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ME/SA Calendar of Events
Events for the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program
Persian Literature in the World
A Reading and Conversation with Jasmin Darznik
Jasmin Darznik’s novel Song of a Captive Bird is a fictional account of Iran’s trailblazing woman poet, Forugh Farrokhzad, and was published by Random House on February 13, 2018. Jasmin is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother’s Hidden Life. Her essays have appeared in numerous periodicals, including the New York Times,
Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. She was born in Tehran, Iran and came to America when she was five years old. She holds an MFA in fiction from Bennington College and a Ph.D.
in English from Princeton University. Now a professor of English and creative writing at California College of the Arts, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.
Dr Brar - Lecture on his book on Jabji Shab
Details coming soon!
SUAD JOSEPH GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS
In Silence, the Secret Speaks: Performance by Seema Kohli
Renowned Indian visual artist Seema Kohli will show case her video art followed by the performance “In Silence, the Secret Speaks” in collaboration with the students of Department of Theater and Dance at UC Davis. Seema Kohli has had over 30 solo shows worldwide and experiential performances at international art events such as the Venice Biennale (2015), TedEx Chennai (2013), WIN Conference Rome (2012), Prague (2013), and Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2014/2016).
Seema invites you into her own garden of earthly delights where unearthly beings are manifested and experience the sheer joy of creation of emergence from the depths of Hiranyagarbha Koham or The Golden Womb - the symbol of constant creation and evolution.
Preceded by: The Other Self or Tatvamasi, which encourages us to see our own self in the other.
Public Lecture - The Ganga: Rethinking the Sacred Pasts of India's Great River by Dr. Sudipta Sen
India’s most famous river has figured prominently in diverse religious and ecological traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Islam. This talk explores the idea of a cosmic river at the crossroads of myth, historical geography, and ecology.
Reading and Q&A - Nayomi Munaweera
Nayomi Munaweera's debut novel, Island of a Thousand Mirrors, won the Commonwealth Prize for Asia. It was long listed for the Dublin IMPAC Prize and the Man Asia Prize. The novel was also short listed for the Northern California Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Her second novel, What Lies Between Us, was hailed as one of the most exciting literary releases of 2016 from venues from BuzzFeed to Elle Magazine. More at www.nayomimunaweera.com.
Lecture & Performance by Timucin Cevikoglu - Sufi Music
Program Committee Meeting
Arabic Literature in Brazil
Orientalism, Mistura, and the Cultural Politics of Translating Gibran
Stone Men
The palestinians who built Israel
The Arab World between Revolution and Counterrevolution
UC Davis Middle East / South Asia Studies, College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences Office of Global Engagement, and Global Affairs invite
you to join us for a lecture by Hicham Alaoui, known as a "dissident" member of
the ruling family in the Kingdom of Morocco. Often referred to in the media as
"the Red Prince" for his pro-democracy stance, Hicham Alaoui is an outspoken
advocate for constitutional monarchy in Morocco. He is a graduate of Princeton
University, earned his doctorate in Middle Eastern Studies at Oxford University,
and is currently a Research Associate at the Weatherhead Center for
International Affairs at Harvard University.
Hefla/Mela
ME/SA end of the year event
This event is canceled due to COVID 19!
Lecture by Sholeh Wolpe - Bita Baryabari Lecture Series
Reception 6:30pm
Lecture 7pm
This Lecture has been canceled!!
Wildlife and nature photography exhibit: Dr. Debal Sen
Photographer and Cardiologist Dr. Debal Sen, author of Wild Bengal, Panch Kedar and Once Upon a Time whose work has displayed in a number of national and international venues will be sharing his photo exhibit with UC Davis. Co-Sponsored by the Metropolitan Arts Commission.
Ussama Makdisi Lecture
Reception 6pm
Lecture 7pm
How I Met My Great Grandfather: Archives and the writing of history
Sherene Seikaly is an associate professor of history at UCSB and the author of Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine
A reading and discussion by Author Terence Ward
Terence Ward's critically acclaimed memoir Searching for Hassan narrates the story of an American family's odyssey back to Iran. The passion and love that drives their search and miraculous encounter lives on today in many forms. The author will describe the impact of this bond between the Ward and Ghasemi family and reflect on past and future. Ward's deeply human
story has become a bestseller in both Iran and in America.
New Studies on the Samanids in Uzbekistan
Professor Shamsoddin Kamaloddin
Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies
Asian Pacific Islander & Middle Eastern/South Asian 2018 Fall Welcome
