Presented with UBC Middle East Studies
Every name is the affirmation of an identity and the erasure of another. This panel will explore the uses and abuses of terms that refer to a vast geographical region stretching from northwestern Africa to central Asia and home to diverse political, economic, ethnic, linguistic, and religious communities and cultures. These terms will be discussed in relation to their historical origins, political connotations, and social significance.
Panelists:
Dr. Pheroze Unwalla
Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of History and Chair of the Middle East Studies program at the University of British Columbia
Sarah Ann Knutson
Historian and Anthropological Archaeologist, Assistant Professor of Teaching at UBC
Salma Amer
PhD candidate
Moderator:
Hicham Safieddine
Assistant Professor of History at the University of British Columbia