The 15th Annual Duke-UNC Graduate Middle East and Islamic Studies Conference on “Map, Territory, and Boundary” was held last week on Feb. 9-10 at Duke University, with participation from graduate students and faculty from both institutions.
The conference explored geography and territoriality as not only the subjects of ongoing contestation, but also compelling paradigms to engage with broader interrelated questions pertaining to the modern makeup of the Middle East. Participants discussed the myriad of ways the themes of map, territory, and boundary open up new possibilities of insight in the contexts of the Middle East, Muslim communities, and their connected geographies.
Congratulations to the conference organizers and participants on a successful conference!