Category: Announcements

Liberal  Arts International Conference: Local Dreams, Global Visions: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives  The conference is hosted by the Liberal Arts Program of Texas A&M University at Qatar and will take place on:    4-6 February 2018 LH 238 Texas A&M University at Qatar  …

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Middle East Studies Association 2018 San Antonio, TX, November 15–18 Panel: The Online Public Sphere in the Gulf: Disagreement, Dialogue, Creativity, and Change Organizers: Jocelyn Sage Mitchell, Northwestern University in Qatar, and Sean Foley, Middle Tennessee State University Panel abstract …

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Field Research Grant Awards in the UAE The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research is pleased to accept proposals from visiting scholars to conduct field research in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Doctoral and …

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If you have not yet done so, please renew your membership in AGAPS on this page.  You will receive automatic access to the current and back issues of the Journal of Arabian Studies, as well as the many other resources …

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Dear AGAPS Supporters, This is a friendly one-month reminder that the submission deadlines for MESA 2018 are approaching. • February 15 – Organized panels, individual papers, roundtables and thematic conversations • April 1 – Special sessions The MESA website specifies …

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NYUAD Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Arab Crossroads Program Location: Abu Dhabi New York University Abu Dhabi invites applications for an open rank faculty position in Middle Eastern studies for its Arab Crossroads program. We are searching for faculty in …

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Check out the outstanding panels sponsored by AGAPS at MESA 2017.

Check out our newest online feature: A collection of trailers for the upcoming 2017 AGAPS Film Fest at MESA.

Journal of Arabian Studies: Vol 7, No 1 – tandfonline.com ARTICLES: Introduction: Art and Cultural Production in the GCC by SUZI MIRGANI Authenticating an Emirati Art World: Claims of Tabula Rasa and Cultural Appropriation in the UAE by ELIZABETH DERDERIAN  …

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