Eighteenth Annual ASMEA Conference

November 1 - 3, 2025 | Washington Georgetown Marriott Hotel | Washington, D.C.

The Eighteenth Annual ASMEA Conference took place on November 1 - 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Georgetown Marriott Hotel.

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The conference featured:

  • Keynote presentation by Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President Emeritus, West Virginia University.
  • Banquet and awards luncheon.
  • Networking cocktail reception.
  • Bernard Lewis and Fouad Ajami Prize ceremony and reception.
  • Student Poster Competition.
  • Panel Discussions.
  • Featured book talk and signing of the publication October 7: The Wars Over Words and Deeds. 
  • 100+ paper presentations.
  • Film screening. 
  • Photos and videos coming soon!

Congratulations to the Eighteenth Annual Best Paper Winners!

Best Middle East Paper
The Salafi Jihadi Conception of the State.
Dr. Daniel Lav, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Best Africa Paper
Between Empire and Development: Arthur Hugh Bunting and the East African Groundnuts Scheme, 1947-1951
Dr. Joseph Hodge, West Virginia University

Best Student Paper
Cocoa in the Gold Coast (Ghana): Indigenous Agency, Colonial Policy, and Foreign Trade Networks in an Evolving Global Economy, 1859–1957
Mr. Maxwell Kwesi Asabere, West Virginia University

Best Poster
Governance by “Neutrality”: Labor, Law, and Power in African Content Moderation
Ms. Evelyn Bagley, Brandeis University