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January 21, Focus on Bogota – Link to Readings Click Here

Discussion led by Enrique Penalosa, Mayor of Bogota

240 John Hope Franklin Center, 6-8 PM

For graduate students and faculty, RSVP to mideast@duke.edu

 

February 18, “Vienna – The City Without Jews: Utopia and Reality” – Readings Below

Discussion led by Ingo Zechner, IFK Vienna

240 John Hope Franklin Center, 6-8 PM

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1. Carl E. Schorske, Thinking With History, Museum in Contested Space

2. Carl E. Schorske, Fin de Siecle Vienna, Politics in New Key

 

March 2, Focus on Istanbul

Discussion led by Cemal Kafadar, Harvard University

240 John Hope Franklin Center, 6-8 PM

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March 3, Focus on Istanbul

Speaker Cemal Kafadar, Harvard University

Richard White Auditorium, 6 PM

 

March 30, Focus on Tokyo

Speaker Shunya Yoshimi, University of Tokyo

East Duke Room 108, 4:30 PM

 

March 31, Focus on Tokyo

Discussion led by Shunya Yoshimi, University of Tokyo

240 John Hope Franklin Center, 12-2 PM

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April 6, Focus on Arab Cities

Speaker Nasser Rabbat, MIT

240 John Hope Franklin Center, 6 PM

 

April 6, Focus on Cairo

Discussion led by Nasser Rabbat, MIT

240 John Hope Franklin Center, 12-2 PM

For graduate students and faculty, RSVP to mideast@duke.edu

 

September 18 (Thurs.), Focus on Cape Town & Johannesburg

Discussion led by Anne-Maria Makhulu (Duke Univ.)

225 Friedl (East Campus), 6-8 PM

Limited to faculty & grad. students. RSVP to mideast@duke.edu

 

October 30 (Thurs.), Focus on Tiananmen Square/Beijing

Guest Speakers: Fabio Lanza (Univ. of Arizona) & Terril Jones (Tiananmen Square photojournalist)

240 Franklin Center, 6-8 PM

Limited to faculty & grad. students. RSVP to mideast@duke.edu

 

November 19 (Wed.), Focus on Digital Cities

Discussion led by Victoria Szabo (Duke Univ.)

240 Franklin Center, 6-8 PM

Limited to faculty & grad. students. RSVP to mideast@duke.edu

 

December 3 (Wed.), Focus on Istanbul

Guest Speaker: Sibel Bozdogan (Harvard & Kadir Has Univerisity)

240 Franklin Center, 6-8 PM

Limitd to faculty & grad. students. RSVP to mideast@duke.edu

 

December 4 (Thurs.), Urban Development as Politics of Performance: Istanbul’s Transformation under the AKP

Prof. Sibel Bozdoğan (Harvard & Kadir Has Univerisity)

Richard White Auditorium, 6 PM

Free & open to the public