Event

This event has passed. A recording of the event and subsequent Q&A can be found here: The Greeks and the Making of Modern Egypt.

Join us for the inaugural event of the Modern Egyptian Studies Forum: a discussion with Alexander Kitroeff, Professor of History at Haverford College, about his book, The Greeks and the Making of Modern Egypt (American University in Cairo Press, 2019). Moderated by Heather J. Sharkey, the event will feature Kitroeff in conversation with Weston Bland, doctoral candidate in Penn’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and Alon Tam, the Rabin-Shvidler Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia and Fordham Universities. This event will take place online, on April 15, at 11am EST. The event is free but registration is required.

The Modern Egyptian Studies Forum is an online event series and scholarly community dedicated to the study of modern Egypt. Events organized by the Forum have included book talks, thematic conversations, and discussions on archival access, pedagogy, and publishing. It welcomes scholars at various career stages, from graduate students to emeritus professors. For recordings of recent events see Events. Its sponsor is the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) at the University of Pennsylvania.

As always, if there is someone that you think should join us in this event, please write to Weston Bland (wbland@sas.upenn.edu). We will be happy to invite them, if we have not done so already.