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

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