This week, the British International Research Institutes (BIRI) are meeting in Ankara for a workshop on Water Management, as a key global challenge relevant to researchers working across the BIRI organisations. CBRL is represented by Trustee Matt Jones (University of Nottingham) along with Sana'a Al-Zyoud (Al- al-Bayt University) who recently co-led the Newton-Khalidi workshopthat was held at CBRL Amman in May.
As the academic term begins, so too does another season of CBRL lectures and events in the UK and at our institutes. After partnering for a second year on the creative literary exchange between Jordan and the North East of England - Alta'ir - both participant authors will speak about their experience at an event that is part of Durham Book Festival on 12th October. Later this month, on
21st October, former CBRL Trustee, Rosemary Hollis will be joined by Seth Anziska (University College London) as they discuss the complexities of writing on Israel and Palestine for academia and beyond in an event at University College London's Institute of Advanced Studies.
Details of all our events can be found below as well as research blog posts written by speakers at some of our October events.
Finally, a reminder for all UK based heads of departments or chairs of departmental examination boards; if you examine a Master's dissertation in a Levantine subject, please do nominate it for the CBRL Master's Dissertation Prize - deadline for nominations is the end of November. More details here.
From next month Sarah Irving (right, University of Leiden) will take over the Editorship of CBRL journal, Contemporary Levant from Michelle Obeid (left, University of Manchester). Launched in 2016, Michelle has dedicated masses of energy, enthusiasm and brilliant vision to establishing a now internationally renowned journal. From all of us at CBRL, a heartfelt thanks to Michelle and we're delighted to welcome Sarah. Read more.
Author Andrew Michael Hurley, the 2019 UK participant in the Alta'ir Creative Writing Exchange between Jordan and the North East of England, describes here his experience of visiting Wadi Faynan in southern Jordan. Andrew will be speaking about his experience of Alta'ir along with Jordanian participant Kafa Al Zoubi at Durham Book Festival on on 12th October. Read more here.
Former CBRL Trustee Rosemary Hollis discusses here the research behind her latest book, Surviving the Story: The Narrative Trap in Israel and Palestine (Red Hawk books 2019). Read more.
