Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Laurie Brand http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/32106/laurie-brand/ Organized by USC Dornsife’s Middle East Studies program, an academic panel explains some of the reasons behind the recent upheaval in the Middle East in the wake of a low-budget film parodying the Muslim Prophet Mohammed.]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:45:00 -0500 Recent USC Dornsife graduate Anna Miner will spend an academic year in Doha, Qatar, perfecting her Arabic after earning a Qatar Scholarship.]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:30:00 -0500 During her four-week residency in Italy, USC Dornsife’s Brand will finish her book examining post-independence Arab state narratives.]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:47:00 -0500 USC Dornsife professors exchange ideas and a few barbs with political icons such as Tom Hayden and musical icons such as Patti Smith during the 16th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held at USC April 30 and May 1. T.C. Boyle reads his hilarious short story, "The Lie."]]> Mon, 2 May 2011 14:14:00 -0500