A monthly series on Friday afternoons at 4:30pm featuring the AMES faculty read more about CAMEH Friday Fora »
This roundtable brings together leading scholars of Iran, both in-person and virtually, to examine how recent protests, U.S. sanctions, and state power intersect to shape the country's current… read more about Iran at a Crossroads: Protests, Sanctions, and Political Futures »
This half-day symposium brings together scholars to celebrate the achievements of Marc Brettler in the field of Hebrew Bible, Jewish Studies, public education, and interreligious engagement. Two… read more about Celebrating Marc Brettler's Scholarship: The Bible in the Public Square Revisited »
This event marks the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the landmark declaration of the Second Vatican Council that transformed Catholic relations with Judaism and other world religions. The event… read more about Breaking Barriers, Building Bonds: 60 Years of Interfaith Dialogue After Nostra Aetate »
Why focus on the history of Japanese television commercials? Advertising rapidly incorporates new artistic trends. This seems to be a particularly prominent feature in Japan. However, research on… read more about A Breakthrough in Early Japanese TV Commercials: 1967 »
**the talk will take place in Room A266**Drawn from Volk's recently published In the Shadow of Empire: Art in Occupied Japan, this talk unearths an immensely creative yet almost entirely overlooked… read more about In the Shadow of Empire: Art in Occupied Japan »
tgiFHI is a weekly series that gives Duke faculty in the humanities, interpretive social sciences and arts the opportunity to present their current research to their departmental and… read more about tgiFHI | Preeti Singh, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies »
The Ottoman Extraordinary Military Tribunals (Divân-ı Harb-i Örfî) for war crimes against Armenian civilians convened in 1919-20 during the Allied occupation of Istanbul. Remaining fragments of the… read more about "The ‘Remnants’ of Ottoman War Crimes Tribunals in Allied Occupied Istanbul (1918-23),” »
Erdağ Göknar presents—“The ‘Remnants’ of Ottoman WarCrimes Tribunals in Allied Occupied Istanbul (1918-23)” The Ottoman Extraordinary Military Tribunals (Divân-ı Harb-i Örfî) for war crimes… read more about Göknar—“The ‘Remnants’ of Ottoman War Crimes Tribunals in Allied Occupied Istanbul (1918-23)” »
The North Carolina Jewish Studies Seminar welcomes Daniel Schwartz, Professor of Modern Jewish History at George Washington University. Daniel B. Schwartz specializes in modern European and… read more about NCJSS Welcomes Daniel Schwartz »
The Duke Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome Carolin Duttlinger, Professor of German Literature and Culture at University of Oxford, for a lecture entitled "The Individual and the… read more about The Individual and the Community: Paradoxes of Responsibility in Kafka's Prose Fiction »
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE UNC CHAPEL-HILL:The Duke Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to cosponsor the annual McLester Lecture at the Department of Religious Studies at UNC - Chapel Hill.… read more about Prayer, Ritual, and Silence: The Psalms as Worship in Biblical Scholarship and the Study of Religion »
Radwan Mezghanni is a distinguished ʿūd performer and vocalist whose work bridges Oriental maqām traditions and Western musical studies. Trained in both Eastern and Western musical systems, he… read more about Strings of Tradition: Oriental Maqām in Performance »
This roundtable discussion examines the ongoing catastrophe in Sudan by posing urgent questions: What is happening on the ground? Who are the key armed groups and political leaders? What ambitions… read more about Bearing Witness: Genocide, Silence, and Responsibility in Sudan »
The North Carolina Jewish Studies Seminar welcomes Andrea Gondos, Stuart B. and Barbara Padnos Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought at University of Michigan. Gondos' scholarship explores early… read more about NCJSS Welcomes Andrea Gondos »
Seteney Shami is founding Director-General of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) since 2012. She is an anthropologist from Jordan and obtained her BA from the American University of… read more about Area Studies and the Middle East for the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges »
This talk is based on Professor Yanshuo Zhang's new book, "Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China" (University of Michigan Press, January 2026). The Qiang, one of… read more about Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China »
--Thandi Cai, 2024, 47 min, USA, in English--Introduction and post-screening discussion moderated by Professor Eileen Chow.***Two storytellers, one community, and 150 years of untold history.***"… read more about Film Screening: “Bluff City Chinese” (Thandi Cai, 2024) »
During the Spring 2026 semester, the final week of March will culminate in a two-day conference exploring the history, diplomacy, and cultural significance of Moroccan-American relations.These events… read more about 240 Years of U.S.–Moroccan Friendship »
During the Spring 2026 semester, the final week of March will culminate in a two-day conference exploring the history, diplomacy, and cultural significance of Moroccan-American relations.These events… read more about 240 Years of U.S.–Moroccan Friendship »
Muslims in the African Diaspora: New Books in the Field brings together leading scholars and writers to explore groundbreaking work on Islam, race, and Black life throughout the African diaspora.… read more about Muslims in the African Diaspora: New Books in the Field »
NCJSS welcomes presentations from the 2025-26 Shatzmiller Fellowship cohort. The Shatzmiller Graduate Fellows honor Emeritus Smart Professor Joseph Shatzmiller, who taught at Duke University from… read more about NCJSS Welcomes the 2026 Shatzmiller Fellows »
The Duke Center for Jewish Studies, in connection with Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, is proud to host the 2026 National Association of Professors of Hebrew Annual Conference. The… read more about 2026 National Association of the Professors of Hebrew Annual Conference »