Middle East Centre - Oxford Talks

17:00 - The United Nations and the Question of Palestine
Change of venue: Now in the Investcorp Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road (NOT MEC Boardroom at 68 Woodstock Road as originally planned) | Copies of Professor Imseis's book can be purchased direct from Cambridge University Press website, use IMSEIS23 at checkout for 20% discount.
Dr Adri Imseis (Queen's University)
MEC SEMINAR SERIES

17:00 - Reflections on Tunisian Women’s Continued Fight for Respect, Dignity and Rights - Focus on Women in the Labour Movement
Dr Heba El-Shazli (George Mason University)
MEC Women's Rights Research Seminars

17:00 - The Damascus Events Book Launch
Book copies will be on sale at the discounted price of £20 - cash only please | Drinks reception will follow the book signing
Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, Oxford)
MEC SEMINAR SERIES

17:00 - Three Frontiers to one Boundary: The Making of the Ottoman-Iranian Boundary
Please note change of venue to the MEC Boardroom (from the Investcorp Lecture Theatre)
Professor Sabri Ates (Southern Methodist University)
MEC SEMINAR SERIES

17:00 - Ali Mirsepassi will be in conversation with Stephanie Cronin about his new book "The Loneliest Revolution: A Memoir of Solidarity and Struggle in Iran".
Ali Mirsepassi (NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
MEC SEMINAR SERIES

17:00 - Economic Diversification and Climate Change in the Middle East
Associate Professor Dr Sarah Bush (University of Pennsylvania)
Middle East Politics and WRRS joint series

17:00 - The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa
All welcome, no registration necessary, arrive early to secure your seat: Our MEC Boardroom in the Kirdar Building at 68 Woodstock Road has limited seating capacity.
Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life (Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University)
Contemporary Islamic Studies Programme

17:00 - Documentary film screening: Antoine the Fortunate (WWI in the Ottoman Empire)
Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Nefin Dinc (James Madison University)
MEC SEMINAR SERIES

10:00 - Approaching Raw Wounds: The Rhetoric of Trauma in Palestinian and Northern Irish Fiction Writing
Various Speakers

17:00 - The 46th Annual George Antonius Memorial Lecture
Professor Amaney Jamal (Princeton University)

17:00 - Book launch - Molla Nasreddin: The Making of a Modern Trickster, 1906-1911
Professor Janet Afary (University of California)
MEC SEMINAR SERIES

17:15 - The New Spirit of Islamism: Interactions between the AKP, Ennahda and the Muslim Brotherhood
Dr Ezgi Başaran (University of Oxford)
Book Talks

17:00 - Colonial subjects and the right to have rights: Algeria, 1834
Professor Charles Kurzman (University of North Carolina)
Friday Seminars

17:00 - The challenges of writing Middle East history after 7 October: from Gaza to the climate crisis
Dr Ibrahim al-Marashi (California State University)
Book Talks

17:00 - From the cradle to the street: family and the 1979 Revolution in Iran
Professor Naghmeh Sohrabi (Brandeis University)
Friday Seminars

17:15 - Tahrir, Gaza, and beyond: revolution, liberation, and praxis
Rusha Latif (author of 'Tahrir's Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution')
Book Talks

10:00 - South Sudan at the Crossroads, Election or No Election – What is the Prospect for Real Peace for South Sudan
Please aim to register before 25th October 2024, as this helps greatly with planning for the day's catering and hospitality which are provided by St Antony's College.
Various Speakers