Knowledge and Power in Middle East Studies: Regional and International Perspectives
“Transnational Dynamics and International Politics: How are Evolving Big Power Politics Impacting the Middle East”
Chair: Marc Owen Jones, Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern Studies Department (HBKU)
Moderator: Steve Wright: Associate Dean for Student Affairs, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (HBKU)
“Analyzing the MENA Social Dynamics Using NLP and Big Data Methods”
Chair: George Mikros, Professor in Digital Humanities, Middle Eastern Studies Department (HBKU)
Moderator: Wajdi Zaghouani, Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities, Middle Eastern Studies Department (HBKU)
“Society, Cities, and Space in the MENA Region”
Chair: Sophie Richter-Devroe, Associate Professor, Middle Eastern Studies Department (HBKU)
Moderator: Carol Fadda, Associate Professor, Middle Eastern Studies Department (HBKU)
“Knowledge and Power in Palestine: The Quest for Statehood and the Marginalization of Rights”
Chair: Dana Olwan, Associate Professor, Middle Eastern Studies Department (HBKU)
Moderator: Samia Al-Botmeh, Dean of Faculty of Business and Economics, Birzeit University https://www.birzeit.edu/en/faculty-staff/samia-al-botmeh