Upcoming Events
Panel Discussion with the HRF’s Winter Writing Retreat Participants
Panel Discussion with Participants in the Winter Writing Retreat 2025
Annual Graduate Student Research Workshop
’New Directions in the Study of the Arab World’
Annual Editorial Workshop: Getting Published, Getting Read
Niels Hooper (University of California Press) & Marissa Mika (Developmental Editor)
Media Dynamics: Identity, Challenges, and Future Vision صناعة الإعلام: الهوية، التحديات، ورؤية المستقبل
Noura Al Obeidli (Humanities Research Fellow)
Earthbound vs. Skybound: Realism in Female Bedouin Poetry
Marcel Kurpershoek - Visiting Scholar
The Bend in Arabic: Metaphors to Lean By in the Poetry of Jamil Buthaynah
David Larsen - Senior Research Fellow, Library of Arabic Literature
Felt, Wrapped, Entangled: A Conversation with Artists Rabbia Sukkarieh and Adrian Pepe
Rabbia Sukkarieh and Adrian Pepe
Exploring Careers in Family Businesses
Sana Jubaili (Jubaili Bros.) & Maryam Al Mulla (Almulla Capital and NYUAD Alumni)
From Past to Present: The Enduring Legacy of Family Enterprises
Tony Jashanmal (Jashanmal Group of Companies), Khalifa Al Qaz (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Mohammed Abdulla A. J. Al Fahim (ALFAHIM), Nelida Fuccaro (NYUAD), Martin Klimke (NYUAD) & Farida El Agamy (Tharawat)
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Gulf History Transcribe-a-thon [Cancelled]
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Electrifying Indonesia: Technology and Social Justice in National Development
Anto Mohsin - Northwestern University in Qatar
Working Group for Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) for regional languages
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Annual Graduate Student Research Workshop
’New Directions in the Study of the Arab World’
Visualizing African-Asian Worlds
Convened by Shobana Shankar (Stony Brook University), Ethiraj Gabriel Dattetreyan (NYU) & David Ludden (NYU)
The Lives and Afterlives of “The Book of Kings”: Exploring Historical and Modern Legacies of the “Shāhnāmah” of Firdawsī
Charles Melville (Pembroke College, Cambridge) and Firuza Abdullaeva-Melville (Pembroke College, Cambridge)
Working Group for Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) for regional languages
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Giving Meaning to Disaster: A Multi-Media Account of Himalayan Highlander Responses to the 2015 Earthquakes in Nepal
Kristine Hildebrandt (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
Working Group for Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) for regional languages
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Prosperity in the Ottoman Empire
Nora Barakat (Stanford University)
Winter Institute in Digital Humanities (WIDH) 2024
David Wrisley (NYUAD) & Beth Russell (NYUAD)
Redefining God's Laws: Shari'a and Family Law in Nasser's Egypt
Ibrahim Gemeah (Humanities Research Fellow)
Working Group for Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) for regional languages
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Beyond Doubt: A Counter-History of Reason in Modern Arab Islamic Thought
Henri Lauzière (Senior Humanities Research Fellow)
The Consequences of Cultural Change on the Emirati Life Script and Identity
Christin Camia (Zayed University)
From Archives to Analysis: Data Management and Analysis for Humanities with Nodegoat
Pim van Bree and Geert Kessels (LAB1100)
Cooling the Arab Gulf: How Air-Conditioning Changed Everything
Marwa Koheji (Humanities Research Fellow)
What we do.
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Research Seminar.
Fellows will participate in the bi-weekly Humanities Research Seminar. Through this seminar, fellows share their work in progress with their peers and faculty within the NYUAD community. In addition to presentations by fellows, the Seminar may feature presentations by NYUAD faculty, other NYU faculty who are in residence at NYUAD, UAE scholars, and other invited speakers.
Contact: Martin Klimke/Alexandra Sandu
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Research Workshop.
Fellows are invited to organize a 1-to-2-day (micro-)workshop on a topic related to their research and to invite participants from outside of the community, funded by the Institute. Typically, these workshops take place during a fellow’s second year. They include NYUAD faculty and other scholars, by invitation only. Other formats that include 19 Washington Square North, which may or may not require additional external funding, are also possible.
Contact: Martin Klimke/Alexandra Sandu
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Publication Workshop.
The first part of the workshop consists of a presentation on how to turn a dissertation into a manuscript (touching upon publishing in the arts and humanities, as well as how to write and submit an effective book proposal).
The second part of the workshop features individual consultations with faculty members and research fellows.
Contact: Martin Klimke/Alexandra Sandu
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Graduate Student Workshop.
International graduate students will be invited to apply to participate in a multiday workshop at NYUAD with the opportunity to present and discuss their PhD projects. Fellows are invited to attend and may be asked to serve as discussants on topics related to their field of research.
Contact: Erin Pettigrew/Nathalie Peutz
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Thematic Lecture Series Cluster.
Fellows are invited to co-organize a thematic lecture cluster together with a faculty member at NYUAD. Each cluster may consist of three online talks given by artists, scholars, and collaborators situated around the globe. Although fellows can take advantage of curating a thematic lecture cluster any time during their fellowship, we encourage junior fellows to do so in their first year as a form of preparation for their in-person workshop in year 2.
Contact: Erin Pettigrew/Nathalie Peutz
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Writing Group.
Fellows are invited to attend a once weekly writing group during which participants dedicate 3 solid hours to writing. Open to all fellows and faculty.
Every Monday | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Contact: Erin Pettigrew/Nathalie Peutz
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Reading Seminar.
Fellows are invited to attend a seminar discussion on a theme connected to the study of the Arab world broadly conceived and/or living, researching, and teaching in the region. This seminar will provide a space for fellows and faculty to come together to discuss a shared set of readings in a structured fashion. The readings may relate to (1) the framing, challenges, and affordances of area studies (the conceptualization of “Arab Crossroads” or even “Global Crossroads” Studies, in particular); (2) new research on the Arab Gulf; and (3) new works of broader theoretical significance.
This spring, the reading seminar will include:
March 20 | The Center of the World: A Global History of the Persian Gulf from the Stone Age to the Present (Allen Fromherz)
Contact: Erin Pettigrew/Nathalie Peutz
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Professional Development.
Fellows are invited to give practice job talks, practice interviews, or to meet with HRF Co-PIs for review of teaching strategy, syllabi, and other professional development related activities as needed.
Contact: Erin Pettigrew/Nathalie Peutz
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Co-Curated Events with the Arab Crossroads Studies Program.
The Arab Crossroad Studies Program runs a lecture series convened by ACS faculty members to connect with locally-based scholars, scholars passing through the region, and/or scholars launching new publications. Fellows may be invited to discuss their research during this series and are welcome to attend ACS events.
Contact: Erin Pettigrew/Nathalie Peutz
Past Events
Call for Applications
Applications for our 2025 Graduate Student Research Workshop are now closed.