Events Prior to 2012
Events that occurred prior to the 2013-2014 Academic Year
- Research Symposium 2019 Apr 18, 2019 from 11:45 AM to 06:00 PM — 3119, International Center,
- The ME/SA Research Symposium is an annual 1-day event showcasing student work that focuses on the Middle East, South Asia, North Africa and their diasporic communities.
- Dubai's Spiritual Infrastructure Lecture from 11-13-2018 03:11 PM to 12-13-2018 04:12 PM
- Networks of Care among Migrant Muslim Women
- New Research and Movie Shine Light on Punjabi Women in California 11-05-2018 01:11 PM
- For more information, please refer to https://lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/news/new-research-and-movie-shine-light-punjabi-women-california
- Amanda Lucia lecture Oct 29, 2018 from 04:00 PM to 06:45 PM — Andrews conference room ,
- Reflecting on reflections of Amma: the perils and profits of the celebrity guru.
- Arabic Literature in Brazil Oct 24, 2018 from 04:00 PM to 05:15 PM — Olson Hall,
- Orientalism, Mistura, and the Cultural Politics of Translating Gibran
- Persian Literature in the World Oct 08, 2018 from 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM — Conference Center, Ballroom A,
- Asian Pacific Islander & Middle Eastern/South Asian 2018 Fall Welcome Sep 25, 2018 from 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM — ARC Pavilion,
- New Studies on the Samanids in Uzbekistan Aug 09, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — 176 Kerr Hall,
- Professor Shamsoddin Kamaloddin Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies
- Hafla Mela May 09, 2018 from 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM — Multipurpose Room, Student Community center,
- Commemorate the ME/SA graduating Class of 2018 and celebrate the achievement of the ME/SA Academic program and community
- The Political Imagination of Iliya Abu Madi May 03, 2018 from 06:00 PM to 09:00 PM — The Walter Buehler Alumni Center, AGR Room,
- Sharif Elmusa co-edited the pioneering anthology Grape Leaves: A century of Arabic- American Poetry. His own poems and translations of Arabic poetry have appeared in numerous publications. A self-described poet from birth and first-generation Palestinian refugee, Elmusa recently published the first collection of his poetic works, Flawed Landscape: Poems 1987-2008.
- Punjabi Language and Culture Lecture by Nikky Guninder Kaur Singh Apr 27, 2018 from 06:30 PM to 08:00 PM — Buehler Alumni Center, AGR Room, UC Davis,
- Dr. Singh is the Crawford Family Professor at Colby College in Maine, USA. Her interests focus on poetics and feminist issues. Nikky Singh has published extensively in the field of Sikhism, including The Feminine Principle in the Sikh Vision of the Transcendent, The Name of My Beloved: Verses of the Sikh Gurus, Metaphysics and Physics of the Guru Granth Sahib. She has lectured widely all over the world and her views have been aired on television and radio in America, Canada, Bangladesh, Australia, Ireland and India.
- Reading and Q&A - Nayomi Munaweera Apr 24, 2018 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
- 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.
- A Reading and Conversation with Jasmin Darznik Apr 17, 2018 from 07:00 PM to 10:00 PM — Conference Center, Ballroom A,
- 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.
- A Talk with Author Amardeep Singh Apr 05, 2018 from 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM — 2203 Social Sci and Humanities, Andrews Conference Room,
- Amardeep Singh’s latest book ‘THE QUEST CONTINUES: LOST HERITAGE The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan’ motivates all communities to become aware of their past, and through it, learn to live in harmony for mutual progress
- Public Lecture - The Ganga: Rethinking the Sacred Pasts of India's Great River by Dr. Sudipta Sen Mar 07, 2018 from 06:30 PM to 08:00 PM
- 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.
- The Sun's Rehersal: Public Lecture by Neha Choksi Feb 26, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — Della Davidson Studio, Nelson Hall,
- Public Lecture by Inter-media Artist Neha Choksi. Choksi often sets up tragicomic, even absurd, interventions—in the life of a plant, an animal, her own, or in material processes and physical objects—in order to throw off apparent logic and open up a space for poetry, absurdity, humor, surprise and existential insight.
- Ottoman Shi'i Jihad: 1914-16 Feb 23, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 912 Sproul Hall,
- Satisfied Callers: Police and Corporate Customer Service in India - Public Lecture by Matthew Hull Feb 13, 2018 from 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM — 126 Voorhies Hall,
- Islamic Law in a Secular Age: Lessons from Activists - Public Lecture by Jean Michel Landry Feb 08, 2018 from 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM — Andrews Conference Room ( Social Sciences and Humanities 2203),
- Reel Evil: Media Activism in the Post-9/11 Era - Public Lecture by Negar Mottahedeh Feb 08, 2018 from 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM — Art Annex Room 107,
- In Silence, the Secret Speaks: Performance by Seema Kohli Nov 06, 2017 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM — Della Davidson Studio, Nelson Hall,
- 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 Politics of Secularism and Religion in France and Turkey Nov 02, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 176 Kerr Hall,
- A public lecture by Murat Akan, Associate Professor at Boğaziçi University
- Public Lecture: A Theology of Malcolm X: Protest Prayer, and the Stranger by Martin Nguyen Oct 19, 2017 from 05:30 PM to 07:00 PM — Wright Hall, Main Theatre,
- Martin Nguyen, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Fairfield University delivers a public lecture: A Theology of Malcolm X: Protest Prayer, and the Stranger.
- Amrinder Gill: South Asian Music Performance Oct 14, 2017 from 08:00 PM to 10:00 PM — Jackson Hall,
- Mega popular Indian music performer will perform a live concert. He will perform songs from the recent hit film, “Lahoriye.”See http://www.amrindergill.co.uk/. Gill, an agriculture graduate and self-taught vocalist, is one the most recognizable voices in the Punjabi and South Asian music scene.
- Opening Reception: Dr Debal Sen's Photography Exhibit - Forests, Rivers, and Mountains of South Asia Sep 29, 2017 from 06:30 PM to 08:00 PM — UC Davis Conference Center, Ballroom B,
- Wildlife and nature photography exhibit: Dr. Debal Sen from 09-29-2017 12:09 AM to 11-01-2017 12:11 AM
- 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.
- API & ME/SA Fall Welcome 2017 Sep 27, 2017 from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM — ARC Ballroom, UC Davis,
- Save the date! September 27, 2017
- Mesa Research Symposium 2017 Jun 01, 2017 from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM
- Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies are rapidly growing fields of research reflected in many disciplines –political science, psychology, comparative literature, anthropology, music, feminist and gender studies, sociology, art, and history. The ME/SA Research Symposium is an initiative of the Middle East/South Asia Studies program, and its’ Founding Director, Professor Suad Joseph (Anthropology, Women and Gender Studies) to create a space for students to engage with innovative research topics and build connections in their field of study.
- Sacred Sound and the Affective Registers of World-Making: Sikhs in the Indian Ocean World May 16, 2017 from 05:30 PM to 08:00 PM — Walter Buehler Alumni Center,
- Sikh Musical Traditions and Performance: Public Lecture by Inderjit Kaur
- Sikh Musical Traditions and Performance: Public Lecture by Inderjit Kaur May 08, 2017 from 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM
- Inderjit Kaur, Music Lecturer at UC Berkeley on Sikh Musical Traditions and Performance