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Talk: “Desire, the Poetics of Divorce, and the Laws of Remarriage in Iraqi Kurdistan” by Andrew Bush, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 29, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:30- P.M.

The Department of Anthropology and CMES are pleased to present “Desire, the Poetics of Divorce, and the Laws of Remarriage in Iraqi Kurdistan” Andrew Bush, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Bard College Andrew Bush is Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Bard College. He was previously a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School, and … Continue reading Talk: “Desire, the Poetics of Divorce, and the Laws of Remarriage in Iraqi Kurdistan” by Andrew Bush, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 29, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:30- P.M.

Talk: “Understanding Mehir through the Ottoman Realm” by Sema Keles Yildiz, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, April 18, 2023 @ 4:30 – 6:00 pm

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present “Understanding Mehir through the Ottoman Realm” with Sema Keleş Yıldız Faculty Member, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Turkey Marriage transactions have attracted the interest of many researchers from different fields for several decades. These transactions can be an instrument that can affect both the welfare of … Continue reading Talk: “Understanding Mehir through the Ottoman Realm” by Sema Keles Yildiz, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, April 18, 2023 @ 4:30 – 6:00 pm

Book talk: “Taming the Messiah: The Formation of an Ottoman Political Public Sphere, 1600-1700” by Aslihan Gurbuzel, CMES, Harvard University, October 3, 2023

From the CMES website: Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 5:00pm to 6:30pm; Location: CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Aslihan Gurbuzel, Assistant Professor of Ottoman history, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University; Discussant: Hannah Marcus, John and Ruth Hazel Associate Professor of the Social Sciences; Interim Faculty Director of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University In … Continue reading Book talk: “Taming the Messiah: The Formation of an Ottoman Political Public Sphere, 1600-1700” by Aslihan Gurbuzel, CMES, Harvard University, October 3, 2023