{"id":757,"date":"2023-01-23T19:11:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T19:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/?page_id=757"},"modified":"2025-12-17T09:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:47:47","slug":"757-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/757-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>No Upcoming Events &#8211; Check Back Soon!<\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          MESA Conference Recap\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"x_e2ma-p-div\">\n<p>Arianna Werner, our Middle East Studies major student, attended the Middle East Studies Association\u2019s 57th\u00a0annual meeting held in Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada, from November 2-5, 2023.\u00a0She presented her poster, titled &#8220;Iranian Olympia,&#8221; discussing the history of bodybuilding and masculinity in modern Iran by focusing on the case of Hadi Choopan,\u00a0the 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2023\/11\/photo_2023-11-08_14-09-33-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2023\/11\/photo_2023-11-08_14-09-33-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container 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and Arianna Werner, Middle East Studies major student attending the annual Middle East Studies Association conference in Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n      \n                  \n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-and-media-promo alternate-variation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-and-media-promo\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"header-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Stay connected with our department!\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-links \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-links\"\n    \n      >\n\n      \n      \n\n    <ul class=\"social-media-links--platforms platforms\" aria-label=\"Follow us on social media\">\n              \n        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