Middle East Centre
Oxford University
The Middle East Centre, founded in 1957 at St Antony’s College is the centre for the interdisciplinary study of the modern Middle East in the University of Oxford. Centre Fellows teach and conduct research in the humanities and social sciences with direct reference to the Arab world, Iran, Israel and Turkey, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. However, during our regular Friday seminar series, attracting a wide audience, our distinguished speakers bring topics to light that touch on contemporary issues.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Feb 1, 2016 • 36min
The Automobile Club of Egypt
A Conversation with Alaa Al Aswany with Eugene Rogan at the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College on 19th January 2016.
Jan 26, 2016 • 44min
The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula in the Global Cold War
Dr Toby Matthiesen, Senior Research Fellow in International Relations of the Middle East, Middle East Centre, gives lecture at Middle East Centre, St Antony's College on 22nd January 2016.
Dec 11, 2015 • 1h 12min
The Islamic State, the Kurdistan Region, and the Future of Iraq
Professor Gareth Stansfield (University of Exeter) gives a talk on Iraq, ISIS, and the Kurdish region as part ofte Middle East Centre Seminar series.
Dec 3, 2015 • 40min
Is Religion Really Violent?
Lecture given by Karen Armstrong (author of 'Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence') at St Antony's Middle East Centre on 13th November 2015. "Lecture given by Karen Armstrong (author of "Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence") on "Is Religion Really Violent?" at St Antony's Middle East Centre on 13/11/15.
Keywords: Secularism, religion, Karen Armstrong, MEC, Islam, Europe.
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Nov 24, 2015 • 43min
The creation of governments-in-waiting: the Arab Uprisings and legitimacy in the international system
Lecture given at St Antony's Middle East Centre on Friday 20th November 2015 by Dr Glen Rangwala (Trinity College, University of Cambridge).
Nov 24, 2015 • 33min
Speaking Truth to Power: The BBC and the Middle East
Lecture given at St Antony's Middle East Centre on Tuesday 17th November 2015 by Roger Hardy (former Middle East and Islamic affairs analyst with the BBC World Service).
Nov 20, 2015 • 36min
Turkey’s Kurdish Predicament
Lecture given at St. Antony’s Middle East Centre on Wednesday 28th October 2015, with Cengiz Candar.
Nov 20, 2015 • 34min
ISIS: Between Fragmentation and Unity
Lecture given at St Antony’s Middle East Centre on Friday 6th November 2015, with Dr Alia Brahimi.
Aug 11, 2015 • 19min
From periphery to IRCAM: how Morocco's Berbers have come in from the cold
Dr. Michael Peyron (Grenoble University, Retired) gives a talk for the Middle East Studies Centre. Please note; the recoridng is cut short due to an equipment failure.
Aug 11, 2015 • 50min
“Bled ma-fihash Yahud ma-fihash Ta'arikh" Researching and Narrating Morocco's Jewish Community
Dr Orit Ouaknine-Yekutieli (Ben Gurion University and Academic Visitor at St Antony’s gives a talk for the Middle East Studies Centre.
