#  Before the Nation: Lecture Series in Mediterranean Studies 

 



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 **November 6 - November 8, 2024** 

 05:30PM - 07:30PM EST 

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 **Tunisia Office, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University**  



 

 



 

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The Tunisia Office, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University & The Mediterranean Seminar Present:

Before the Nation, a Lecture Series in Mediterranean Studies with:

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**Brian A. Catlos**

 Professor of Religious Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder

“Ethno-religious Diversity in the Age of Convergence: A Structural Approach”

Wednesday, November 06, 2024 From 5:30 to 7:30 PM (Tunis)

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**Cemal Kafadar**

 Professor of History, Harvard University

“Turkish Verse in Maghribi Turf: The Poetry of North African Soldiers of the Ottoman Empire”

Thursday, November 07, 2024 From 5:30 to 7:30 PM (Tunis)

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**Houssem E. Chachia**

Assistant Professor of History, University of Tunis

“From Andalusians to Moriscos: Building a Powerful Cultural Community in Medieval and Early Modern Tunisia”

Friday, November 08, 2024 From 5:30 to 7:30 PM (Tunis)

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Opening Remarks by: William Granara, Research Professor of Arabic, Harvard University

These three lectures will be held in person. Admission is free.

Questions: [cmes\_tunisia@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:cmes_tunisia@fas.harvard.edu).



 

 

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