Upcoming Events
Annual Editorial Workshop: Getting Published, Getting Read
Niels Hooper (University of California Press) & Marissa Mika (Developmental Editor)
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 fall, the reading seminar will take place over lunch and will include:
October 31 | Making Space for the Gulf (Arang Keshavarzian)
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
Events | Spring 2024
Noura Al Obeidli (Humanities Research Fellow)
David Larsen - Senior Research Fellow, Library of Arabic Literature
Rabbia Sukkarieh and Adrian Pepe
Sana Jubaili (Jubaili Bros.) & Maryam Al Mulla (Almulla Capital and NYUAD Alumni)
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)
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Anto Mohsin - Northwestern University in Qatar
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Convened by William Zimmerle (NYUAD)
Convened by Shobana Shankar (Stony Brook University), Ethiraj Gabriel Dattetreyan (NYU) & David Ludden (NYU)
Charles Melville (Pembroke College, Cambridge) and Firuza Abdullaeva-Melville (Pembroke College, Cambridge)
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Kristine Hildebrandt (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Nora Barakat (Stanford University)
Events | Fall 2023
Ibrahim Gemeah (Humanities Research Fellow)
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Henri Lauzière (Senior Humanities Research Fellow)
Christin Camia (Zayed University)
Pim van Bree and Geert Kessels (LAB1100)
Marwa Koheji (Humanities Research Fellow)
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Jessica Gerschultz (Senior Humanities Research Fellow)
Convened by Taneli Kukkonen (NYUAD), Jan Loop (University of Copenhagen) & Christopher Ocker (Australian Catholic University)
Kate Wahl (Stanford University Press) & Katherine Wiley (Goldenrod Editorial)
Convened by Peter Kitlas (Humanities Research Fellow) & Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD)
Süphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Joseph Wrisley (NYUAD)
Jakob Kusnik (University of Southern Denmark)
Events | Spring 2023
Rania Labaki (EDHEC Business School) & Mai El-Kinawi (True North Consulting FZ-LLC)
Convened by Julia Stephens (Senior Humanities Research Fellow)
Chip Rossetti - Senior Research Fellow, Library of Arabic Literature
Enass Khansa - Research Fellow, Library of Arabic Literature
Convened by Nada Shabout (Senior Humanities Research Fellow) & Salwa Mikdadi (al Mawrid)
Nada Shabout - Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Convened by Nathaniel Miller (Humanities Research Fellow)
Curated by Nathaniel Miller (NYUAD), Benjamin Outhwaite (Cambridge) & Mohamed Ahmed (Trinity College Dublin)
David Larsen - Senior Research Fellow, Library of Arabic Literature
Julia Stephens - Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Convened by David Ludden (NYU) & Shobana Shankar (Stony Brook University)
Events | Fall 2022
Adel A. Alsuhaimi (Adel Alsuhaimi Business Bureau)
Convened by Taneli Kukkonen (NYUAD), Jan Loop (University of Copenhagen) & Christopher Ocker (Australian Catholic University)
Burak Sayim - Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Elizabeth Ault (Duke University Press) & Katherine Wiley (Goldenrod Editorial)
Marwa Koheji - Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Zekeria Ahmed Salem - Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Paloma Fernández (University of Barcelona)
Webinars | Spring 2022
Abdulrahman AlBassam (A.S. Al Bassam & Sons)
Convened by Anneka Lenssen (Humanities Research Fellowships for the Study of the Arab World) in collaboration with Salwa Mikdadi (al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art)
Convened by Taneli Kukkonen (NYUAD), Jan Loop (University of Copenhagen) & Christopher Ocker (Australian Catholic University)
Alexader Nehme (Partner & Board Member, Nehmeh)
Haben Girma (First Deafblind Graduate of Harvard Law School and Disability Rights Advocate)
Eli Dollarhide - Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Jan Loop - Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu (Race & Gender Justice Activist)
Yannis Hadjinicolaou - Research Associate, University of Hamburg
Anneka Lenssen - Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Nathaniel Miller - Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Webinars | Fall 2021
Symposium organized by
Mahnaz Yousefzadeh (NYU) & Laurent Hericher (BnF)
Hosted by NYU Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with Bibliothèque nationale de France and Louvre Abu Dhabi
Kathryn Miller - Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Rani Varghese (Adelphi University), Ginetta E.B. Candelario (Smith College), Bayan Abubakr (Yale University) & Joanne Rondilla (San Jose State University)
Nora Barakat (Stanford University), Suphan Kirmizialtin (NYUAD) & David Wrisley (NYUAD)
Nadia Yaqub, Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Saqer Almarri, Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Webinars | Spring 2021
Alfredo De Massis, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, IMD and Lancaster University
Abdulla Galadari (Khalifa University)
Taneli Kukkonen (NYUAD) & Siiri Toiviainen Rø (University of Helsinki)
Fatma AlJassim (Youth Delegate, UN) & Sara Minkara (Empowerment Through Integration)
Katia Arfara (NYUAD), Ryan Inouye (Sharjah Art Foundation), Uzma Z. Rizvi (Pratt Institute) & Rayyane Tabet (Artist)
John Zaleski (Humanities Research Fellow), Maurice Pomerantz (NYUAD), Ayman Shihadeh (Senior Humanities Research Fellow) & Caitlyn Olson (Humanities Research Fellow)
Francesca Trivellato (Institute for Advanced Study) & Leor Halevi (Vanderbilt University)
Andrea Schneider-Braunberger, CEO, Gesellschaft für Unternehmensgeschichte (GUG)
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Katia Arfara (NYUAD), George Katodrytis (American University of Sharjah) & Sandra Peters (NYUAD)
Michael Gomez (CSAAD), Eve M. Troutt Powell (University of Pennsylvania), Chouki El Hamel (Arizona State University) & Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf (Georgetown University in Qatar)
Tamar Herzig (Tel Aviv University) & Hussein Fancy (University of Michigan)
William Zimmerle, Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (Princeton University) & Awam Amkpa (NYUAD)
Webinars | Fall 2020
Mahnaz Yousefzadeh (NYUAD)
Caitlyn Olson, Humanities Research Fellow
Tijana Krstić (CEU, Vienna) & Mercedes García-Arenal (CSIC, Madrid)
Michael Low, Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Giuliano Garavini, Visiting Scholar, NYUAD
Seminars | Academic Year 2019-20
Mohammed Rustom, Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Laila Prager, Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Huma Gupta, Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Eli Dollarhide, Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
John Zaleski, Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Seminars | Academic Year 2018-19
Marcel Kurpershoek, Senior Humanities Research Fellow, NYUAD
Workshops | Academic Year 2017-18
Shuang Wen, Humanities Research Fellow
Christian Mauder, Humanities Research Fellow
Hadia Mubarak, Humanities Research Fellow
Laila Prager, Senior Humanities Research Fellow
Workshops | Academic Year 2016-17
Anne-Marie McManus, Humanities Research Fellow
Giuliano Garavini, Senior Humanities Research Fellow
Luke Yarbrough, Humanities Research Fellow
Workshops | Academic Year 2015-16
Allen Fromherz, Humanities Research Fellow
Ella Shohat, Senior Humanities Research Fellow
Marcel Kurpershoek, Senior Humanities Research Fellow
Henriette Mueller, Humanities Research Fellow
Neelima Jeychandran, Humanities Research Fellow
Houda Lazrak, Research Assistant
Workshops | Academic Year 2014-15
Matthew MacLean, Research Assistant
Marilyn Booth, Senior Humanities Research Fellow
Dale Stahl, Humanities Research Fellow
Workshops | Academic Year 2013-14
Giuliano Garavini, Senior Humanities Research Fellow
Reynolds Richter, Humanities Research Fellow
Anna Reidy, Humanities Research Fellow
Call for Applications
Applications for our 2024 Graduate Student Research Workshop are now closed.