Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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  • 5:00 pm    9/16/2025
  • Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

  An Evening with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Part of the "Palestine in the World" Series

  National Book Award-winning poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha joins us for an evening of readings and reflection on her luminous collection, Something About Living. This lyrical meditation on Palestinian life, memory, and resistance blends poetic innovation with political insight. Tuffaha will discuss how her work engages with culture, history, and the power of artistic expression.

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• • 4:00 pm    10/13/2025
  • 1080 LCLB- Lucy Ellis Lounge & Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801

  CSAMES Lecture: "Shadowing Empire: Rethinking Bad Feelings and the Everyday." Ghassan Moussawi

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• • 4:00 pm    11/12/2025
  • 1090 Lincoln Hall 702 S. Wright St. Urbana

  Book Talk: " Education 2.0: Chronicles of Technological and Cultural Change in Egypt." Linda Herrera

  • Lecture
• • 4:30 pm    11/21/2025
  • 1080 LCLB- Lucy Ellis Lounge & Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801

  CSAMES Lecture: "Translating the United States for the Turkish Audience: Presidential Discourses, Award Ceremonies, and Wars." Ozum Arzik

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