This annual exploratory and informal workshop offers the opportunity to reflect on methodologies, case studies, and research agendas for investigating history writing in Arabic in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond in any period from the seventh century to the present.
Join us for two days of papers addressing fundamental questions such as ‘Who does history represent – how and why?’ ‘How can works of fiction contribute to our understanding of the past as it was actually experienced in earlier times?’ ‘In what ways do educational institutions, museums, media organisations and proponents of heritage use history writing to shape loyalties and senses of belonging in society?’ and many more topics.
Please register to join us in person at the Aga Khan Centre in London or online. The workshop runs 3-4 October 2024.
Download finalised Arabic Pasts Schedule.
Organisers
Arabic Pasts is co-organised by Hugh Kennedy (SOAS), Lorenz Nigst (AKU-ISMC), and Sarah Bowen Savant (AKU-ISMC).
Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms Arabe 1722, 129r.
Join Online
You can also join us online by registering via Zoom.