Europe’s Other Jew and Muslim: Past and Present

Activity Type: 
Lecture
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Presenter: 
Farid Hafez
Date: 
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Wesley W. Posvar, Room 4130
Contact Person: 
Erica Edwards
Contact Email: 
EEE36@pitt.edu
Event Web Site: 
https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/events/air

Unmasking Prejudice: Confronting Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racism Across Europe Lecture Series

Lecture led by Farid Hafez daily politics, antisemitism and Islamophobia are often debated as two opposing concepts, though they have much in common. This talk delves into often neglected relationships of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim racism and opens up horizons for a critical discussion about these phenomena.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Hafez is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Relations. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Vienna (2009). From 2014 to 2021, he was a Post-Doc at the University of Salzburg’s Department of Political Science and Sociology. From 2021 to 2024, he was the Distinguished Class of 1955 Visiting Professor of International Studies at Williams College. In 2017, he was a Fulbright Professor at the University of California’s Center for Race and Gender. Since 2017, he has also been a non-resident Senior Researcher at the Georgetown University’s The Bridge Initiative.
At William & Mary, Hafez will start to teach classes on far-right populism, Islamophobia, international relations, and terrorism.

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Deitrich School of Arts and Sciences
Department of French and Italian
Department of History
Department of Religious Studies
Jewish Studies Program
Non-University Sponsors: 
Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic at Carnegie Mellon University
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No
Pitt Undergrads: 
34
Pitt Grad Students: 
1