Middle East Seminar

"Iranian Nationalism and the Different Shades of Internal Colonialism: Kurds and Other non-Persian Minorities" Speaker: Ahmad Mohammadpour, Assistant Professor of Sociology of Race and Ethnic Relations, Department of Sociology, Bentley University; MESA...

“Living Together After ‘Ethnic’ Violence: Preliminary Insights from Bosnia and Lebanon” Speakers: Melani Cammett, Center Director; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Identity Politics; Executive Committee; Steering Committee; Faculty Associate...

Please note: This event has been postponed. “The Israeli Protest Movement: Is 'Jewish and Democratic' Really Possible?”: A conversation with Dr. Shaul Magid and Derek Penslar Speakers: Shaul Magid, Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College; Visiting...

"Examining Iran’s Domestic and Foreign Relations: From Achievements and Limitations of the Protest Movement to the Saudi-Iranian Agreement" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) Speakers: Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President, Quincy...

"A Reappraisal of the Nineteenth Century Constitutional Reforms in Tunisia: The Making of the 1857 Security Pact and its Legacies" Speaker: Malika Zeghal, Faculty Associate. Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in...

“Decolonizing Israel: The Potential Contribution of the Palestinian Citizens” Speaker: Nadim Rouhana, Professor of International Negotiation and Conflict Studies, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Contact: Jessica Barnard jbarnard...

“American Public Views Towards the Middle East: The Political Psychology of Racialization” Speaker: Karam Dana, Alyson McGregor Distinguished Professor of Excellence and Transformative Research, University of Washington Bothell. Contact: Jessica Barnard...

“Elections, electoral integrity, and democracy in contemporary Turkey: Light at the end of the tunnel?” Speaker: Emre Toros, Professor of Political Science; Dean, Faculty of Communication, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Visiting Scholar (Spring...

"Jerusalem: Examining Settler Colonialism and Undoing Colonial Knowledge Production" Speaker: Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, Lawrence D Biele Chair in Law, Institute of Criminology—Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Chair in Global Law, Queen...

“Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent” Speaker: Jillian Schwedler, Professor of Political Science, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Crown Center, Brandeis University. Discussant...