The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents a workshop
On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the June 1967 War, this workshop seeks to explore new approaches to understand and rethink this pivotal and transformative moment in the history of the modern Middle East. At stake is the search for new sources that can shed light on the war and its long term repercussions for Arab societies.
Organized by: William Granara, Professor of Arabic, Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies; and Khaled Fahmy, Shawwaf Visiting Professor in Modern Middle Eastern History; Professor of History, American University of Cairo
Program (subject to change)
Thursday, March 30
4:00 Welcome: William Granara, Professor of Arabic, Director, CMES
Introduction: Khaled Fahmy, Shawwaf, Visiting Professor in Modern Middle Eastern History
4:15 - 6:15 Panel I: Transformations in Literature
Chair: Ilham Makdisi (Northeastern U.)
William Granara (Harvard): Rereading War[s] in the Land of Egypt
Laila Parsons (McGill): Ghassan Kanafani Between Literature and History
Daniel Behar (Harvard): ‘Thou shalt not join the Zealots;’ responses to the Six-Day War in Israeli literature
Haci Osman Gunduz (Harvard): Nizar Qabbani: ‘A Poet Transformed Instantly’
6:15 - 7:15 Keynote Address: Elias Khoury, Novelist, Lebanon
Friday, March 31
9:30 - 12:30 Panel II:
Chair: Roger Owen (Harvard)
Betty Anderson (BU): Student Mobilization after 1967
Bassam Haddad (George Mason): Internecine Struggles and the 1967 War: The Syrian Case
Sherene Seikaly (UCSB): The Politics of Hope: 1967 and Beyond
Yoav di Capua (U Texas Austin): Toward an Intellectual History of 1967
2:00 - 4:30 Panel III:
Chair: Sara Roy (Harvard)
Hazem Kandil (Cambridge U UK): Blood, Folly, and Sandcastles: June 1967
Khaled Fahmy (Harvard & AUC): How do we know what we know about the June 1967 War? The case of the withdrawal order
Closing Conversation: Khaled Fahmy and Derek Penslar (Harvard)
Contact: Liz Flanagan
Unless otherwise noted in the event description, CMES events are open to the public (no registration required), and off the record. Please note that events may be filmed and photographed by CMES for record-keeping and for use on the CMES website and publications.
LOCATION:Williams James Hall, Lecture Hall B1, Lower Level, 33 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20170330T200000Z DTEND:20170331T203000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR