Past Events
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Sep 24The Middle East in the Global Economy and Global SecurityRachel Ziemba
Gordon Dining and Event Center, 770 W. Dayton Street, Symphony Room
This program will examine the fallout of the Iran War: fuel prices, inflation, commodity prices and shortages, and the security and political consequences for the region’s people, the United States, and the wider world.
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Sep 21Drawing (Geographies of) Disaster in the Lebanese Graphic NovelCarla Calargé
Ingraham 206
Carla Calargé, Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Florida Atlantic University, examines how contemporary Lebanese graphic novels mobilize Beirut’s urban landscape to engage with war, memory, neoliberal reconstruction, and the succession of national disasters that have marked Lebanon’s recent history.
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Apr 24Teach-In: Roots and Realities of the War in the Middle EastDeLuca Biochemistry Building, 420 Henry Mall, UW-Madison campus
Please come to this important and timely talk with a variety of speakers who will address the ongoing war in the Middle East from multiple angles.
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Apr 18A Multicultural, Body & Mind Diverse & Gender Expansive Fashion ShowThe Crossing, 1127 University Avenue
An evening of fashion, poetry, and dance will feature guest artists Amelia Bader (Palestinian Dabke dancer & model), Marla Mahkimetas (Menominee dancer & culture keeper), and Ti S Banks (Black QT disabled poet & teaching artist).
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Apr 17Annual MESP Conference: The United States and the Middle East: Geopolitics, Resistance and PowerMemorial Library, Room 126 Click here for up-to-date information!
The Middle East remains a vital site where political authority, social transformation, and cultural identity are continually negotiated and reimagined. This interdisciplinary conference gathers scholars from various fields to examine how communities in the Middle East and its diasporas reshape politics, culture, and identity—on the ground, online, and through art.
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Apr 15Film: “Do You Love Me”Flix Brewhouse: 85 E Towne Way, Madison, WI 53704
Do You Love Me is an exciting, sometimes jolting, and surprisingly tender excavation of Beirut’s past and present, crafted entirely from 70 years of archival footage - news documentaries, home videos, TV variety shows, action movies, and musicals.
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Apr 15Managing Byzantine Heritage in the Modern World: The Development of Byzantine Studies in TurkeyCurti Lounge, 5233 Mosse Humanities via Zoom
Professor Durak will discuss how Byzantine studies in Turkey have developed from the late Ottoman era to today, focusing on the roles of state and non-state actors, as well as Turkish and foreign scholars.
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Apr 14Film: “Bouchra”Flix Brewhouse: 85 E Towne Way, Madison, WI 53704
An immigrant story like no other, Bouchra blends 3D animation, documentary, and anthropomorphism to depict a queer Moroccan finding her way in Manhattan.
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Apr 12Film: “The Stranger”Barrymore Theater: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Francois Ozon’s new adaptation of The Stranger performs a minor miracle: it breathes new life and relevancy into Albert Camus’s existential classic.