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Tuesday, January 23

Fictional Narrations of Islamic Pasts
Inaugural Lecture of The Islamicate Studies Working Group at the University of Pittsburgh
Time:
12:30 pm
Presenter:
Shahzad Bashir, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, Brown University
Location:
Humanities Center, Cathedral of Learning 602
Announced by:
Global Studies Center on behalf of The Islamicate Studies Working Group at the University of Pittsburgh
Contact:
Grace Tomcho
Contact Email:
gracet@pitt.edu

Lunch Provided

The Islamicate Studies Working Group consists of faculty and staff at the University of Pittsburgh who are exploring the prospects of building an academic program for the study of the Muslim World. Its members come from the Dietrich School’s departments of English; History; Linguistics; Religious Studies; and Sociology; as well as from the Law School; the School of Education; and staff members from the Library and Global Studies, and it incorporates visiting postdoctoral fellows faculty members.