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AVACGIS Guest Lecture Series with Jeffrey Einboden (Northern Illinois University)
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST Zoom Virtual Event
Recent years have witnessed increasing critical attention devoted to Islamic influences in early America. This lecture considers the diverse receptions of Islam that impacted the rise of Indigenous print cultures, revealing the rich Islamic interests that helped catalyze historic publications in Iroquoian languages.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
The Global Affairs and Middle East and Islamic Studies Programs present a panel discussion between experts Robert Crews, Mejgan Massoumi, and Hashim Wahdatyar, who bring their perspectives to the question of Afghanistan's historical and current role in global affairs.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT Zoom Virtual Event
Nur Sobers-Khan's paper explores the genealogy of Tilsimat-i Aja’ib (Talismans of Wonder) texts, a genre that features elements of cosmology and divination, in Urdu lithographs of the 19th and early 20th century in the British Library’s collections, examining the illustrative programs in these texts and positing a continuity with the Persian Aja’ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) manuscript tradition.
Thursday, March 25, 2021 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT Zoom Virtual Event
Join the Cultural Studies Colloquium for an afternoon of thought provoking discussion from two of out best. We welcome Rashmi Sadana, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, and Hatim El-Hibri, Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies.
