#  CMES Disaster Studies Initiative Spring 2026 Colloquium 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 10, 2026** 

 01:00PM - 07:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **History Dept Conference Room, Robinson Hall 125, Harvard Yard, Cambridge**  



 

 



 

**The CMES Disaster Studies Initiative** presents

**Spring 2026 Colloquium**

The [Disaster Studies Initiative](https://cmesdisasterstudies.fas.harvard.edu) was founded by Cemal Kafadar in response to a series of highly destructive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in February, 2023. The initiative takes a multidisciplinary approach to disaster, bearing in mind the social, political, and environmental factors that bind human activity and geological processes together. The Spring 2026 Colloquium addresses challenges and approaches to the study of disasters in the MENA region, focusing on visualization, writing, research, and history.

***Program***

1:00–2:30pm  
**Visualizing Disaster**  
Evangeline McGlynn (convener), Stephen Guerin, Edanur Kuntman

2:40–4:10pm  
**Researching and Writing (the) Disaster**  
Elif Irem Az (convener), Peter Habib, Richardine Mamam Nbiba

4:30–6:00pm  
**The History of Seismicity**  
Cemal Kafadar and Eda Özel (conveners), Judith Hubbard, Ana Luiza Nicolae, Aaron Shakow

**Contact:** <jhowell@fas.harvard.edu>



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Disaster Studies ](/event-series/disaster-studies)
- [ Anthropology ](/research-field/anthropology)
- [ History ](/research-field/history)
- [ Public Health ](/research-field/public-health)
- [ 2025-26 ](/academic-year/2025-26)
 
 

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