The University of Tokyo Center for Middle Eastern Studies (UTCMES) will co-host a symposium on “Current Situation and Challenges in the Study of the History of the Mongol Empire” on Saturday, June 22, at Waseda University, organized by the Society for the History of Inland Asia. This symposium is free of charge and open to […]
Kurdish vernacular Literature in the Persianate Cosmopolitan: A Case Study in Early Modern Islamic Cultural History Abstract: In recent years, the notion of a ‘Persianate cosmopolitan,’ characterized by the literate and literary use of Modern Persian, has gained traction in cultural histories of the early modern world. The notion was inspired, of course, by Sheldon […]
Persian Miniature Schools: Based on the Matenadaran illustrated Persian manuscripts Speaker Yvette Tajarian （Mesrop Mashtots Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts） Date and Time 19th February 2024（Mon）16:30～17:30 Venue Collaboration Room 3, Bldg. 18, the University of Tokyo, Komaba （3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro-ward, Tokyo） Application for participation Please be sure to apply for participation in advance from the […]
Lecture summary: We will invite Ms. Marianne Aringberg Laanatza, a researcher at Uppsala University in Sweden, to give a lecture titled “The Ibadi Berber Communities in the Maghreb: Challenges and Progress.” Speaker Marianne Aringberg Laanatza （Senior Lecturer and Researcher on Middle East and North Africa Associated to Lund, Stockholm and Uppsala University Executive advisor at […]
In December 2023, Hosei University Press published a Japanese translation of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Prof. Rashid Khalidi. Hiroyuki Suzuki (UTCMES), Kensuke Yamamoto (University of Shizuoka), and Miyuki Kinjo (Ritsumeikan University) translated the book, and UTCMES provided a grant for the publication.
The University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (UTCMES) will co-host a symposium with Society for Palestine/Israel Studies and JSPS Projects (21H04387, PI: Taro Tsurumi; 22H03831, PI: Taizo Imano) . This symposium is free of charge and open to public participants. We sincerely look forward to your participation. Date and Time 10:00-18:00, 16th December […]
On Monday, October 9th, UTCMES Project Assistant Professor Fuga Kimura will give an explanation of the current state of pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in 2023, including an overview of the doctrine and the Saudi government’s pilgrimage policy, at the Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University（IAAMES). Date and time: October 9, […]
The University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (UTCMES) will co-host a seminar with JSPS Project “Protest on the Street, and Reconsider the Nation: from the view points of space, violence and resonance” (21H04387, PI: Keiko Sakai) and JIME Center, IEEJ (Institute of Energy Economics, Japan). This symposium is free of charge and open […]
