Spring 2002 MAMEIS conference
Details from Bob Hunter, Indiana State Univeristy:
I am writing to invite you (and your spouse or an invited guest) to
attend the Spring 2002 Conference of the Midwest Association for Middle
East and Islamic Studies (MAMEIS), to be held March 2-3 at Indiana State
University
(on the ninth floor of the Hulman Memorial Student Union) in Terre Haute.
There is no conference registration fee. However, for planning
purposes, I need to know how many persons will be
attending. Please e-mail your response (the number of persons in your
party) ASAP to me at [email protected].
Should you require accommodation for Friday and/or Saturday night,
the Pear Tree Inn (3050 South U.S. Highway 41, tel. 812-234-4268, fax is
the same) has set aside a block of rooms for MAMEIS members and guests.
You must
book and pay for your room yourself (Pear Tree Inn accepts cash or credit
cards). When you contact the receptionist, identify yourself as a member
of the "Indiana State Group, March 1-3." The room charge is $49.00 per
night
(taxes included), for a double room, with breakfast. Reservations must be
made two weeks prior to conference date.
Once we know that you will be attending, we shall send you town and
campus maps as well as information on parking.
MIDWEST ASSOCIATION FOR MIDDLE EAST AND ISLAMIC STUDIES (MAMEIS)
SPRING 2002 CONFERENCE
Indiana State University March 2-3
Hulman Memorial Student Union, Ninth Floor
MARCH 2 - SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 a.m.: Registration and Check-in
Welcome to the Conference - Robert Hunter, President
9:00-10:00 a.m.: "The Local Impact of a Big News Story:
September 11, 2001 and its Aftermath in Terre Haute"
Max Jones, Susan Dunkin, Pete Ciancone, Tribune Star
10:15-11:15 a.m.: "Famous Wombs and Infamous Women: Biography,
Gender, and Islamist Publishing Houses in Contemporary Egypt"
Marilyn Booth, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
11:30-12:30 a.m.: "The Empire as Composite: The Ottoman Polity and
the Imperial Typology"
Dan Goffman, Ball State University
12:30-1:00 p.m.: Board Meeting
1:00-2:30 p.m.: Lunch (in Dede III, first floor)
2:30-3:30 p.m.: "The Role of IGOs in the Middle East Today"
Charles Barber, University of Southern Indiana
3:30-4:30 p.m.: "History and Theodicy in Riccoldo da Monte
Croce: A Medieval Precursor to Contemporary Muslim-Christian
Dialogue"
Michael Spath, University of Saint Francis
4:30-5:15 p.m.: General Meeting (members and guests)
6:00-9:00 p.m.: Dinner at Bob and Joan Hunter's house
MARCH 3 - SUNDAY
9:00-10:15 a.m.: "Zionism is Back to Square One: From the
Jewish Question in Europe to the Israeli Problem in the Arab World"
Mohameden Ould-Mey, Indiana State University
10:15-10:30 a.m.: Break
10:30-12:00 a.m.: Current Events (brief reports and discussions)
(created 21 February 2002)