From the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University, Prof. Asli Igsiz will be presenting for the annual Global Theories of Critique workshop.

The Global Theories of Critique (GTC) workshop this year revolves around the practice of un-disciplining knowledge. Each speaker will open up the session with the body of theory and/or practice they strive to un-discipline and challenge in their work. Followed by a round-table discussion of the speakers’ work that the participants will read beforehand.

In our December meeting, we will be rethinking the liberal discourses of peace and humanism by looking at the legacies of forced migrations.

Register in advance for this event here (https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuf-mhqjMtGNR6fwKpKDrcOBBWJmANHfWc). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.


For this event, we will read the following 2 pieces available here (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eakz8bk9ifq0pgo/AACUDOi9FjiGlwmBn0Sc-atVa?dl=0).

1. Aslı Iğsız, "Introduction" to Humanism in Ruins.

2. Eyel Weizman, "The Humanitarian Present" in The Least of All Possible Evils.