Past Events
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Sep 9Infrastructures of Revolt: Mass Politics and Anti-Colonial Revolutions in the Middle EastIngraham 206
Neil Ketchley (University of Oxford) re-examines one of the key features of British colonialism – the building of infrastructure – and explores how this shaped the possibilities of anti-colonial revolution. Focusing on the 1919 Revolution in Egypt, he explores how Egyptians creatively repurposed the material circuitries of British colonial rule to launch mass protests calling …
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Jul 15EVIL EYES SEA: An Evening with ÖZGE SAMANCIDr. Özge Samanci
A Room of One's Own Bookstore: 2717 Atwood Avenue in Madison, WI Click here for more information
A Room of One's Own bookstore is thrilled to welcome Dr. Özge Samanci for a reading and conversation on her new graphic novel Evil Eyes Sea. Join us to learn more about this feminist political mystery inspired by Özge's own life.
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Jun 28Climate Optimism: Finding Creative Solutions and Making Positive ImpactsOnline via Zoom
This day-long event is designed to provide educators with new ideas and approaches to teaching topics around climate change, enabling a more optimistic discussion to emerge in the classroom. Featured speakers bring international, regional, and local expertise to our exchange, with the goal of providing attendees with practical classroom activities, tangible examples of success, ideas to expand your toolkit for climate-based activities, ideas for community efforts and building local networks, and suggestions for incorporating climate optimism in all school subjects.
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May 13Children’s African Story Hour: “The Arabic Quilt”featuring a reading with an Egyptian UW student, and students and staff running activities
Fitchburg Public Library: 5530 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53711
We are thrilled to be partnering with the African Studies Program here at UW-Madison to present a children’s book entitled “The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story”. A UW student from Egypt will be reading from the book. We will also introduce basic Arabic words, a display of Egyptian artifacts, create an art project based on the book, and sample Egyptian cuisine!
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May 1‘Twilight Diplomacy‘ and the Japanese Mirror of the Ottoman Turkish World: Yamada Torajirō’s Illustrated Observations of TurkeySelçuk Esenbel (Emerita Professor of History, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey) will discuss the Yamada Torajirō’s 1911 book Toruko Gakan, Illustrated Observations of Turkey, the Meiji Japanese “Mirror” of the Ottoman Turkish world, and the multi-religious culture in Istanbul
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Apr 12MESP Annual Conference: Environment and Climate Change in the Middle EastMemorial Union, UW-Madison
Hear academic experts across a variety of fields present new and cutting-edge work on this important issue.
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Apr 11Empire of Refugees: Muslim Migration from Russia to the Middle EastVladimir Hamed-Troyansky
Ingraham 206
In his new book, "Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State", Dr. Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky examines how Circassian, Chechen, Dagestani, and other refugees transformed the late Ottoman Empire and how the Ottoman government managed Muslim refugee resettlement.
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Apr 8Film: About Dry GrassesFlix Brewhouse: 85 E Towne Way, Madison, WI 53704 Click here to purchase tickets
No working filmmaker is as adept at transposing the pleasures of literature to cinema as master writer/director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and About Dry Grasses achieves novelistic profundity with its vivid characterizations and deep philosophical complexity
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Apr 5Film: About Dry Grasses
Bartell Theater Click here to purchase tickets
No working filmmaker is as adept at transposing the pleasures of literature to cinema as master writer/director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and About Dry Grasses achieves novelistic profundity with its vivid characterizations and deep philosophical complexity.
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Apr 5World Cinema Day: “Totem”Barrymore Theater: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704 Register Here
In conjunction with the Wisconsin Film Festival (WFF), the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium will be hosting World Cinema Day, bringing middle and high school educators and students to Madison for a free showing of an acclaimed and newly-released international film.