Resources & Workshops for Educators
Teaching the Middle East VII:
Identities and New Realities
in the Middle East
Faculty Development Seminar
October 2-4, 2009
Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus
“Identity is what we leave behind, not what we inherit.
What we invent, not what we remember."
Mahmoud Darwish
Using various lenses such as literature, music, and politics, the seventh annual Teaching the Middle East faculty development seminar will focus upon the common and disparate identities found throughout the Middle East.
Teaching the Middle East VII is and interdisciplinary seminar open to all college and university faculty. Registration for the weekend is $35, includes two dinners and one lunch, and is based upon a first-come, first-served basis. A registration form will soon be available on this page. For more information, please contact Alta Schawrtz at aschwartz@gsu.edu.
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This workshop is sponsored by:
Middle East Institute at Georgia State University
Center for International Education at Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia Consortium for International Studies
Fall 2009 Title VI Faculty Development Workshop
The Mediterranean Milieu:
Islam and Christianity in the Medieval World
Dr.Allen Fromherz,
Assistant Professor of History
Middle East Institute,
Georgia State University
Friday, November 6
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Room 2131, 34 Peachtree Building
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302
This seminar will introduce participants to new research on the interconnections between Christendom and the Islamic World during the medieval period. Dr. Fromherz will explore how the confluence of commerce, culture, and creed throughout the Mediterranean created a common culture across and between religions and regions. These exchanges were, in part, responsible for producing the conditions that spawned the Renaissance.
Registration is free and open to all faculty. Lunch will be provided.
You must register in order to attend this seminar. Space is limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first served basis. For more information, please contact Alta Schwartz at aschwartz@gsu.edu.
TO REGISTER, PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL TO ALTA SCHWARTZ WITH THE FOLLOING INFORMATION:
- Name
- Institution
- E-mail, phone number, snail mail address
- Classes taught
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Contacts
Middle East Institute
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4089
Atlanta, GA 30302-4089
Director
Michael Herb, Ph. D.
Room 2006, 34 Peachtree
404/413-6140
herb@gsu.edu
Outreach Director
Alta Schwartz
Room 2017, 34 Peachtree
404/413-6146
aschwartz@gsu.edu
Business Manager
Letitia Williams
2010, 34 Peachtree
404/413-6145
daslaw@langate.gsu.edu
Location - Directions
34 Peachtree Street
Suite 2010
Atlanta, GA 30302
Fax: 404/413-6141
