Maritime Politics of the Red Sea
Virtual EventThinking through the complexities of the Red Sea blockade, Professor Khalili will ask questions about how the entangled international and commercial control of maritime space deals with such disruptions in cargo and trade flows, and how the structure of global capital has to be taken into account in toto while waging a Gramscian war of position at […]
The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life – Film Screening and Discussion with Co-Director/Executive Producer, Dr. Persis Karim
Communications 150, Studio CJoin us for a screening of the film, The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life, and a discussion with the film’s Co-Director and Executive Producer, Persis Karim, who […]
Mediterranean Slavery Since the 18th Century and the Historical Study of Race: M’hamed Oualdi in Conversation with Shreya Parikh
Virtual EventFrom ancient times through abolition, scholars have often described slavery in the Mediterranean region as being relatively unaffected by the history of racial thought. Instead, many historians have focused on the decisive role played by religion. At the same time, however, it is undeniable that dark-skinned enslaved people occupied a more subordinate position in comparison […]
Falafel Welcome Lunch with The Center for the Middle East and North Africa
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Center for the Middle East and North Africa invites all CMENA affiliates and students to a falafel welcome lunch. Come catch up with one another, meet CMENA faculty, and learn about the Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) Minor.