The Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World program invites faculty and research fellows to join its monthly reading seminar as well as weekly writing group sessions.
Reading Seminar
The monthly reading seminar invites HRF fellows and NYUAD faculty to discuss a shared set of readings that 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 significance.
This month, the reading seminar will include: Everyday Life in the Spectacular City: Making Home in Dubai (Rana AlMutawa)
This reading seminar is replaced by a trip to Dubai to attend the book launch for Rana AlMutawa's much-anticipated Everyday Life in the Spectacular City (UC Press, 2024) at Art Jameel on February 3 at 6:30pm. Dr. Neha Vora, professor of anthropology at American University of Sharjah, will join her for a discussion about observing cities. Register here.
*All texts are available as e-books through the NYUAD Library.
Conveners: Erin Pettigrew and Nathalie Peutz
