Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Anthony Gorman In brief Guest speaker - Dr Anthony Gorman (University of Edinburgh) Chair - Ebtihal Mahadeen (University of Edinburgh) Title - “We must not reduce reform to the penal measures taken by other peoples…”: Towards a Middle Eastern Penology (1900-1953) Abstract by Anthony Gorman The practice of imprisonment as a post-judicial punishment in the Middle East has generally been explained as a result of increasing Western influence and occupation from the mid-19th century onwards. In this seminar, I will explore the way in which penologists from the region sought to modify these imported understandings of punishment to something more appropriate to Middle Eastern penal systems. About the speaker Dr. Anthony Gorman is Senior Lecturer in IMES where he teaches modern Middle Eastern history and politics. Among his research interests are the anarchist movement in the Mediterranean before World War I, the history of the prison in the Middle East before 1950, and modern Egyptian historiography. About the seminar series Each semester, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers, PhD students and colleagues from across the University to present an evening seminar on their research. This semester, topics range from Islamic Twitter in Saudi Arabia and penal measures in the contemporary MENA region, to Shi’a polemics and women under the Umayyad caliphate. All seminars will be followed by a Q&A and wine reception. How to join Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required for this seminar. If you have any questions, please contact the organiser Ebtihal Mahadeen. Email Ebtihal Mahadeen Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present. Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Oct 24 2022 17.15 - 19.00 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Anthony Gorman Join us in person for a seminar by Dr Anthony Gorman (University of Edinburgh) on the Middle Eastern penology from 1900 to 1953. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square EH8 9LH Edinburgh
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Anthony Gorman In brief Guest speaker - Dr Anthony Gorman (University of Edinburgh) Chair - Ebtihal Mahadeen (University of Edinburgh) Title - “We must not reduce reform to the penal measures taken by other peoples…”: Towards a Middle Eastern Penology (1900-1953) Abstract by Anthony Gorman The practice of imprisonment as a post-judicial punishment in the Middle East has generally been explained as a result of increasing Western influence and occupation from the mid-19th century onwards. In this seminar, I will explore the way in which penologists from the region sought to modify these imported understandings of punishment to something more appropriate to Middle Eastern penal systems. About the speaker Dr. Anthony Gorman is Senior Lecturer in IMES where he teaches modern Middle Eastern history and politics. Among his research interests are the anarchist movement in the Mediterranean before World War I, the history of the prison in the Middle East before 1950, and modern Egyptian historiography. About the seminar series Each semester, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers, PhD students and colleagues from across the University to present an evening seminar on their research. This semester, topics range from Islamic Twitter in Saudi Arabia and penal measures in the contemporary MENA region, to Shi’a polemics and women under the Umayyad caliphate. All seminars will be followed by a Q&A and wine reception. How to join Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required for this seminar. If you have any questions, please contact the organiser Ebtihal Mahadeen. Email Ebtihal Mahadeen Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present. Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Oct 24 2022 17.15 - 19.00 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Anthony Gorman Join us in person for a seminar by Dr Anthony Gorman (University of Edinburgh) on the Middle Eastern penology from 1900 to 1953. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square EH8 9LH Edinburgh
Oct 24 2022 17.15 - 19.00 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Anthony Gorman Join us in person for a seminar by Dr Anthony Gorman (University of Edinburgh) on the Middle Eastern penology from 1900 to 1953.
