Vitaly Chernetsky
Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Kansas
President-Elect, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
SPEAKERS:
Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska
Associate Professor of Economics
Warsaw School of Economics
Botakoz Kassymbekova
Assistant Professor of History
University of Basel
Iryna Sklokina
Historian and Researcher
Lviv Center for Urban History
Join the Pitt Muslim Alumni Network and the African-American Alumni Council for an evening of poetry, reflections, an exhibit from America's Islamic Heritage Museum, and a presentation from the museum's director, Amir Muhammad. Come learn about America’s rich extensive Islamic history dating back to the 16th century, while exploring some of the lives and events of the 17th, 18th and 19th century of Muslims heritage and their contributions and narratives in America.
Join us for a virtual book discussion of "The Night Will Have Its Say", a novel by Ibrahim al-Koni, the International Booker Prize finalist and “one of the Arab world’s most innovative novelists” (Roger Allen). The book discussion will be with the book translator Nancy Roberts (free-lance Arabic-to-English translator) and in conversation with Emily Drumsta (Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and French & Italian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin).
Introduction by Prof. Liz Reich, Film Studies
“The Spook Who Sat by the Door” is based on the novel by Sam Greenlee and tells the fictional story of Dan Freeman, the first Black CIA officer. The film, directed by Ivan Dixon, follows Freeman through his training in the Central Intelligence Agency, and his eventual role as the leader of a paramilitary group engaged in armed resistance against institutionalized racism.
Dante and Arabic Philosophy - A Columbia University and UC Berkeley Joint Seminar organized by Pier Mattia Tommasino (Columbia, Italian) and Akash Kumar (UC Berkeley, Italian Studies)
Session 1: L’Ordine dell’Universo nella “Commedia”
Presenter: Sebastiano Italia (University of Catania)
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA), in collaboration with university partners, is pleased to hold a series of events highlighting the work of scholars from the MENA region. For more information about the MESA Global Academy, please visit the website.
