We welcome proposals that examine translations of books and exchange of knowledge between the Middle East and Russia in the pre-modern period: 131st MLA Annual Convention, Austin, 7–10 January 2016 Title of panel: “Russia and the Middle East (Pre-modern)” Description: this special panel examines broad cultural interaction between pre-modern Russia and the Middle East in…
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The Global Arab and Arab American MLA Forum invites proposals for the following two panels at the MLA convention in Austin, Texas (Jan 7-10, 2016) Global Arab Texts and their Publics Displaced writers. Deterritorialized texts. How do recent Arab émigré/exiled/refugee writers and their publics redefine the global? Role of gender, religion, language, literary economies. 250-word abstracts, bios…
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The AASA mourns the loss of Professor Naseer Aruri, Chancellor Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Dr. Aruri was a leader in the field of Middle East Studies and Arab American Studies. Please see this link for his obituary on the UMass Dartmouth Website. The UMass Press Release is also pasted below:…
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By Akram Khater and Rachel Norman As recently as 2011, Arab American scholar Steven Salaita stated that Arab American Studies is not yet a field. Rather, Salaita suggests, Arab American Studies should be considered an “emerging subject.”[1] As we write this inaugural blog post, we can’t help but wonder if this statement is still…
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Call for Proposals Now Open for 2nd Annual Travel Grant 2015 Evelyn Abdalah Menconi Travel Grant Support for researchers to visit and use the collections at the Arab American National Museum’s Russell J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center The Russell J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center at the Arab American National Museum is accepting applications…
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This is a call to the interested for talking about the state of Arab American activism and advocacy. Please keep in mind the approaching deadline on Feb 12. Roundtable Recent scholarship on Arab/Arab American activism, in addition to undocumented vast experiences of immigrant activists, established the roots and span of collective advocacy by the Syrian and…
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The AASA is excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website! In the coming weeks we will roll out some new features, including a regular blog (written by members, for members), a directory of scholars in Arab American studies, and a teaching resources database. Help us promote YOU! A new feature that we…
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If you are a member of MLA, please visit the new MLA Commons website, register, and join the new Group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. If you are not a member of MLA, you can also follow develops by joining the MLA Members for Justice in Palestine Facebook group. MLA Members for Justice in…
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“The Critical Turn: Historical and Contemporary Formations in Ethnic Studies” Friday, April 10, 2015 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona As the final installation of a two-year long program series, “The World in Motion,” The Critical Turn: Historical and Contemporary Formations in Ethnic Studies will examine how both the local and global has reshaped the re/production…
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CFP: Who’s Arab? Where’s America?: Interrogating “Arab American” Middle East Studies Association, November 21-24, 2015, Denver The boundaries of Arab American studies have always been fluid. As a relatively young field of inquiry, researchers and scholars from a variety of backgrounds and approaches have been welcomed into the discipline. Sometimes the scholarship has included work…
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