A fortnightly series of free, in-person seminars from guest speakers and colleagues in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES). About the seminar seriesEach 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.All seminars are followed by a Q&A and drinks reception.How to joinEvents are free and everyone is welcome. No booking required for in-person; however, you will need to register to attend online.Check the calendar for exact dates and times. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Ula Zeir Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Ula Zeir (The British Library) entitled 'Ottoman Syria in the 19th century'. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Mike Carr Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Mike Carr (School of History, Classics and Archaeology), entitled 'Trade and Diplomacy between Christians and Muslims in the Later Medieval Mediterranean: Perspectives from the Papal Archives'. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky Join us online for a seminar by Dr Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky (University of California, Santa Barbara), entitled 'Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State'. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Tamar Novick Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Tamar Novick (Humboldt University, Berlin), entitled 'Milk and Honey: Technologies of Plenty in the Making of a Holy Land'. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Peter Hill Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Peter Hill (Northumbria University), entitled 'Disturbance of Thoughts: Doubt, Impiety, and Unbelief in the Arab-Ottoman World, 17th-19th Centuries'. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Ferenc Péter Csirkés Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Ferenc Péter Csirkés (University of Birmingham), entitled 'Turkic languages and ideology in the Safavid, Ottoman and Mughal empires, and the Uzbek Khanates of Central Asia'. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Benjamin Weineck Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Benjamin Weineck (University of Heidelberg), entitled 'Ambivalent Subjects: The Ottoman State and Its Non-Sunni Muslim Population'. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Peter Shambrook Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Peter Shambrook (Balfour Project), entitled 'Turning over old stones: Palestine Mandate Papers 1914-1939 reappraised'. 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 This article was published on 2024-08-13
