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  1. A Taste of Gulf Films

    A Taste of Gulf Films

    A screening of three recent short films produced in the Gulf, followed by a Skype interview with the filmmaker, Ahmed Al-Kuwaiti, led by PhD student in Film...

  2. Can Central Asian States Keep Their Balancing Act?

    Can Central Asian States Keep Their Balancing Act?

    Prof Kassenova will talk about the changing geopolitical environment, sets of security, political and economic challenges facing Central Asian states, their...

  3. Nassim's Testament: An Epic of the Iranian Diaspora

    Nassim's Testament: An Epic of the Iranian Diaspora

    Originally written and published in Persian, Nassim's Testament relates the oneiric story of two poet friends' asylum journey from Iran to Britain. In this...

  4. Feminism in Contemporary Syria

    Feminism in Contemporary Syria

    Speakers at this Centre of Syrian Studies (CSS) event include Ola Rifai, Birgit Poopuu, Omar Imady, Roua Al Taweel and Lina Al Hafez, with Discussant, Rahaf...

  5. TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities

    TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities

    Chair Raymond Hinnebusch Speaker Nour al-Halabi, Leeds University Commentator Lina al Hafez, University Autònoma de Barcelona Nour is assistant professor at...

  6. New Directions in Mediterranean Studies

    New Directions in Mediterranean Studies

    Mediterranean Studies is an increasingly popular sub-field of the humanities with the potential to connect a range of disciplines -- from classical studies,...

  7. Cold War Worldmaking Between East Asia and the Arab World

    Cold War Worldmaking Between East Asia and the Arab World

    Seeking to transcend Western- and state-centric readings of the Cold War, the talk focuses on the various forms of ideational interaction and worldmaking that...

  8. TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities

    TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities

    Dr Omar Al-Ghazzi is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science -- LSE. He...

  9. Disguise, gender and voice in Decameron 2.9 and the Porter and the Three Ladies

    Disguise, gender and voice in Decameron 2.9 and the Porter and the Three Ladies

    Anna Dini (Berkeley), visiting PhD student in Italian, will give a research presentation on her current work. About Anna's research Gender crossing and...