Events at Stanford
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17:57 Sep 27, 2021
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021. 11:30 AM. Location: Zoom “Introduction to Arab Studies” is a Fall 2021 course that will offer a speaker series component open to our community. The series of events will highlight the framework of collective belonging, cultural construction, identity and heritage formation, and is this year's academic theme for the Abbasi Program. Tuesday, October 5th: Hanan Toukan, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Bard College Berlin, will discuss her book The Politics of Art: Dissent and Cultural Diplomacy in Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan Course description: What is Arab Studies? Who are Arabs? Where do they live? How can we better understand this area and its people? This class offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to engage with Arab Studies through a series of public lectures, screenings, and discussions. One key theme of our course this year is Arab Cities and Urban life. After a quick introduction to the region in the first week, we quickly move to crucial his...