The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) will be holding its annual meeting in Washington DC beginning this Saturday, 18-21 November 2017. Over a span of four days, scholars and researchers from across North America, the Middle East, and beyond will present their work via an impressive and diverse array of thematic panels (see complete program here).
In order to highlight some of the panels, below is a list of MESA 2017 Annual Meeting panels in which one or more members of the Arab Studies Institute (including Jadaliyya, Arab Studies Journal, Status Audio Journal, Forum on Arab and Muslim Affairs, and Knowledge Production Project) is involved in as an organizer, presenters, discussant, and/or chair. However, to appreciate the full spectrum of topics, themes, geographic areas, and disciplines represented, we encourage you to browse the entire program. All information, including registration information, can be found by clicking here.
Sunday 19 November 2017
8am: Sectarianism: States, Parties, and Representations
“Christians are Legitimate Targets”: Understanding Sectarian Violence in Egypt, 1970-2014
by Ha, Hyun Jeong
From Polytheists to Partners in the Nation Islamist Attitudes towards Coptic Egyptians in Post-Revolutionary Egypt
by Hager, Anna
Complexities of the Iran-Iraq war and its long-term implications
by Hamrah, Satgin
Assyrians in Iraq: Competing Visions of Identity
by Harned, Patrick
Sectarianism and Political Order in Iraq and Lebanon
by Saouli, Adham
The Construction of “Sectarian Politics” in Syria
by Zeno, Basileus
10:30am: Tourism, Heritage, and the Politics of Place in the Middle East
Constructing the "Arab Tourist": Leisure and Mobility through/in/of Lebanon, 1920-1970s
by Sbaiti, Nadya J.
Building and Breaking Ties: Political Tourism in Israel/Palestine
by Schneider, Emily
Islamic tourism in Jordan: heritage policies, paths and itineraries since the 1980’s
by Neveu, Norig
Heritage tourism versus Leisure Tourism in Post- 2011 Egypt: Notes about crisis management, resilience and strategic choices
by Gamblin, Sandrine
The Re-formed City: Urban Rehabilitation, Conservation, and Reclamation in Post-Revolution Cairo
by Panetta, Claire
10:30am Protest, Repression, and Cooptation Before and After the Arab Uprisings
Neo-authoritarian feminism: Theorizing The Syrian Government’s co-optation of feminist Discourse
by Alhayek, Katty
War Correspondents: Journalist Fatalities in Middle Eastern Conflicts
by Burch, Michael
Protests and Police Responses in Egypt between 2004 and 2011, A Comprehensive Dataset
by Lachapelle, Jean
Repression and Learning Across Borders: Cross-Policing between the Arab Monarchies
by Yom, Sean
1pm: Thinking Palestine Intersectionally
A special session featuring Judith Butler, Angela Davis, Noura Erakat, Samer Esmeir, and Sherene Seikaly
Monday 20 November 2017
8am: Histories of Infrastructure and Techno-politics
The Hazine-i Hassa Nezareti (Privy Purse Ministry) and the Expansion of Irrigation in Hamidian Iraq, 1877-1901
by Bolanos, Isacar
“The Poetics of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline: Competing Visibilities of an Infrastructural Assemblage, 1950-1975”
by Cuyler, Zachary
Cesspools, Mosquitos and Fever: An Environmental History of Malaria Prevention in Ismailia and Port Sa‘id, 1869-1910
by Gamal-Eldin, Mohamed
Urban Modernity and Steamboats in Ottoman Istanbul
by Lorenz, Beyza
Development Work: Labor at the Aswan High Dam, 1960-1971
by Young, Gabriel
Tuesday 21 November 2017
8am: Authority in Concrete: State, Space, and Infrastructures in Turkey
Infrastructure Rulez: On Turkey’s the Infrastructures-led The Regime of Urgency
by Erensu, Sinan
Wells of Failure: Oil Exploration, Conspiracy Theory and Power in Turkey
by Oguz, Zeynep
Troubled Waters of Hegemony: Shifting Nexus of Hydro-Power in Turkey
by Akbulut, Bengi
Contested Infrastructures: Batman Refinery, Oil Pipelines, and Kurdish Economies of Oil Theft in Batman, Turkey
by Bozcali, Firat
Electrifying the Nation-State: Generating Consent in Republican Turkey
by Tekay, Cihan