Presented By: University Library
Afterlife of Occupation: Iraqi Academia and the Peripheries of Resurgence
Watch a recording of this past event: https://lib.mivideo.it.umich.edu/media/t/1_ddvsp0d2
Join a discussion exploring the landscape of anti-war advocacy within U.S. universities at the outset of the occupation, the consequences of exile or execution on the framework and prospects of Iraqi academia, and the present-day role of public intellectuals in Iraq. Refreshments will be provided.
Panelists include U-M faculty Juan Cole (History), Renée Ragin Randall (Comparative Literature), and Ali Hussain (Middle East Studies); U-M undergraduate student Nooralhuda Sami (Anthropology); and retired Iraqi professors of literature and fine art.
Walk through the exhibit Shadow and Light: Solidarity and Connection with Iraqi Academics before or after the panel.
Co-organized with the Iraqi American Union at the University of Michigan and sponsored by the University Library and the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies.
Join a discussion exploring the landscape of anti-war advocacy within U.S. universities at the outset of the occupation, the consequences of exile or execution on the framework and prospects of Iraqi academia, and the present-day role of public intellectuals in Iraq. Refreshments will be provided.
Panelists include U-M faculty Juan Cole (History), Renée Ragin Randall (Comparative Literature), and Ali Hussain (Middle East Studies); U-M undergraduate student Nooralhuda Sami (Anthropology); and retired Iraqi professors of literature and fine art.
Walk through the exhibit Shadow and Light: Solidarity and Connection with Iraqi Academics before or after the panel.
Co-organized with the Iraqi American Union at the University of Michigan and sponsored by the University Library and the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies.
