[Bilimsel Haber] 21st Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: Rebecca Nagel <renagel at uchicago.edu>

The Workshop on Middle East History & Theory at the University of
Chicago is pleased to announce its 21st annual conference:

Friday, May 12th & Saturday, May 13th

The Middle East History and Theory Conference is organized in
collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the
University of Chicago. It is held annually and provides a forum for
students and faculty in the social sciences and humanities to present
papers treating Middle Eastern and Central Asian art/architecture,
literature, society, history and politics from the 7th century to the
present. This year, through the organization of the panels, the keynote
address by Professor Beshara Doumani (University of California at
Berkeley), and a plenary session with Professor Kenneth Cuno (University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), the discussion will focus on the topic
of "Family in the Middle East."

In addition, there will be a number of special events taking place in
conjunction with the conference. On Friday afternoon, there will be
several activities in honor of Prof. Robert Dankoff, on the occasion of
his retirement. There will be a roundtable and recognition session in
his honor, for his years of dedication to the fields of Turkish and
Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago. This will be followed by a
reception. Later that evening we will host a concert by the University
of Chicago's Middle East Music Ensemble, directed by Issa Boulos.

Throughout the conference there will be a photograph exhibition in Ida
Noyes (Library Lounge) titled Out of Frame: An exploration into the
Bigger Picture of Modern Turkey, by artist Meghan Rose MacIver from
Simon Fraser University.

All events are free and open to the public. All panels will be held at
the University of Chicago's  Ida Noyes Hall, located at 1212 E. 59th
Street. A complete schedule of events is available on line at
http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/mehat/conference.html