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Presented By: Museum Studies Program

The "Calculated Frightfulness" of ISIS: Threats to Middle Eastern Cultural Heritage in Historical Perspective

Museum Studies: Global Heritage at Risk / presentation by Geoffrey Emberling

This talk will contextualize the horrifying destruction of monuments and looting of sites and museums in the Middle East by the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS). It will examine western responses to these actions, from government silence, to mobilization of archaeologists, and uneven media coverage.

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