Program
The MESA 2025 program includes over 300 sessions on numerous topics.
A printable program preview includes the schedule, session listings, and other details about the conference.
Special Sessions and Workshops
Saturday, November 22
3:30-5:30 PM
I-01: Using Primary Sources to Teach about the Middle East (Workshop)
6:00-8:00 PM
II-01: Precarity, Academic Freedom, and the Profession in a Time of Genocide
Sunday, November 23
8:30-10:30 AM
III-01: Social Science Research in the Middle East and North Africa: Guidelines for the Conduct of Responsible, Ethical and Constructive Social Inquiry
III-02: Publishing in a MESA Journal (Workshop)
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
IV-01: Publishing Workshop for Precarious Scholars
1:30-3:30 PM
V-02: How to Fund Your Ideas: Professional Development Workshop for Proposal Writing and Research Design
4:00-6:00 PM
VI-01: A MESA-ACSS Roundtable: The Nakba, Constantine Zurayk and the History of the Present
Monday, November 24
8:30-10:30 AM
VII-01: Academic Freedom: Political Instability and Conflict
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
VIII-01: A Multifaceted Defense of Academic Freedom in Times of Genocide
1:30-3:30 PM
IX-01: Celebrating 40 Years of AMEWS and 20 Years of JMEWS: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Middle East Women’s and Gender Studies
IX-02: Israel-US War on Iran and its Consequences
IX-03: Professional Development in Active Learning: Introducing Reacting to the Past (Workshop)
4:00-6:00 PM
X-01: New Directions in MENA Dance
Documents & Links
- MESA2025_preview
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