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

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Apply for the 2020 Arabic Summer Institute!

Apply for the 2020 Arabic Summer Institute!

Andrew Thornton, an MELC & pre-med student, publishes article on medical services in Lebanon in undergraduate MES journal Juhood

Andrew Thornton, an MELC & pre-med student, publishes article on medical services in Lebanon in undergraduate MES journal Juhood

MELC doctoral program has best placement record in the college: 93% of Ph.D. grads placed in academic positions

MELC doctoral program has best placement record in the college: 93% of Ph.D. grads placed in academic positions

MES grads present at the 53rd annual Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) meeting

MES grads present at the 53rd annual Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) meeting

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Events, Seminars, & Important Dates

Thu

Jan 23

The Prostitute and the Paint: Conjured Agency and Its Thrills in Late Antiquity

5:00 PM
RLP 1.302B

Wed

Feb 5

Film Screening: HONEYLAND (2019)

6:00 PM
PCL 2.370

Wed

Feb 12

''Thou Shalt Make No Graven Image'': an Archaeological Speculation on the Origins of the Second Commandment

2:00 PM
TBA

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Housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies offer language and content courses, and comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs of study.

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Jeremi Suri

Jeremi
Suri

The formation and spread of nation-states; the emergence of modern international relations; the connections between foreign policy and domestic... more

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