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DESCRIPTION:"Managing Byzantine Heritage in the Modern World: The Developme
 nt of Byzantine Studies in Turkey" by Prof. Koray Durak (Bosphorus Univers
 ity\, Istanbul\, Turkey). This lecture traces the evolution of Byzantine s
 tudies in Turkey from the late Ottoman period to the present\, with partic
 ular emphasis on the roles played by both state and non-state actors\, as 
 well as local and foreign contributors. It examines how shifting political
  ideologies—including Kemalism\, nationalism\, Westernism\, and religiou
 s conservatism—have shaped and reshaped the study of Byzantine times. Th
 e talk explores how Byzantine heritage has been reinterpreted and often in
 strumentalized.\n\nCONTACT: 262-4213\, balgamis@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://k
 arpatcenter.wisc.edu/
LOCATION:Curti Lounge\, 5233 Mosse Humanities Building\, Mosse Humanities B
 uilding
SUMMARY:Kemal H. Karpat Center for Turkish Studies/Karpat Lecture
URL;VALUE=URI:https://karpatcenter.wisc.edu/
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DESCRIPTION:The United States and the Middle East: Geopolitics\, Resistance
  and Power. The Middle East remains a key site where power\, society\, and
  identity are reshaped. Urgent issues include Israel-Palestine on U.S. cam
 puses\, the region’s role in global debates\, and cross-border movement 
 of people and culture. This conference brings together experts and artists
  to explore how Middle Eastern and diasporic communities transform politic
 s and culture\, highlighting links to U.S. struggles and global solidariti
 es. Free and open to the public.\n\nCONTACT: csbarr@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https
 ://mideast.wisc.edu/event/annual-mesp-conference-the-united-states-and-the
 -middle-east-geopolitics-resistance-and-power/
LOCATION:126 Memorial Library
SUMMARY:Annual Middle East Studies Conference
URL;VALUE=URI:https://mideast.wisc.edu/event/annual-mesp-conference-the-uni
 ted-states-and-the-middle-east-geopolitics-resistance-and-power/
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