UT College of Liberal Arts: Middle Eastern Studies

Department of Middle Eastern Studies

Department of Middle Eastern Studies

Encouraging the Study of the Middle East

and its diverse peoples, cultures, and histories

News

Dr. Geraldine Heng and her book, The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages

Associate Professor Geraldine Heng Wins Robert W. Hamilton Book Award

Milena Djordjevic-Kisacanin, MELC and Plan I Honors REE double-major, spent the summer in Tajikistan on a Critical Language Scholarship

Milena Djordjevic-Kisacanin, MELC and Plan I Honors REE double-major, spent the summer in Tajikistan on a Critical Language Scholarship

Dr. Grumberg and her book, Hebrew Gothic: History and the Poetics of Persecution

Associate Professor Karen Grumberg Publishes New Book

Kim Canuette Grimaldi

Kim Canuette Grimaldi, Ph.D. candidate, wins AAUW fellowship

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Events, Seminars, & Important Dates

Wed

Oct 16

Gendered Perspectives and the Ethics of Narrating Collective Memory in Assia Djebar’s Loin de Médine

2:00 PM
CAL 516

Mon

Oct 21

Going with the Grain: Reframing 18th Century Iranian History around Ecological Crisis

5:00 PM
RLP 1.302B

Wed

Oct 23

Islamic Studies Reading Group

2:00 PM
CAL 516

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Housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies offers language and content courses, and comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs of study. Housed within the Department are six specialized programs that offer additional degree programs, methods of study, and events.

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Karen Grumberg

Karen
Grumberg

Comparative Literature and modern Hebrew literature more

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