Lectures and Events

"A Survivors Tale" from Art Spiegelman's "Maus"

"Jewish Dogs and the Nazi Beast" Professor Naomi Sokoloff's recent lecture

November 20, 2020

NELC-PISP Roshan Fellows Present Their Projects at the Simpson Center Event

October 12, 2020
iae kuru talk

On gazel, ethno-geography and desire: Two talks and a short article by Selim S. Kuru

January 6, 2020
kaptiejns somalia nelc uw

NELC STUDENTS REFLECT: Lidwien Kaptiejn on Somalia, A Horn of Africa Initiative Lecture

November 6, 2019
nelc Prof. Jere Bacharach Presentation on Fustat

ARCE 2019-2020 Public Lecture Series starts with Jere Bacharach on Fustat

October 14, 2019
NELC conference room full of students, faculty and staff at the reception

End of the Year Reception

June 12, 2019
siff iranian film initiative

5th year of cooperation with the NELC-PISP Iranian Film Initiative at SIFF and films from our region at the Festival

May 6, 2019
Nowruz dancers in traditional outfits perform

Nowruz at UW

April 30, 2019
Cüneyt Ozdemir standing before a large crowd introducing his presentation.

Cüneyt Özdemir on "The Shackles of Journalism"

April 28, 2019
Professor McAuliffe introducing her presentation in front of a full room of guests

Farhat J. Ziadeh Lecture 2019: Jane McAuliffe on the Quran in America

April 21, 2019
A line of Ancient Iran Day organizers stand in front of a presentation discussing the days events

Ancient Iran Day 2018

April 21, 2019
Professor Lior Sternfield standing near the podium before his presentation

Afrassiabi Lecture 2019: Lior Sternfield on Iranian Jews in the Twentieth Centry

April 21, 2019
STTF NELC_Panel

Turks in Germany: A Panel on a Documentary Film

November 29, 2018
gert berg, arab and islamic studies nelc

Gert Borg on Arabic Studies in Europe and "Gift Called Philology"

November 8, 2018
bacharac nelc arce

"Islamic Cairo"    Autumn 2018 2nd ARCE Lecture by Jere Bacharach

November 8, 2018
Darren_Bayler, REECAS, NELC, Turkic and Central Eurasian

Turkic and Central Eurasian Studies Program Presents: Darren Byler on Uyghur Freedom

November 1, 2018
Mark Lehner

First Fall 2018 ARCE Lecture, Lost City of Pyramids by Dr. Mark Lehner

October 3, 2018
claudia yaghoobi

Claudia Yaghoobi on Women's Movements in Iran

October 2, 2018
andrews, mentor award, UW research conference

Walter Andrews receives Undergraduate Research Mentor Award with the Newbook Project

May 17, 2018
siff, persian and iranian studies program, PISP, 2018

NELC-PISP Presents Third Iran Film Initiative in collaboration with SIFF 2018

May 17, 2018
Graduate Student Conference

Graduate Student Conference in Middle East Studies

May 9, 2018
Donald P. Ryan, ARCE

MONKEYS IN ANCIENT EGYPT’S VALLEY OF THE KINGS:
THE SEARCH FOR THREE UNUSUAL TOMBS

May 7, 2018
Shirin Neshat, Looking for Oum Kulthum

A Conversation with Shirin Neshat

May 5, 2018
Meghan Sayres, Streetwise Istanbul Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program

Streetwise Istanbul with Meghan Sayres

April 11, 2018
Brophy, NELC, Near Eastern Languages and Civilziation, Uyghurs, Central Eurasian Studies, Turkic, University of Washignton

Turkic and Central Eurasian Studies Lecture Series: David Brophy (Univ. of Sydney)

March 22, 2018
Nowruz, UW, NELC, Persian, Iranian, Radio Iranshahr

University of Washington inaugural Nowruz Celebration on Radio Iranshahr

March 22, 2018
Samad Alavi Afshin Sepehri Feathers of Fire Meany Center University of Washington

Samad Alavi and Afshin Sepehri presented a pre-show talk for Meany Center's Feathers of Fire event

March 22, 2018
Ece Temelkuran on her novel The Time of Muted Swans Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program at the UW Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Department

Ece Temelkuran: Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program Annual Lecture Series 2018

March 21, 2018
Mehmet Kentel does a historical archaeology of Pera

Turkish and Ottoman Studies Workshop Series - Spring 2018

March 21, 2018
Nabil Matar presents 16th Ziadeh Distinguished lecture

Farhat J. Ziadeh Distinguished Lecture in Arab and Islamic Studies

March 21, 2018
Writing the Iranian Revolution

May 12-13: Writing the Iranian Revolution: Memory, Testimony, Time

April 13, 2017
Anatolian Rock Legend, Erkin Koray

An Evening with Anatolian Rock Legend, Erkin Koray

March 28, 2017
Afrin Marashi

Afrassiabi Endowed Lecture Feb. 11th - Books From Bombay

January 11, 2017