CASAW Induction Programme 2009
Thursday 17 September and Friday 18 September
Room G/2, 19 George Square
All CASAW/IMES students and staff are welcome to attend staff presentations.
Induction Programme 2009
Thursday 17 September |
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| 9.45-10.00 | Elisabeth Kendall | Welcome and Introduction |
| 10.00-10.30 | Jonathan Featherstone | The Impact of Diglossia on the Teaching of Arabic to Non-Native Speakers |
| 10.30-11.00 | Andrew Marsham | “The Full Light of History?” The Formation of Islam & the Historians |
| 11.00-11.30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11.30-12.00 | Mourad Diouri | Using ICT and e-Learning to Empower your Language Learning Experience |
| 12.00-12.30 | Marilyn Booth | Gender Scholarship on/in the Middle East: State of the Art |
| 12.30-13.00 | Philip Sadgrove | The Arab Nahda (Renaissance) |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.15 |
LLC Graduate School Induction (Lecture Hall A, David Hume Tower) |
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| 15.15 | SSPS Graduate School Induction (Room F21, Psychology Bldg, 7 George Square | |
| 15.45 | Return to 19 George Square (Room 2/28) for Timetabling Meeting | |
| 16.45 |
LLC Reception (1st Floor Dining Room, Teviot House, Bristo Square) SPSS Reception (Foyer, Chrystal Macmillan Building) |
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Friday 18 September |
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| 10.00-10.30 | Ewan Stein | Political Islam in the Arab World: Framework for Analysis |
| 10.30-11.00 | Dalia Mostafa | Beirut in Lebanese Literature and Film since the Civil War |
| 11.00-11.30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11.30-12.00 | Gavin Picken | Introducing Islam’s Mystical Dimension |
| 12.00-12.30 | Yuki Miyagi | Middle East-East Asian Relations: Security Policies of China & Japan in the Middle East |
| 12.30-13.30 |
Lunch |
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| 13.30-14.00 | Ben White | TBC |
| 14.00-14.30 | Christian Lange | Approaches to Heaven and Hell in Islam |
| 14.30-14.45 | Sophie Lowry | Conclusion |
| 14.45-15.00 |
Break |
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| 15.00-16.00 | Library Tour with Dr Shenxiao Tong (Meet at Main Entrance to the Main Library, SW corner of George Square) | |
