I
am so pleased to be a presenter at the Middle East Studies Association,
"first virtual" and the 54th Annual Meeting on October 7th,
2020.
Our session was: [P5853] Countering Gender Stereotypes in the Middle East Wednesday, 10/07/20 01:30 pm
Sponsor: Association for Middle East Women's Studies (AMEWS)
Presenters:
•
Contextualizing Celile Berk Butka in between Two Worlds: A Pioneering Woman
Architect from Postwar Turkey to the US by Ekincioglu, Meral
• Desert
Women in Samiha Khrais’s novel al-qurmiyya by Seymour-Jorn, Caroline
• The Other
Women: Iran's Mighty and Marginalized by Farzaneh, Mateo Mohammad
• Embroidery
& Palestine: Quiet Resistance in Women-only Spaces by Abdelnabi, Rasmieyh
• Countering
Gender Stereotypes: An Ethnographic Case Study from Yemen by Adra, Najwa.
Research studies, findings and discussions by each presenters have enriched my scholarly perspective on women & gender in the rich, and diverse cultural landscape of the Middle East. It has been another inspiring scholarly experience for me to discuss “gender stereotypes” through a multidisciplinary perspective (such as anthropology, history, sociology and literature) and different geographic locations with their own specific histories, local cultures, traditions, modernization process, socio-economic conditions, etc. (such as Yemen, Iran, Palestine, and Jordan). I am thankful to Association for Middle East Women's Studies (AMEWS) for their sponsorship to our panel. With this "first virtual" MESA Annual Meeting, looking forward to comments by attendees, scholars on the Middle East and organization committee how "virtual platforms and opportunities" have affected (diverse) participation and how would it be stimulate fresh scholarly discussions on "diversity" in this region.
For MESA: https://mesana.org, last accessed on 10.7.2020.
For MESA Annual Meeting in 2020: https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/current-meeting, last accessed on 10.7.2020.
For MESA Annual Meeting in 2020, searchable program: https://mesana.org/mymesa/meeting_program.php, last accessed on 10.7.2020.
For our panel
presenters and their abstracts at MESA Annual Meeting in 2020:
https://mesana.org/mymesa/meeting_program_session.php?sid=29ecb7ff401d1dc48be81f1e9d8c1247,
last accessed on 10.7.2020.
https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/2020-presidential-address-and-awards
MESA
Annual Meeting: “Since 1967, MESA has held an annual meeting in the fall where
members gather to share research. MESA has been the hub for scholarly exchange
from its first meeting at The University of Chicago in 1967 where a small group
gathered for eight sessions to MESA's 50th anniversary meeting in Boston in 2016 where
312 sessions delighted more than 2,000 attendees. The meeting features panels
and special sessions on a variety of topics related to Middle East studies. It
is complemented by meetings of MESA's affiliated groups, an exciting 4-day film
festival, a comprehensive book exhibit featuring the latest books and software
in the field, and other informal events. The meeting provides an
opportunity for friends and colleagues from a variety of disciplines to gather
to share their common bond: the study of this important region of the world.”, https://mesana.org/annual-meeting,
last accessed on 10.7.2020.
Photo: My presentation on “Celile Berk Butka” (1915, Istanbul - 1984, NYC) personal archive in Istanbul and how those archival materials expose her understanding on modern self-image of Turkish women as a feminist activist, professor, novelist, etc.
For the record of my presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3dMyzDCSHc&t=234s
