The MESP at UW-Madison offers a wide range of useful resources, lectures, and outreach activities to students, faculty, K-12 educators and the Madison community, that reflect the diverse nature of the Middle East and North Africa, for a better understanding of the socio-economic, political, historical, and cultural realities of this rich region and its connections to the global context. Please see below for useful links, lesson plans and free materials for teachers, an outstanding audio-visual lending library of feature films and documentaries, and much more on the Middle East and the Islamic world.
Join our listserv to receive the latest updates on programs for teachers. If you are interested in using our resources, schedule a workshop or have a guest speaker come to your institution please send us an email at middleeaststudies@wisc.edu.
Language Resources
MESP promotes the study of Middle Eastern languages on campus and beyond. Here, you can find curated language-learning resources from the elementary to advanced levels.
Library Resources
Middle East Studies, in the UW-Madison libraries and especially the Memorial Library, covers Middle Eastern and North African countries (in Africa and Asia). This collection includes materials from or about the region in the areas of history, literature, art, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, religion, ethnic and cultural studies, legal studies, women’s studies, and film studies.
If you have research questions, please contact Andy Spencer, Middle East Studies bibliographer.