Past Events
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Jul 23APTLI Lecture: Kurds and Yezidis in the Middle East with Tyler FisherDr. Tyler Fisher began working with the Kurds, Yezidis, and Assyrians of Iraqi Kurdistan in 2012 at the invitation of the Kurdish Regional Government’s Ministry of Higher Education, to assist in building their state university system’s humanities program.
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Jul 17APTLI Lecture: Baha’ AbuShanab, Palestinian FilmmakerPalestinian Filmmaker Baha’ AbuShanab will be discussing his film experience and filmmaking in Palestine in this lecture. His documentary, The Living of the Pigeons, will be covered.
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Jul 16APTLI Friday Feature: Persian Dance with Niosha Nafei JameliThis lecture is offered as part of the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI) and is open to to students and the public. Niosha will introduce a few simple, fundamental and popular moves of Persian Modern and Pop dance and then will go over a few different styles of Persian dance from different regions …
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Jul 16APTLI Friday Feature: Persian Dance with Niosha Nafei JameliNiosha will introduce a few simple, fundamental and popular moves of Persian Modern and Pop dance and then will go over a few different styles of Persian dance from different regions of Iran.
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Jul 10APTLI Lecture: “How is it like to be an LGBTI+ in Turkey?” with Emirhan Deniz ÇelebiThe focus of this lecture will be on LGBTI+ rights advocacy and/or service provision for women and LGBTI+ populations pre-Covid-19 & during the pandemic in different contexts in Turkey, and the implications on related issues, including: shrinking space in civil society, the precarity of human rights for the LGBTI+ community in Turkey, the line between solidarity and contestations.
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Jul 10APTLI Lecture: Problems of Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment in Muslim-Majority Countries with Dr. Ahmet KuruAhmet T. Kuru will talk about his new book “Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison” (Cambridge University Press, 2019). Why do Muslim-majority countries have high levels of authoritarianism and low levels of socio-economic development in comparison to world averages?
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Jul 9APTLI Friday Feature: Arab Music, a Glimpse into the Soul of a CultureOnline via Zoom
Folk dancer and teaching artist Karim Nagi will demonstrate various musical instruments from around the Arab world. Through each instrument, and explanation of its creation & function, audiences observe a different aspect of Arab culture.
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Jul 2APTLI Friday Feature: Istanbul, Bosphorus, and Art with Nurettin ErkanThis lecture is offered as part of the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI) and is open to to students and the public. Nurettin Erkan was born in Northern Kurdistan. He completed his primary education in various cities in Northern Kurdistan, and his secondary education at the teacher training school in Bitlis (“Baghesh”). In …
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Jul 1APTLI Special Feature: Arabic Yoga with Eric Bartolotti
Online via Zoom
Will be presented in mix of English and Arabic so that all are welcome! APTLI/TURFLI students only. Overview: 1. Before Session A vocabulary list of all the words Eric will be using will be available by Monday morning, July 28. That way students can prepare a little bit ahead of time. 2. Introduction Introducing Eric and the structure …
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Jun 27APTLI Lecture: Traditional Miniature Art and Modern Interpretation with Murat PaltaThe lecture will be centered around Ottoman miniature, traditional medieval art, and Palta’s rendering of this artwork from a contemporary perspective. Palta will explain his working methods as well as his ties with popular culture and how he relates this as a language in his body of work.