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Join us on Friday, October 7, at 2PM, for a virtual info session to learn more about our PhD program and the application process!
Details and registration here: lsa.umich.edu/complit/gradua…
Today at 4PM: Race and Racism, Comparatively.
A virtual conversation with University of Pennsylvania scholar and president of the Middle East Studies Association, Eve Troutt Powell and Tennessee State University scholar, Keisha Brown.
Register here: umich.zoom.us/.../register/W…
Mark your calendars for September 26, 12PM!
Maurice Ebileeni: "What I Talk About When I Talk About Palestine". More info here: events.umich.edu/event/97463
Always proud of our grad students' accomplishments:
Two stories by the great Palestinian author Emile Habiby, from his book Sextet of the Six-Day War, appear in English for the first time in the latest @BanipalMagazine. I'm honored to have translated them.
My intro & one of the stories are available here:
banipal.co.uk/selections/123…
Congratulations to our PhD student Amitai Ben-Abba for winning the @UMichNCID Anti-racism research grand for his YouTube series on how the State Uses Discourse to Repress Social Movements!
Excited to announce the NCID's Anti-Racism Collaborative has awarded 26 @UMich grad students over $122k in research grants! Learn more about their projects: myumi.ch/84kbW
Co-sponsors: @umichgradschool and the Center for Racial Justice @fordschool
The 26th Annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF): Enchanting Literatures/ Keynote Speaker: Professor Michael Allan | U-M LSA Comparative Literature lsa.umich.edu/complit/news-e…
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"Nimrod" was recently featured in this lovely article from @farahstlouis. We had the honor to publish a translated collection of Nimrod's writings, edited by @FriedaEkotto in 2018. You can now use code NIMROD30 to get 30% off on press.umich.edu!
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The deadline for the Senior Prize in Literary Translation is TOMORROW. More information here: fb.me/e/3m909ZBTj
We Are Not All Ukrainians--Renee Ragin Randall, PhD historianspeaks.org/blog/f/w… via @historianspeaks
"We Are All In Terrible Danger: Reflections Six Weeks into Russia’s Assault on Ukraine"
Prof. Benjamin Paloff's essay in @mqr_tweets:
sites.lsa.umich.edu/mqr/2022…
This Wednesday, April 6 at 1PM!
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