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 10, 2016 • 39min
The Limits of Refusal: Israel, Lebanon, and the Shadow of 1982
Lecture given by Dr Seth Anziska (Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, UCL) at the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College, 9th February 2016. This event was co-sponsored by the MEC and the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies. Seth Anziska, UCL.
Feb 1, 2016 • 50min
Accounts of madrassahs post-9/11: Bearings of Recent History
Lecture given by Dr Mohammad Talib (Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies) on "Accounts of madrassahs post-9/11: Bearings of Recent History" at St Antony's College Middle East Centre on 29th January 2016.
Feb 1, 2016 • 46min
Beyond Uprising: Inside Egypt's Unfinished Revolution
Lecture given by Dr HA Hellyer on "Beyond Uprising: Inside Egypt's Unfinished Revolution" at Middle East Centre, St Antony's College on 25th January 2016.
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.
