Major Turning Points in the Eastern Mediterranean: From Napoleon’s Invasion of Egypt, to World War I (Gallipoli), to Now

October 13 - October 17, 2014

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Westminster Thurber

Add to Calendar 2014-10-13 10:00:00 2014-10-17 12:00:00 Major Turning Points in the Eastern Mediterranean: From Napoleon’s Invasion of Egypt, to World War I (Gallipoli), to Now The aftermath of World War I created drastic political, cultural and social change for the Middle East, abolishing old countries and forming new ones—a pivotal time in which many new and old ideologies were cultivated and have endured. Recognizing the centenary of World War I, various faculty members of The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center, led by the director and assistant director, will provide the historical evolution of middle-eastern countries, from the time just before WWI,to the emergence of the modern states of the Middle East, to contemporary issues. The lectures will be given from an “Ottoman Empire-centered” perspective, and include analysis of WWI memorial images in both the U.S. and Turkey, as well how literature--major texts and story-telling from the Arab-Islamic world—is tied to this era. Private Event Instructors: Dr. Alam Payind is Director of The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center. He has taught numerous courses at OSU such as “Introduction to the Modern Middle East”; “Contemporary Issues in the Middle East”; “Cultural Continuity & the Challenge of Political, Economic, and Social Transition in the Middle East” and “The Muslim World and Russian/Soviet – Afghan Relations”. He was a founding member of the Council of Area Studies Center Directors, Faculty-in-Exile at Kabul University, and holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University, with his first college degree from Kabul University in 1966. Dr. Payind speaks Farsi, Pashto, Urdu, Arabic and Hindi and has done field research in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey with a concentration on Middle Eastern and Central Asian politics as well as ethnic and linguistic groups in Central Asia and the Middle East. Dr. Payind has numerous publications.Melinda McClimans is Assistant Director of The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center. She also has taught numerous courses at OSU, such as “Introduction to the Middle East”, “Contemporary Issues in the Middle East” and “The Middle East in World Affairs”. Ms. McClimans’ education includes an ABD in Global Education, OSU, with an M.A. in Arabic also from OSU, and a B.A. from Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland. She speaks Arabic, Italian and French, and has field experience in Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Thailand. Research interests include connections between multicultural and global education and the role of identity in the classroom, as well as modern Arabic Language and Literature. She has several publications, including co-authoring an article entitled “Students as Collaborative Curators: The Effect of World War I and its Aftermath in Turkey and the United States 1914-1923”. Westminster Thurber OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

2014-10-13 10:00:00 2014-10-17 12:00:00 Major Turning Points in the Eastern Mediterranean: From Napoleon’s Invasion of Egypt, to World War I (Gallipoli), to Now The aftermath of World War I created drastic political, cultural and social change for the Middle East, abolishing old countries and forming new ones—a pivotal time in which many new and old ideologies were cultivated and have endured. Recognizing the centenary of World War I, various faculty members of The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center, led by the director and assistant director, will provide the historical evolution of middle-eastern countries, from the time just before WWI,to the emergence of the modern states of the Middle East, to contemporary issues. The lectures will be given from an “Ottoman Empire-centered” perspective, and include analysis of WWI memorial images in both the U.S. and Turkey, as well how literature--major texts and story-telling from the Arab-Islamic world—is tied to this era. Private Event Instructors:  Dr. Alam Payind is Director of The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center.  He has taught numerous courses at OSU such as “Introduction to the Modern Middle East”; “Contemporary Issues in the Middle East”; “Cultural Continuity & the Challenge of Political, Economic, and Social Transition in the Middle East” and “The Muslim World and Russian/Soviet – Afghan Relations”. He was a founding member of the Council of Area Studies Center Directors, Faculty-in-Exile at Kabul University, and holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University, with his first college degree from Kabul University in 1966.  Dr. Payind speaks Farsi, Pashto, Urdu, Arabic and Hindi and has done field research in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey with a concentration on Middle Eastern and Central Asian politics as well as ethnic and linguistic groups in Central Asia and the Middle East.  Dr. Payind has numerous publications.Melinda McClimans is Assistant Director of The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center.  She also has taught numerous courses at OSU, such as “Introduction to the Middle East”, “Contemporary Issues in the Middle East” and “The Middle East in World Affairs”.  Ms. McClimans’ education includes an ABD in Global Education, OSU, with an M.A. in Arabic also from OSU, and a B.A. from Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland.  She speaks Arabic, Italian and French, and has field experience in Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Thailand. Research interests include connections between multicultural and global education and the role of identity in the classroom, as well as modern Arabic Language and Literature. She has several publications, including co-authoring an article entitled “Students as Collaborative Curators: The Effect of World War I and its Aftermath in Turkey and the United States 1914-1923”. Westminster Thurber America/New_York public

The aftermath of World War I created drastic political, cultural and social change for the Middle East, abolishing old countries and forming new ones—a pivotal time in which many new and old ideologies were cultivated and have endured. Recognizing the centenary of World War I, various faculty members of The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center, led by the director and assistant director, will provide the historical evolution of middle-eastern countries, from the time just before WWI,

to the emergence of the modern states of the Middle East, to contemporary issues. The lectures will be given from an “Ottoman Empire-centered” perspective, and include analysis of WWI memorial images in both the U.S. and Turkey, as well how literature--major texts and story-telling from the Arab-Islamic world—is tied to this era.

Private Event

Instructors:
Dr. Alam Payind is Director of The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center. He has taught numerous courses at OSU such as “Introduction to the Modern Middle East”; “Contemporary Issues in the Middle East”; “Cultural Continuity & the Challenge of Political, Economic, and Social Transition in the Middle East” and “The Muslim World and Russian/Soviet – Afghan Relations”. He was a founding member of the Council of Area Studies Center Directors, Faculty-in-Exile at Kabul University, and holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University, with his first college degree from Kabul University in 1966. Dr. Payind speaks Farsi, Pashto, Urdu, Arabic and Hindi and has done field research in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey with a concentration on Middle Eastern and Central Asian politics as well as ethnic and linguistic groups in Central Asia and the Middle East. Dr. Payind has numerous publications.

Melinda McClimans is Assistant Director of The Ohio State University’s Middle East Studies Center. She also has taught numerous courses at OSU, such as “Introduction to the Middle East”, “Contemporary Issues in the Middle East” and “The Middle East in World Affairs”. Ms. McClimans’ education includes an ABD in Global Education, OSU, with an M.A. in Arabic also from OSU, and a B.A. from Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland. She speaks Arabic, Italian and French, and has field experience in Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Thailand. Research interests include connections between multicultural and global education and the role of identity in the classroom, as well as modern Arabic Language and Literature. She has several publications, including co-authoring an article entitled “Students as Collaborative Curators: The Effect of World War I and its Aftermath in Turkey and the United States 1914-1923”.