#  CMES: "Subterfuge and Deception in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean" 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **March 3 - March 5, 2016** 

 04:00PM - 12:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Center for Middle Eastern Studies (location to be announced)**  



 

 



 

[The Mediterranean Seminar](http://humweb.ucsc.edu/mediterraneanseminar/) and the [Center for Middle Eastern Studies present](http://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/subterfuge-and-deception-pre-modern-mediterranean)

**Subterfuge and Deception in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean**  
A Winter 2016 Seminar

*Program* *(tentative)*  
**Thursday, March 3, 4:00 pm**  
**“What is Mediterranean Studies and Why?”**  
• Brian A. Catlos (Religious Studies, CU Boulder)  
• Sharon Kinoshita (Literature, UC Santa Cruz)  
  
**Friday, March 4, 10:00 am - 4:15 pm**  
**“Subterfuge and Deception in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean”**  
a workshop consisting of three pre-circulated papers with comment by the audience:  
• Argyro Nicolaou (Comparative Literature, Harvard University): *Narratives of Deception and the Pre-Modern Mediterranean Imaginary*  
• Fred Astern (Jewish Studies, San Francisco State University): *The Gibeonite Gambit: Harranians, Karaites, and Khaybari Jews on the Margins of Medieval Islamic Society*  
• Karen Pinto (History, Boise State): *Masking Conflict with Harmony: The Two Faces of the KMMS Mediterranean Map*  
and our featured scholar:  
• Thomas F. Glick (History, Boston University): *Deception and Subterfuge: A Medieval Miller in Court*  
  
**Saturday, March 5, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm**  
**A round-table: “Harvard on the Mediterranean: A Conversation with Graduate Students”**  
Moderated by Brian Catlos & Sharon Kinoshita  
  
The program is free, but space is limited. Registration *is required* for Friday and Saturday; please register no later than February 12. Lunch will be provided Friday for registered participants.

To register, **contact** Liz Flanagan (<elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu>).



 

 



 

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