Fifteenth Annual ASMEA Conference

November 5 - 7, 2022 | Washington Georgetown Marriott Hotel | Washington, D.C.

The Fifteenth Annual ASMEA Conference took place, November 5 - 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Check out the schedule and photos from the event. 

The 2022 Conference featured:

• Opening remarks by H.E. Shaikh Abdulla Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States.
• Networking cocktail reception.
• Special Session: "When Magic Failed: The Life and Legacy of Prof. Fouad Ajami."
• Keynote: "A Conversation on the State of Middle East Studies Today” led by Dr. Martin Kramer.
• Book Discussion: Prof. Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, will talk about his recent publication, Israel's Moment.
• Awards banquet luncheon.
• Awards ceremony and reception for the 2022 Bernard Lewis Prize.
• Paper presentations.
• Roundtable: "Edward Said and the Colonization of Western Middle Eastern Studies."
• Panel sessions including: Colonial and Postcolonial Africa: Nationalism, Urban Spaces, Womanhood and Science; Arabic Poetry Fragments in the Cairo Genizah: Historical, Cultural and Linguistic Analysis; Security Issues in the Middle East and Africa; Narratives and Ethos in the Middle East: Similarities and Differences; A Hundred Years of States and Minorities in the Middle East: What Has Gone Wrong?

Congratulations to the Best Paper Prize and Poster winners!

Best Africa Paper
Cycles of Violent Displacement: Tigrayan Refugee Women, 1974-2022
Mrs. Francesca Baldwin, University of Reading

Best Middle East Paper
Litani 1978: Incursion on the Road to the First Lebanon War
Prof. Zach Levey, University of Haifa

Best Student Paper
Colonial Paranoia: French Carcerality Amidst the Algerian Struggle
Ms. Shirley Le Penne, Cornell University

Best Poster
The Art of Attack: Comparing Palestinians' High-tech and Low-tech Resistance
Ms. Zoe Jackowitz, St. Lawrence University