Events
From our Annual Scholars’ Conference and academic webinars to film screenings, performances, and receptions, the Consortium hosts a variety of events each year. Information about Consortium events and the numerous conferences, lectures, and panels our Scholars participate in are featured below.
Registration Open: “Syria, 100 Years Attempting to Form an Identity”
Sunday, June 27th, 10:00am EST Dr. Ahmed Fatima, lecturer at the University of Potsdam, will address the formation of Syrian identity through its constitution, the establishment of museums, and via… Continue reading→
Webinar: EXILE: FEAR, CREATIVITY, NEW DISSIDENCE?
June 9, 18:00-20:00 CET, 12:00pm-2:00pm EDT Organized by the Academy in Exile, the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) and the University of Duisburg-Essen What is the significance of exile… Continue reading→
Academic Freedom in a Plural World: Global Critical Perspectives
June 9, 8:00am-12:00pm EDTJune 10, 10:00am-2:00pm EDT Zoom link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/85114784769
Academic Life in Neoliberal Times
May 3, 202111:00am – 12:15pm EDT Join Farmingdale State College on May 3 from 11:00am – 12:15pm EDT for a presentation by University in Exile Scholar, Dr. Simten Cosar, Visiting Professor at the… Continue reading→
Islamism and Urban Politics
April 30 2:00pm EDT Register Here
In Defense of Academic Freedom: The New University in Exile Consortium
April 22, 2021; 4:00pm EDT The erosion of academic freedom poses a major threat to democracy around the world. Can the U.S. higher education institutions play a role in the… Continue reading→
Webinar: Political Economy of the Middle East
April 8, 2021 This panel features political economy research on the Middle East region. Dimming the Lights: Political Succession, Crony Capitalism and Economic Development in Syria | Author: Ammar Shamaileh… Continue reading→
Webinar: Displacement in the Middle East and Beyond: The Kurdish Case from Turkey to the US
April 20, 2021; 10:30am-2:00pm EDT
Webinar: Authoritarianism, State, and Society in Modern Turkey
Wednesday, April 7, 9:30am-12:00pm PT
Webinar – Iran at 1400: The Case for a New Century of Hope
MARCH 17, 2021 AT 6:30PM – 8PM Exactly a century ago in 1921, a coup d’état In Iran brought Reza Khan and eventually the Pahlavi dynasty into power. The ensuing… Continue reading→