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Shaping the 21st Century: Focus on the Middle East
Louisiana Tech’s annual Shaping the 21st Century series of events will illuminate the Middle East this spring quarter, with discussions from distinguished scholars on the topic, film screenings and a photography exhibit.
The follwing are the events planned for the series:
March 14
Distinguished Speaker #1
“How Do We ‘Know’ Muslim Women?”
Dr. Lamia Ben Youssef-Zayzafoon, Assistant Professor
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 10:00AM
[part of Women’s History Month]
March 14
Film Screening #1
“Honey and Ashes” (1998)
Directed by Nadia Farès
(Tunisia); 80 minutes
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 6:30PM
Introduced by Dr. Lamia Ben Youssef-Zayzafoon
[part of Women’s History Month]
March 29
Brownbag Lunch Video/Talk #1
FRONTLINE: Behind Taliban Lines
(PBS; 2010)—60 minutes
Introduced by Bill Willoughby
International Student Office (Tolliver Hall); 12:15PM
April 5
Faculty Lecture
“Social Media in the Contemporary Middle East”
Dr. A. Nazir Atassi, Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University, Department of History
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 10:00AM
April 12
Film Screening #2
“The Band’s Visit” (2007)
Directed by Eran Kolirin
(Israel); 87 minutes
Introduced by Dr. Edward Jacobs
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 6:30PM
April 13 -May 11
Exhibition
“The Middle East’s Instant Manhattan: Images of the Amazing Architectural Growth of Dubai, United Arab Emirates”
Tolliver Hall; Opening Reception 4:00PM
April 19
Brownbag Lunch Video/Talk #2
FRONTLINE: House of Saud (PBS; 2005)
60 minutes
Introduced by Bill Willoughby
International Student Office (Tolliver Hall); 12:15PM
April 20
Distinguished Speaker #2
“The Supernatural in Islam: Medieval Texts and Modern Views”
Dr. Rebecca Williams, Assistant Professor
University of South Alabama, Department of History
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 10:00AM
April 26
Film Screening #3
“Children of Heaven” (1997)
Directed by Majid Majidi
(Iran); 89 minutes
Introduced by Dr. A. Nazir Atassi
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 6:30PM
May 3
International Day
Student Center [Tonk]; 4:00PM
May 4
ISA/Performance Event
“Wine & Alchemy”
Tolliver; 6:30PM
May 4
Distinguished Speaker #3 [Keynote]
“Democracy and Dictatorship in the Arab world”
Dr. Juan R. Cole
Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History and Director of South Asian Studies, University of Michigan
Howard Auditorium; 10:00AM
May 4
Roundtable Discussion
“Technological Change and Social Unrest in the Middle East”
with Juan Cole, A. Nazir Atassi, Jeremy Mhire, et al.
Moderated by Dr. Webre
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 4:00PM
May 11
Film Screening #4
“The Oath” (2010)
Directed by Laura Poitras
(USA) 96 minutes
Introduced by Bill Willoughby
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 6:30PM
Louisiana Tech presents Shaping the 21st Century: Focus on Middle East
The follwing are the events planned for the series:
March 14
Distinguished Speaker #1
“How Do We ‘Know’ Muslim Women?”
Dr. Lamia Ben Youssef-Zayzafoon, Assistant Professor
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 10:00AM
[part of Women’s History Month]
March 14
Film Screening #1
“Honey and Ashes” (1998)
Directed by Nadia Farès
(Tunisia); 80 minutes
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 6:30PM
Introduced by Dr. Lamia Ben Youssef-Zayzafoon
[part of Women’s History Month]
March 29
Brownbag Lunch Video/Talk #1
FRONTLINE: Behind Taliban Lines
(PBS; 2010)—60 minutes
Introduced by Bill Willoughby
International Student Office (Tolliver Hall); 12:15PM
April 5
Faculty Lecture
“Social Media in the Contemporary Middle East”
Dr. A. Nazir Atassi, Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University, Department of History
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 10:00AM
April 12
Film Screening #2
“The Band’s Visit” (2007)
Directed by Eran Kolirin
(Israel); 87 minutes
Introduced by Dr. Edward Jacobs
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 6:30PM
April 13 -May 11
Exhibition
“The Middle East’s Instant Manhattan: Images of the Amazing Architectural Growth of Dubai, United Arab Emirates”
Tolliver Hall; Opening Reception 4:00PM
April 19
Brownbag Lunch Video/Talk #2
FRONTLINE: House of Saud (PBS; 2005)
60 minutes
Introduced by Bill Willoughby
International Student Office (Tolliver Hall); 12:15PM
April 20
Distinguished Speaker #2
“The Supernatural in Islam: Medieval Texts and Modern Views”
Dr. Rebecca Williams, Assistant Professor
University of South Alabama, Department of History
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 10:00AM
April 26
Film Screening #3
“Children of Heaven” (1997)
Directed by Majid Majidi
(Iran); 89 minutes
Introduced by Dr. A. Nazir Atassi
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 6:30PM
May 3
International Day
Student Center [Tonk]; 4:00PM
May 4
ISA/Performance Event
“Wine & Alchemy”
Tolliver; 6:30PM
May 4
Distinguished Speaker #3 [Keynote]
“Democracy and Dictatorship in the Arab world”
Dr. Juan R. Cole
Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History and Director of South Asian Studies, University of Michigan
Howard Auditorium; 10:00AM
May 4
Roundtable Discussion
“Technological Change and Social Unrest in the Middle East”
with Juan Cole, A. Nazir Atassi, Jeremy Mhire, et al.
Moderated by Dr. Webre
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 4:00PM
May 11
Film Screening #4
“The Oath” (2010)
Directed by Laura Poitras
(USA) 96 minutes
Introduced by Bill Willoughby
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 6:30PM
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