[MGSA-L] Prof. miriam cooke: "Mediterranean Networks: Connecting People, Ideas and Cultures Across Time"

[Modern Greek Studies UIUC]

*European Union Center (UIUC) Jean Monnet Lecture Series*

*co-sponsored by the Modern Greek Studies Program (UIUC)*

"Mediterranean Networks: Connecting People, Ideas and Cultures Across Time"

by
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Prof. miriam cooke*

*Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Duke University, UK*

Monday March, 4 (2013), 12:00pm, 2nd floor Levis Faculty Center


Biographical Note: miriam cooke is the Braxton Craven Professor of Arab
Cultures and Director of the Duke University Middle East Studies Center.
She has authored and coauthored many books and papers, focusing primarily
on the role of gender in war and Arabic culture, two of which were selected
as Outstanding Academic Books. Her current research interests include
Islamic Feminism and the networks being established by Muslim women in the
21st century. She has given numerous media interviews about her scholarship
on Muslim women, including an appearence on the Charlie Rose show in 2011.
For more info on miriam cooke's research see on:

http://asianmideast.duke.edu/people?Gurl=%2Faas%2FAMES&Uil=mcw&subpage=profile

Best wishes,
Stefanos Katsikas
Director of Modern Greek Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign



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