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Name: Dr Maryam Alemzadeh
St Antony's College, University of Oxford
Events this person is speaking at:
Monday 27 February 2023
Boundaries of Expertise: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Professionalisation Dilemma
Date: 27 February 2023, 12:45 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Venue: 42-43 Park End Street, 42-43 Park End Street OX1 1JD
Venue Details: Seminar Room, Department of Sociology
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 15 January 2024
Considering the Political Options in Gaza After Three Months of War
Date: 15 January 2024, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Walter Armbrust (St Antony’s College),
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford),
Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, Oxford),
Raihan Ismail (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
MEC Administrator (St Anthonys College)
Host:
MEC Administrator (St Anthonys College)
Events this person is hosting:
Friday 25 November 2022
Shi‘i visions of Muslim unity in contemporary Britain
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 25 November 2022, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Dr Elvire Corboz (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre, lower ground floor of the Investcorp Building, 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6JF
Organisers:
TBA
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Friday 5 May 2023
Shi‘a visions of Muslim unity in contemporary Britain
Date: 5 May 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Elvire Corboz (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor Investcorp Building)
Organiser:
MEC Administrator (St Anthonys College)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Monday 4 March 2024
Webs of oppression’ in everyday organizing in Palestine: An Intersectional Feminist Analysis
Date: 4 March 2024, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Amal W Nazzal (Assistant Professor at Birzeit University, Palestine)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Board Room
Organiser:
Humeyra Biricik (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 5 March 2024
MEC BOOK TALK - Revolution Squared: Tahrir, Political Possibilities, and Counterrevolution in Egypt
Date: 5 March 2024, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Prof. Atef Said (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: The MEC Centre Board Room
Organiser:
Middle East Centre
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Reflections on Tunisian Women’s Continued Fight for Respect, Dignity and Rights - Focus on Women in the Labour Movement
Date: 7 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Dr Heba El-Shazli (George Mason University)
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom
Organiser:
Humeyra Biricik (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Economic Diversification and Climate Change in the Middle East
Date: 28 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Dr Sarah Bush (University of Pennslyvania)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Board Room
Organisers:
TBA
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Friday 25 October 2024
From the cradle to the street: family and the 1979 Revolution in Iran
Date: 25 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Professor Naghmeh Sohrabi (Brandeis University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 4 February 2025
Rethinking Masculinity Through Men's Sexual Experiences in Tehran
Date: 4 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Nafiseh Sharifi (University of Exeter)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Women’s Religious Leadership in Morocco: A Catalyst for Mudawana Reform
Date: 25 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Sawsene Nejjar (OSGA, University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Friday 7 March 2025
From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics
Date: 7 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Jerome Drevon (Senior Analyst, Crisis Group)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 13 May 2025
Sacrificial Intimacies: The Value of Life, Labor, and Desire in Queer Kurdish Worlds
Date: 13 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Emrah Karakuş (LSE)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Wednesday 28 May 2025
NGOization of the Palestinian civil society post-Oslo: our community-based ways out
Date: 28 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
s:
Dr Amal Nazzal (Birzeit University),
Soheir Asaad (Palestinian lawyer and activist)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 3 June 2025
States and Social Hierarchies in Kuwait and the Arab States of the Gulf Region
Date: 3 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Professor Lisa Blaydes (Stanford University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser:
Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Events this person is organising:
Tuesday 9 May 2023
Palestinian Women on Demonic Grounds? When Gender is Undone by the German Security Discourse
Date: 9 May 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
s:
Dr Sultan Doughan (University of London),
Dr Sultan Doughan (University of London)
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom
Organiser:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Middle East Centre
Tuesday 30 May 2023
Women’s movements and citizenship in the Middle East
Date: 30 May 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
s:
Dr Roel Meijer (Radboud Universiteit, The Netherlands),
Professor Marilyn Booth (Discussant) (University of Oxford)
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom (Kirdar Building, Middle East Centre, St Antony's College)
Organiser:
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Middle East Centre