DeLuca Biochemistry Building, 420 Henry Mall, UW-Madison campus @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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.
Past Events Category: Cosponsored by MES
Managing Byzantine Heritage in the Modern World: The Development of Byzantine Studies in Turkey
Curti Lounge, 5233 Mosse Humanities @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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.
Gaza and the US Academy: Scholasticide and Educational Resilience in Palestine
Sewell Social Sciences Bldg., Room 8108 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Abdel Razzaq Takriti (Rice University) is a historian of anticolonialism, revolutions, intellectual and political currents, and state formation in the modern Arab world
Inside Syria: Visual Storytelling and the Human Side of Conflict
Online via Zoom @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Building on the documentary "Inside Syria", this session invites reflection on how visual art and storytelling help us understand war, displacement, and everyday life under crisis.
The Making of the Carceral State in Modern Iran
Pyle Center 313 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This talk traces the making of the carceral state in Iran, the resulting incarceration of millions of people over several decades, responses by Iranians and non-Iranians alike to these new prisons, and the global links inherent to this expansive state project.
Teaching Migration Through Comics: Exploring Hakim’s Odyssey
Online via Zoom @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Register
Join us for a special International Book Club featuring Hakim’s Odyssey by Fabien Toulmé — a powerful graphic narrative tracing one man’s flight from war-torn Syria to safety in Europe.
How Far is the Far East to the Near East? Dynamics of Japanese-Turkish Relations Before Their Official Beginning
@ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This talk examines the unofficial period of Japanese-Turkish relations between 1873 and 1924, shedding light on the character of these early years and the fundamental conditions that shaped them.
The Ongoing Health Catastrophe in Gaza
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 East Gorham Street, Madison @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Hear from trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa about his recent experience working in a Gaza hospital.
Cases from Gaza: Etiologies and Interventions
First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, WI @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Hear from trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa about his recent experience working in a Gaza hospital.
Teaching About the Holocaust Through “White Bird”
Online via Zoom @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Join us for a special book club event commemorating Genocide Awareness Month, featuring "White Bird" by R. J. Palacio.
