Fifteenth Annual ASMEA Conference

The Fifteenth Annual ASMEA Conference took place, November 5 - 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Check out the schedule and photos from the event.

The 2022 Conference featured:

Opening remarks by H.E. Shaikh Abdulla Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States.
Networking cocktail reception.
Special Session: "When Magic Failed: The Life and Legacy of Prof. Fouad Ajami."
Keynote: "A Conversation on the State of Middle East Studies Today” led by Dr. Martin Kramer.
Book Discussion: Prof. Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, talked about his publication, Israel's Moment.
Awards banquet luncheon.
Awards ceremony and reception for the 2022 Bernard Lewis Prize.
Paper presentations.
Roundtable: "Edward Said and the Colonization of Western Middle Eastern Studies."
Panel sessions including: Colonial and Postcolonial Africa: Nationalism, Urban Spaces, Womanhood and Science; Arabic Poetry Fragments in the Cairo Genizah: Historical, Cultural and Linguistic Analysis; Security Issues in the Middle East and Africa; Narratives and Ethos in the Middle East: Similarities and Differences; A Hundred Years of States and Minorities in the Middle East: What Has Gone Wrong?

Congratulations to the Best Paper Prize and Poster winners!

Best Africa Paper
Cycles of Violent Displacement: Tigrayan Refugee Women, 1974-2022
Mrs. Francesca Baldwin, University of Reading

Best Middle East Paper
Litani 1978: Incursion on the Road to the First Lebanon War
Prof. Zach Levey, University of Haifa

Best Student Paper
Colonial Paranoia: French Carcerality Amidst the Algerian Struggle
Ms. Shirley Le Penne, Cornell University

Best Poster
The Art of Attack: Comparing Palestinians' High-tech and Low-tech Resistance
Ms. Zoe Jackowitz, St. Lawrence University