Session Details

Wednesday, 29 December

499. Reconstructing Identities in a Post-9/11 World

1:45–3:00 p.m., Tubman, Loews

Program arranged by the Discussion Group on West Asian Languages and Literatures

Presiding: Negar Mottahedeh, Duke Univ.

1. “Writers, Critics, and the Responsibility of Representation after 9/11,” Amy Motlagh, Princeton Univ.

2. “Philo-Americanism and Anti-Americanism in the Post-9/11 United Arab Emirates,” Michael V. Diboll, United Arab Emirates Univ.

3. “The Challenges of Teaching Arabic Literature in English,” Najat Rahman, Univ. of Montreal

Respondent: Roberta M. Micallef, Univ. of Utah

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