Portland State University Middle East Studies Center Lecture Series

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Audio recordings from the Portland State University Middle East Studies Center Lecture Series

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  • Sidewalk Stories: Informal Urbanism in Dubai

    05/10/2012 Duración: 45min

    Research on Dubai has typically focused on the city's spectacular and rapid urban transformation. Yasser Elsheshtawy goes beyond the city as spectacle by exploring and uncovering its hidden spaces. In this talk, Elsheshtawy will present one such case providing a detailed, empirical account of a street in one of its low-income districts, Hor Al-Anz. The neighborhood is a locale for South-Asian migrant workers, for whom the street is the only venue for public interaction. The street-corner in particular becomes a site for social gatherings, and thus provides a microcosm for the lives of these migrant workers, framed within a larger context of informal urbanism where city residents take matters into their own hands and subvert established planning practices. Elsheshtawy will use census data and content analysis of media reports to provide a brief overview of Dubai's urban development to contextualize the case study, in particular looking at immigration laws and the place accorded to such migrants. He will also d

  • Tutankhamun's Last Secret

    05/10/2012 Duración: 56min

    The solid gold headpiece crowning the mummy of the boy-king Tutankhamun is surely the best-known Egyptian artwork in the world. Or is it? While many have looked, all have failed to see. In this forensically detailed study, Nicholas Reeves reveals the mask's astonishing secret: that it had never been intended for Tutankhamun at all. When Howard Carter and George Herbert, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, entered the long-sought tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922, few could have imagined the magnificence of the treasure soon to be revealed. Within a stone sarcophagus and three dazzling anthropoid coffins of descending size, the young king lay undisturbed, his richly bedecked mummy crowned with a burial mask of solid gold, twenty-one inches high and weighing over twenty-two pounds. Tonight we will hear how this magnificent mask has a startling new story to tell.

  • A Checkpoint Effect? Evidence from a Natural Experiment on Travel Restrictions in the West Bank

    22/08/2012 Duración: 01h31min

    Checkpoints are a centerpiece of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, yet remain understudied. How do they affect Palestinian preferences towards violence? What role do they play in the Peace Process and regional security? Some analysts contend that checkpoints defend against violence, while others say they perpetuate it. Which is it, and how can we tell? In this paper we exploit a natural experiment, based on an Israeli decision in 2009 to remove several checkpoints. We randomly sampled within two population clusters before and after this intervention. These results are then compared with an independent panel survey conducted in three waves between 2007-2009. Both studies suggest that checkpoints make Palestinians more likely to support violence - suggesting a rethinking of Israeli security policy, as short-term concerns over Palestinian movement may be compromising Israel's long-terms security interests. This argument has policy implications for conflicts worldwide, most notably in contemporary US-occupied Ira

  • What Maritime Archeology Reveals about Ancient Egypt

    10/08/2012 Duración: 01h03min

    Dr Pearce Paul Creasman holds a number of positions with the University of Arizona: Director of the University's Egyptian Expedition; Assistant Research Professor of Dendrochronology; Curator of the Laboratory of the University's Tree Ring Research collection; and assistant editor of the publication Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections. He is also president and founder of the Institute for Maritime Research and Discovery. He currently serves as President of ARCE/Arizona Chapter. He obtained his Ph.D. in Nautical Archeology/Anthropology at Texas A& M University. He has an avid interest in underwater exploration and is a leading researcher on the timber of ships and shipwrecks in an effort to better understand the relationship between the ancient Egyptian people and their culture/environment.

  • Hellenic Studies: The Greeks on Display: How the Vatican Invented Modern Art Museums, and Reinvented Religion Along the Way

    23/07/2012 Duración: 01h11min

    Professor Louis A Ruprecht, Jr., William M. Suttles Chair in Religious Studies at Georgia State, was an honored summer guest of the Hellenic Studies program who taught a summer course and gave two public lectures.

  • Global Education Through Film: Teaching History Through Film

    21/07/2012 Duración: 01h49min

    Richard Paxton, Professor of Education at Pacific University Oregon, speaks at a workshop for educators that focused on the use of film to teach about international topics in the K-12 classroom. Dr. Paxton is a former high school History and Language Arts teacher. His doctorate is in Educational Psychology, with a specific focus on the teaching and learning of History. A former faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Dr. Paxtons research and scholarship has been published in many national and international journals. He maintains exchange programs in Uganda and Kenya.

  • Global Education Through Film: Identity Building in Israel

    20/07/2012 Duración: 01h34min

    Sylvia Frankel, an adjunct member of the faculty of the Religious Studies Department at Lewis and Clark College, speaks at a workshop for educators focused on the use of film to teach about international topics in the K-12 classroom. Frankel served as director of the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center from 1983-1995. In that capacity she built up an oral history archive of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and concentration camp liberators. Frankel continues to be engaged in oral history activities under the aegis of the Oregon Jewish Museum. She is also on the faculty of the local Florence Melton Adult Mini School, a program developed by Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Frankel has taught classes on Jewish History, the Holocaust, and Israeli literature at Portland State University, Reed College, and Marylhurst. she organizes an annual Women's Day of Jewish Learning, in the Jewish community, with a focus on biblical women. She has directed and produced two videos based on her oral histories.

  • Islamic Finance & Investments

    16/05/2012 Duración: 01h15min

    One of the latest revelations in the modern banking industry has been the introduction of Islamic finance and investment activities, referring to transactions that are compliant with Sharia Muslim law. Since its introduction in the late 20th century, Islamic banking has grown into an expanding global industry, and it is predicted that Shariah-compliant asset holdings will reach four trillion dollars by 2020. Muslim investors have also expanded Islamic finance activities into non-Muslim countries, often facing myths and misconceptions about the sector.

  • The Deep-Roots of Modern Greece: Burden or Opportunity?

    14/05/2012 Duración: 01h02min

    Carol Thomas (Ph.D., Northwestern University) is Professor of Greek History and Director of the Hellenic Studies Program at the University of Washington and author of Citadel to City State: The Transformation of Greece

  • US-Iran Relations: To Bomb or Not To Bomb

    03/05/2012 Duración: 01h04s

    An informal conversation with Masoud Kheirabadi, adjunct faculty for International Studies, Geography, and Sociology at Portland State University.

  • Revolt and Reform: Electoral Politics in the New North Africa

    25/04/2012 Duración: 01h27min

    North Africa is a relatively understudied region in the Muslim world, yet it has been at the center of the Arab Spring. The Jasmine Revolution began in Tunisia in December 2010, leading to the ouster of President Ben Ali and unleashing a wave of popular discontent through the Middle East and beyond. North Africa stands at a crossroads, with Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt holding parliamentary, and in some cases, presidential elections in 2011 and 2012. Yet, the future of reform is uncertain and its results likely to be varied.

  • Modern Art in Iraq: From the pioneers of the 1930s to the looting of 2003

    28/02/2012 Duración: 44min

    Salam Atta Sabri is an Iraqi artist and the founder and Director of the Iraqi Pioneers Committee in Baghdad. Following the looting of 2003, he published a partial list of the artwork missing from the Museum. In addition, he founded a non-governmental organization that works to preserve the history and artworks of the pioneers of modern Iraqi fine arts (one of whom was his father). This lecture was presented with co-sponsorship from The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, with funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York; Portland Community College's Internationalization Initiative; the MA in Critical Theory and Creative Research at the Pacific Northwest College of Art; and the Portland State University Department of Art

  • The Withdrawal of U.S. Military Forces from Iraq

    23/02/2012 Duración: 01h22min

    On December 18, 2011, all U.S. military troops withdrew from Iraq, leaving behind an uncertain and undoubtedly fragile state. Steve Niva, member of the faculty at the Evergreen State College, shared his thoughts on the current state of Iraq. This lecture was presented with funding from the Portland State University Internationalization Council Minigrant Program

  • Hellenic Studies: Father Pavlos

    14/02/2012 Duración: 01h48min

    A lecture by Father Pavlos and Sister Joanna from St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt.

  • The Iraqi Refugee Experience

    19/01/2012 Duración: 47min

    This talk focused on displacement and the psychological and socioeconomic conditions that influence the transition of Iraqi refugees in Portland. Baher Bhutti earned his PhD in Psychiatry from Baghdad University. He worked in Iraq as a psychiatrist, activist, and prolific writer until 2006 when his community activism made him a target of the emerging Iraqi militias. He found refuge in Portland, Oregon in 2007, was joined by his wife and children by 2009, and has since been working as a counselor, Iraqi refugee advocate, and community activist. In addition to working for the Lutheran Community Services, he serves on the Boards of the Center for Intercultural Organizing, Arab-Americans Cultural Center of Oregon, Advisory committee of Colored Pencils Art group, and is the founder of the Iraqi Society of Oregon. Yasmeen Hanoosh is Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Portland State University. She received her PhD in Arabic Language and Literature from the University of Michigan (2008) and speci

  • Japan's Global Claim to Islam: Transnational Nationalism & World Power 1900-1945

    19/01/2012 Duración: 01h18min

    The history of Imperial Japan's interplay with the Muslim world reflects a history of transnational nationalism that is part of the inception of twentieth century world power behavior. By using the Islam card primarily through diaspora transnational actors, the pre-war Japanese global claim to Islam reflects the interlacing of intellectual history with that of intelligence in global strategic ambitions. Ayse Selcuk Esenbel is Graduate Student Advisor in the Department of History at Bogazici University. Esenbel completed her undergraduate degree in History in the International Christian University (Japan) and George Washington University. She received her master's degree from the Department of Japanese Language and Linguistics at Georgetown University and a PhD in Japanese history from Columbia University. She is a Professor in the Department of History at Bogazici University. This lecture was presented by the Centers for Japanese and Middle East Studies. Co-sponsored by the Center for Turkish Studies and the

  • Media Wars: Journalists, Generals and Jihadis

    11/01/2012 Duración: 40min

    Media drove the Arab Spring and it is a tool in the global spread of terrorism. Now governments are striking back. In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Pintak explores the battle for hearts, minds and the computer. Lawrence Pintak is the founding dean of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University He is a veteran of more than 30 years in journalism and the media business on four continents who now writes and lectures on America's relationship with the Muslim world, the role of the media in shaping global perceptions and government policy, the future of journalism in a digital/globalized world, and the responsibilities of reporters covering conflict and social injustice.

  • Tahrir Square Three Hundred Days Later: Did the Revolution Really Succeed?

    06/12/2011 Duración: 01h26min

    Nohad A. Toulan is Dean Emeritus of Portland State University's College of Urban & Public Affairs and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the School of Urban Studies & Planning, and is an internationally recognized urban planner who contributed extensively to the development of major urban and regional plans in the U.S., the Middle East, North and West Africa. Dr. Toulan has been an adviser to the United Nations Development Program and to local and foreign governments on development issues. A native of Cairo and Alexandria, Dr. Toulan recently visited Egypt to witness firsthand the country's "Second Revolution." In this talk, Dr. Toulan provides an update on the political and economic conditions in post-Mubarak Egypt. He also reports on the demands of the movement that overthrew the government and what changes the interim government has made in response to those demands since Mubarak's departure. This lecture was presented by the Portland State University Toulan School of Urban Studies & Planning, the Cent

  • Post-Colonial Criticism & Muslim-Christian Relations in the Late Ottoman Empire

    01/12/2011 Duración: 01h15min

    Vangelis Kechriotis is Assistant to the Chair in Bogazici University Department of History. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Leiden. His research interests include late Ottoman political and cultural history, Christians and Jewish communities, nationalism, the Balkans, port-cities, imperial ideology This lecture was presented by the Portland State University Centers for Hellenic, Middle East and Turkish Studies and the Departments of History and World Languages & Literatures.

  • People, Power & Protest: Teaching about the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    15/10/2011 Duración: 01h27min

    Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, Laura Robson speaks at a workshop for educators which focused on the use of hip hop music and art to teach about social and political protest in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

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