Speaker: Raha Rafii, University of Exeter
Respondent: Intisar Rabb
Raha Rafii is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, ERC Project Law and Learning in Imami Shi'i Islam (LAWALISI), University of Exeter.
Near Eastern Studies Seminar Series
The Seminar Series is a weekly lecture and discussion organized by the Near Eastern Studies Department and Program. Leading scholars in the field are invited to speak on a range of topics relating to the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Previously called the “Brown Bag Lunch Talks,” the series has been running since the 1970’s. It meets on Mondays at noon while the university is in session. The events are open to the public and usually take place in Jones Hall 202. Due to the pandemic, our events will take place virtually in Fall 2021. Registration links can be found in the announcement for each event on this page.
Convener 2021-2022: Marina Rustow
To view NESS Webinar Recordings, click here.
Upcoming Events
Islamic Judgeship, Sectarian Narratives, and the Medieval Legal Genre of “Judicial Protocols (Adab al-Qāḍī)
Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Speaker(s):
Raha Rafii, Research Fellow, Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
Interwar Medical Sciences and the Search for Ancient Races at the American University of Beirut
Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Elise Burton, Assistant Professor, Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology, University of Toronto
Dēn and Discourse: Mapping the Contours of Zoroastrian Thought in Pahlavi Literature
Mon, Feb 14, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Yuhan Vevaina, Bahari Associate Professor of Sasanian Studies, Oxford University
Princely Taste and Text Emendation in Timurid Iran
Mon, Feb 21, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Shiva Mihan, Visiting Fellow, Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study
How Persian Slaves Freed Themselves in Nineteenth-Century Central Asia: Two Case-Studies of Emancipation
Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Jeff Eden, Assistant Professor of History, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Empire of Debt: Finance, Violence, and Accounting in the Ottoman Age of Crisis, 1770-1840
Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Ali Yaycioglu, Associate Professor of History, Stanford University
Idle Talk and Information: Reporting Transgression, Punishment, and Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire
Mon, Mar 28, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Oscar Aguirre Mandujano, Assistant Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
The Complete Book of Siraj al-Din al-Sakkaki: How to Win Jinn and Influence People
Mon, Apr 4, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Emily Selove, Senior Lecturer in Medieval Arabic Language and Literature, University of Exeter
TBA
Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Elizabeth Saleh, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies, American University of Beirut
The Naqshbandiyya Mujaddidiyya in China
Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Rian Thum, Senior Lecturer, East Asian History, University of Manchester
TBA
Mon, Apr 25, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Location:
Zoom
Audience:
Open to public
Speaker(s):
Kristina Richardson, Associate Professor of History, Queens College, City University of New York