Why Middle East Studies?
A Discussion of the State of the Field
5 December 2012, 6-8pm
Oriental Hall AUC Tahrir Square
For arguably well over a century, Middle East studies has witnessed broad structural and intellectual shifts. What is the status of Middle East studies today? What are the stakes of the discipline? How has it responded to formative political changes? What is the significance of Middle East studies in the Arab world and in Egypt in particular?
Join us for a discussion on the challenges and horizons of the state of the field.
"Social Science and Public Policy in the Study of the Middle East"
Lisa Anderson
President, The American University in Cairo
"Producing Knowledge on the Middle East in Times of Upheaval"
Bassam Haddad
Director, Middle East Studies Program, George Mason University
"Lost in Translation: Middle East Studies in the United States and Egypt"
Khaled Fahmy
Professor and Chair, Department of History, The American University in Cairo
"The Middle East Scholar: Expert or Public Intellectual?"
Hoda Elsadda
Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Cairo University
