We focus on the deep historical ties between the many and varied cultures, religions, literatures, and languages of the Middle East and South Asia
Professor Hanadi Al-Samman serves as an Associate Editor of newly published Global Encyclopedia Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer (LGBTQ) History
Professor Al-Samman coordinated the articles comprising the Middle East entries. View the encyclopedia here.
Below is a Q&A with her about the endeavor. The encyclopedia is available in online as well as hard copy editions, geared primarily towards purchase by universities, schools, and libraries.
Spring 2019 MESALC Interdisciplinary UVA Forum
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The MESALC Interdisciplinary UVA Forum is a new scholarly venue that invites UVA junior scholars and doctoral students to present their interdisciplinary research in the Literatures and Cultures of the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.
SEMINAR I: “Of fals ymaginacioun: Poetics of Hypocrisy in Medieval Anglo-Arabic Texts”
Spring 2019 MESALC Interdisciplinary Lecture Series
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LECTURE I: “Orientalism, Arabic, and the Threshold of World Literature”
Professor Milani Quoted in The New York Times
Professor Milani Visits Wesleyan College
Professor Farzaneh Milani recently visited Wesleyan College in West Virginia, and learned an important lesson about stereotypes. Read the full Daily Progress opinion/commentary piece here.
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