Past Event Category: Cosponsored by MES
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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 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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Feb 27Gaza and the US Academy: Scholasticide and Educational Resilience in PalestineSewell Social Sciences Bldg., Room 8108
Abdel Razzaq Takriti (Rice University) is a historian of anticolonialism, revolutions, intellectual and political currents, and state formation in the modern Arab world
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Dec 10Inside Syria: Visual Storytelling and the Human Side of ConflictOnline via Zoom
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.
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Nov 13The Making of the Carceral State in Modern IranPyle Center 313
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.
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Nov 12Teaching Migration Through Comics: Exploring Hakim’s OdysseyOnline via Zoom 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.
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Sep 19How Far is the Far East to the Near East? Dynamics of Japanese-Turkish Relations Before Their Official Beginning
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.
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Jul 25The Ongoing Health Catastrophe in GazaChrist Presbyterian Church, 944 East Gorham Street, Madison
Hear from trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa about his recent experience working in a Gaza hospital.
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Jul 25Cases from Gaza: Etiologies and InterventionsFirst Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, WI
Hear from trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa about his recent experience working in a Gaza hospital.
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Apr 30Teaching About the Holocaust Through “White Bird”Online via Zoom
Join us for a special book club event commemorating Genocide Awareness Month, featuring "White Bird" by R. J. Palacio.