This 3-session hybrid workshop will bring participants together in the Faculty Commons to engage in enlightening discussions about the Middle East. The Middle East is a region of the world that is highly politicized and not well understood. We will explore dominant stereotypes and orientalist tropes commonly used to define the region contemporarily. We will discuss topics such as orientalism and Islamophobia, and connect these phenomena with important contemporary global issues like the refugee crisis, women’s rights, and religious freedoms. To counter the dominant Eurocentric narrative on the Middle East, participants will be exposed to authentic perspectives and voices from the Middle East. We will also celebrate the region by introducing faculty to a wide range of writers, artists, and scholars from the region.
Faculty can discover ways to incorporate Middle Eastern perspectives for a more global curriculum, and to better facilitate discussions around the Middle East to promote cultural diversity.
3 Wednesdays, Jan. 11, 18, 25, 1:30-3 p.m. in Faculty Commons, D104
8 PD Hours – 3.5 hours online, 4.5 hours on ground
$250 stipend for full participation in all 3 sessions and short project completion
10 seats: Register here to learn more about the Middle East
Please reach out to Salam Awad or Christina Sciabarra, Social Science, with questions.
Last Updated February 28, 2023