conferences and workshops

From the organizers: The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) is proud to announce its 2026 graduate student workshop, to take place on the weekend of July 25-26 via Zoom. The workshop will provide PhD students working on the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula the opportunity to present their research, engage in conversations with … Continue reading Workshop: Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Graduate Student Workshop, July 25–26, 2026

Intelligence and Imitation: Mind, Mechanism, Mimesis Inaugural Humanities of AI Workshop Johns Hopkins University, April 24-26, 2026 As a creative aspiration, the Greek notion of mimesis (“imitation”) manifested not only in artistic works imitating reality and philosophical speculations but also in scientific theories and mechanical artifacts. Plato and Aristotle’s nous as a non-bodily principle of … Continue reading Conference: Humanities of AI—Intelligence and Imitation: Mind, Mechanism, Mimesis, Johns Hopkins University, April 24-26, 2026

From the organizers: The 236th Meeting of the American Society for Premodern Asia will be held Friday, April 24, 2026 through Monday, April 27, 2026, in Los Angeles, CA USA.  Hotel and Reservations: A block of conference-rate accommodations has been reserved at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, 251 South Olive Street, Los … Continue reading Conference: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 24–27, 2026

The 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago will take place on May 1-2, 2026.   About the Conference. Since its inception four decades ago, the annual Middle East History and Theory Conference at the University of Chicago has earned a reputation as one of the premier academic gatherings in … Continue reading Conference: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, May 1–2, 2026

From the organizers: The LSA Annual Meeting will take place in San Francisco, California, USA, from May 28-31, 2026. The conference will be held at the Hilton Union Square. This meeting will be an entirely in-person meeting. 2026 Theme: Sanctuary A sanctuary is a place of refuge or safety, especially for those who feel unwelcome … Continue reading Conference: Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, May 28–31, 2026

From the organizers: Every year, the Association holds it annual conference, usually a two-day affair, as well as a graduate student workshop, usually held the day before the annual conference. The 2026 annual meeting will be held at the DePaul University College of Law from June 17-18th. Our call for papers and submissions guidelines can … Continue reading Conference: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, June 17–18, 2026

From the organizers: Three decades after Jacques Derrida’s Archive Fever, scholars in the humanities continue to approach archives as a site of possibility. As historian Arlette Farge writes,  “The archive’s allure, nonetheless, lives on. The taste for the archives is not a fashion that will go out of style as quickly as it came in.” … Continue reading Workshop: Archival Abundances and Silences in Islamic Studies, Princeton University, October 2–3, 2026

MESA 2026 November 21-24, 2026, Hilton Boston Park Plaza Registration All are invited to register for the MESA's 60th Annual Meeting. Please see the registration page for further details on rates, policies, and deadlines. The conference is the largest of its kind with an estimated 2000 attendees. The deadline to pre-register and receive the discounted … Continue reading Conference: Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 21–24, 2026