History Weekend

May 12, 2014

History Weekend a great success

Thank you all who joined us last weekend for NC State University Department of History’s annual History Weekend, where a theme is chosen and a movie and speaker are invited to speak on that theme. This year’s theme, “The Future of the Middle East: The Historical Context” brought Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab…

May 2, 2014

This weekend!

History Weekend starts TODAY! We’ll begin with a screening of 2007 Lebanese film Caramel on Friday, May 2 at 7pm in Withers Hall at NC State University campus. On Saturday, May 3 at 10am, Professor Rashid Khalidi will be speaking on the future of the Middle East in Withers Hall, Room 232 at NC State University campus.

Apr 30, 2014

Event: History Weekend

This weekend, May 2-3, marks the rescheduled History Weekend! We hope you can join us! Here’s Akram’s note below: On behalf the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies, I would like to invite you and your guests to join us for an event featuring Professor Rashid Khalidi, Columbia University’s Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies,…

Apr 17, 2014

Upcoming Event: History Weekend!

As you may recall, in February the inclement weather forced us to cancel our History Weekend event which featured Professor Rashid Khalidi (Columbia University, Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies) speaking on the future of the Middle East. We have re-scheduled this event for May 2-3. Schedule Friday, May 2 we will screen the Lebanese…

Feb 13, 2014

History Weekend events CANCELLED

Due to the adverse weather conditions here and in NY (where Prof. Khalidi is based) we are forced to cancel the screening of the Lebanese  film, Caramel, tomorrow (Friday) evening, as well as the public lecture by Professor Rashid Khalidi on Saturday. We apologize for this inconvenience, and we will try to re-schedule this event for…

Feb 7, 2014

History Weekend Event: Dr. Rashid Khalidi

NC State University’s History Weekend is upon us! If you haven’t been, you’re missing out! This year’s theme is The Future of the Middle East: The Historical Context. CHASS’ History Department will be hosting Dr. Rashid Khalidi, Columbia University Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies, as the keynote speaker. Schedule Friday, February 14, 7:00pm What:…