Global Middle East Studies Inaugural Annual Symposium
Global Middle East Studies Working Group
April 3, 2025
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Location
UIC Institute for Humanities, Suite 153
Address
1007 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607
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Download iCal FileUIC Global Middle East Studies (GMES) invites to you our first Annual Symposium, a day of stimulating presentations and lively exchange that is critically oriented, historically attuned, and community-engaged. The symposium will highlight multi-disciplinary and emerging research, creative activities, and an interactive workshop led by UIC students, faculty, and guests. We look forward to coming together in a space of shared reflections and nourishment.
Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/XAvLFtJwDu
The symposium will feature keynote speakers Norma Moruzzi and Dima Khalidi, moderated by Atef Said. Throughout the day, attendees will engage with a series of panels and an interactive workshop designed to foster dialogue and skill-building. The event will also showcase an art exhibition by Amira Altamimi and a digital exhibition by Eldin Nokic.
The day will conclude with an evening of celebration, poetry, and awards from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Enjoy readings by students and invited poets from the anthology Ask the Night for a Dream: Palestinian Writing from the Diaspora, featuring Layla Azmi Goushey, Josel Farran, Sahar Mustafah, and more.
Panels include:
- COLONIALITY, IDENTITY, and STRUCTURES of EXCLUSION
- TECHNOLOGIES AND DISCOURSES OF POWER AND POLICING
- NOSTALGIA, VISIONS of MODERNITY, and GOVERNANCE
- POLITICAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATIONS and SOVEREIGNTY
- GENDERING STATE and IMPERIAL VIOLENCE
Co-sponsored by UIC Global Middle East Studies, Institute for the Humanities Global Middle East Studies Working Group, and the Arab American Cultural Center.
Date posted
Dec 5, 2024
Date updated
Mar 18, 2025