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Arianna Werner, our Middle East Studies major student, attended the Middle East Studies Association’s 57th annual meeting held in Montréal, Québec, Canada, from November 2-5, 2023. She presented her poster, titled “Iranian Olympia,” discussing the history of bodybuilding and masculinity in modern Iran by focusing on the case of Hadi Choopan, the Iranian champion of the 2022 Mr. Olympia. The meeting also featured panels and special sessions on a variety of topics related to Middle East Studies.
Mehdi Faraji, Farhang Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow and Arianna Werner, Middle East Studies major student attending the annual Middle East Studies Association conference in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Language faculty representing MDES at this year’s Dornsife Language Day last week! Our stellar professors teaching our top-ranked programs. #middleeaststudies
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Many thanks to alumnus Gabrielle Aoki for visiting us today! Gabrielle minored in Middle East Studies, and now, she is preparing to move to Paris to begin her graduate studies at Sciences-Po’s School of International Affairs. @USCDornsife
MDES and senior leadership of Dornsife joined the Farhang Foundation to celebrate the installation of the new Junior Chair in Iranian Studies, Ciruce A. Movahedi-Lankarani.
Our students, Anthony Khoory and Faatima Abdul-Aziz, won the Best Acting awards for their short film, “Empty,” at USC’s 2022 Multilingual Student Film Festival hosted by the Center for Languages and Cultures.
Dornsife Language Day! We enjoyed sweets & refreshments as faculty shared about our top-ranked language programs.
Just your typical Wednesday! Professor Onursal Erol teaching his course, MDES 201: The Middle East – Global and Environmental Perspectives (GE-G)
