Past Events
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Oct 30Rise, Decline, and Ultimate Demise of the Middle East: 15,000 Years of Recurring Climate CrisesIngraham 206
Environmental factors in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have played a crucial role in the historical and social development of the region. This presentation delves into a broad set of historical literature from the past 15,000 years that neglected to consider environmental factors to their full effect.
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Oct 16Arab Women’s Revolutionary Art: Between Singularities and MultitudesIngraham 206
Profesor Nevine El Nossery will discuss her latest book in which she explores the ways women in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa have re-imagined revolutionary discourses through creativity and collective action as a means of resistance.
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Sep 18Afterlives of Extraction in Morocco’s Renewable Energy TransitionIngraham 206
For Moroccans living climate change on so many levels, renewable energy infrastructures form part of larger structures of exclusion and animate diverse claims for autonomy and redistributive justice.
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Jul 24The Good Life: Global Perspectives on Wellbeing and HappinessJoin us for a virtual workshop as we look at “the good life” and explore related concepts from around the world. Learn from experts on how different cultures define concepts such as “the good life,” wellbeing, or happiness, and how world events, appropriation, and the passage of time have shaped these shared definitions and practices.
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Apr 21Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and DissentIngraham 206
In this talk based on her new book, "Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent" (Stanford University Press, 2022), Jillian Schwedler considers how space and geography influence protests and repression, and, in challenging conventional narratives of Hashemite state-making, offers the first in-depth study of rebellion in Jordan.
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Apr 18Film: “World War III”Hilldale Cinema
The brilliant Mohsen Tanabandeh stars as Shakib, a homeless day laborer. Still traumatized by the loss of his family in an earthquake, Shakib finds some solace in his relationship with a deaf and mute prostitute named Ladan. When Shakib finds work building sets for a movie set in a Nazi concentration camp, a series of …
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Apr 16Film: “Cairo Conspiracy”The elite worlds of higher education, religion and government collide in dramatic and suspenseful fashion in Swedish-Egyptian director Tarik Saleh’s Cairo Conspiracy. Adam comes from a family of modest means in a coastal Egyptian village. When he receives a letter of admission to Al-Azhar University—a prestigious institution of Islamic studies—he sees it as a great opportunity. …
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Apr 14Film: “World War III”
Hilldale Cinema
Friday, Apr 14th, 4:00 PM @ Hilldale, Cinema 1 The brilliant Mohsen Tanabandeh stars as Shakib, a homeless day laborer. Still traumatized by the loss of his family in an earthquake, Shakib finds some solace in his relationship with a deaf and mute prostitute named Ladan. When Shakib finds work building sets for a movie …
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Apr 14World Cinema Day: “Rickshaw Girl”Shannon Hall
World Cinema Day brings middle and high school students and teachers to Madison for a special free screening of a high-quality, international film with an introduction before the film and a Q&A/discussion after the film. This is an annual event held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Film Festival. Deadline to register is Friday, April 7th. This year’s event: Rickshaw …
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Apr 12Women’s Political Representation in Iran and Turkey: Demanding a Seat at the TableProfessor Mona Tajali will discuss how religious and cultural norms, attitudes, institutional structures, and voter behavior affect the representation of women and quality of democracy in Muslim contexts, with a comparative focus on Iran and Turkey.