History

CMES presents Onur Günay is an anthropologist and documentary filmmaker whose work moves across political and medical anthropology, critical theory, Middle Eastern studies, and visual ethnography. He is currently Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate...

The CMES Disaster Studies Initiative presents Spring 2026 Colloquium The Disaster Studies Initiative was founded by Cemal Kafadar in response to a series of highly destructive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in February, 2023. The initiative...

The Department of History and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies present Ayfer Karakaya-Stump Ayfer Karakaya-Stump is Associate Professor of History at William & Mary. She received her Ph.D. in History and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University...

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents Aygün Uzunöz Research Assistant (Dr.) in the Department of Islamic History and Arts at Ankara Yildırim Beyazit University; Visiting Scholar at CMES. Uzunoz’s research focuses on early Islamic historiography...

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents Yasemin Karakuş Assistant Professor in the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Istanbul University, specializing in Ottoman Literature; Visiting Scholar, CMES. Karakuş' research focuses on...

CMES presents the Hilda B. Silverman Memorial Lecture Jochen Hellbeck Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University Jochen Hellbeck is the Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University, specializing in modern Russia, the Soviet Union...

The Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to present Raphael Cormack Assistant Professor, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University, United Kingdom In conversation with Jessica Marglin, Professor of Religion Law & History, USC and Visiting...