Is the writing of Jewish history possible without tears and tales of woe? This was the challenge leveled nearly a hundred years ago by perhaps the most influential Jewish historian in the United States, Salo Baron.…
Join us for an exciting conversation with renowned poet Yahya Ashour and Associate Professor of Arabic Literature Huda Fakhreddine. This event will take place on March 20th, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Annenberg…
Join the University of Pennsylvania's Middle East Center for a critical discussion on Lebanon’s evolving political, economic, and social landscape. Featuring Yara Damaj and Jowel Choufani, this event will move beyond…
South Asia Studies Department and Wolf Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellow Paniz Musawi Natanzi and the Latitudes working group are co-organizing the launch of the book “Ugliness,” published by New Vessel Press,…
Between 1850 and 1939, writers working in Arabic in Cairo and Beirut became obsessed with the question of how to raise a child. Why was this the case? In answering this question, this talk shows how discussions of women…
Wolf Humanities Center's 2024-2025 Forum on Keywords Humanities Research Symposium - An MEC Co-Sponsored Event
Feb 21, 2025
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Keywords SymposiumIn conjunction with the Wolf Humanities Center’s 2024–2025 Forum on Keywords, this symposium engages mobile concepts and their genealogies, histories, structures of meaning, translations, and…
Film Screening, Followed by a Conversation with Director Lina Soalem
Feb 18, 2025
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Join us for a screening of the documentary film Bye Bye Tiberias (2023). After the screening, Director Lina Soualem will be in conversation with University of Pennsylvania Associate Professor of Arabic Literature Huda…
The Arabic Program: Co-Sponsored by MELC, MEC and Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
Feb 11, 2025
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The Arabic Program brings you a conversation with Canadian-Lebanese novelist Hilal Chouman and Dr. Radwa El Barouni.Tuesday, February 11, 6-7 pm, Annenberg School of Communications Room 110. In Arabic with simultaneous…
A Conversation Between Dr. Huda Fakhreddine and the Editors Malu Halasa and Jordan Elgrably, and a Powerful Poetic Recital from Ahmad Almallah
Jan 31, 2025
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Join us for an evening celebrating Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader, an anthology that illuminates the resilience and cultural strength of the Palestinian people in the face of ongoing adversity. Featuring contributions…
