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History’s Abu-Rish and Others on WOUB to Reflect on Art and Politics

History’s Abu-Rish and Others on WOUB to Reflect on Art and Politics

WOUB’s Conversations from Studio B recently hosted a roundtable discussion between academics and artists on “Material Histories: Cultures of Resistance,” showing Sept. 29 through Oct. 22 at Majestic Galleries in Nelsonville, Ohio. The exhibition brings together work by contemporary ceramicists focusing on human rights, natural resources, and the intersections of […]

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October 3, 2017 at 12:15 pmIn the News

Material Histories Symposium: Art, Politics, and Social Justice, Oct. 13

Material Histories Symposium: Art, Politics, and Social Justice, Oct. 13

  On Friday, Oct. 13, at 1:3o pm in the Mitchell Auditorium of the OHIO School of Art + Design, a panel of faculty members and artists will convene as part of the Material Histories: Cultures of Resistance Exhibit. The panel will feature openning commentary and audience-participation around the themes […]

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October 1, 2017 at 9:00 pmEvents

Abu-Rish Contributes to Journal Roundtable on Teaching Middle East History

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History, recently contributed to a roundtable, “Teaching the Introductory Middle East History Survey Course,” in the journal Review of Middle East Studies (published by Cambridge University Press). The roundtable featured contributions from seven historians, most of whom had significant teaching and publishing experience. Abu-Rish’s contribution […]

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September 17, 2017 at 7:12 pmNews Research

Policy Center in Lebanon Interviews Abu-Rish for Historical Perspective on Sectarianism

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish

The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) interviewed Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University, about “Sectarianism in Lebanon.” Drawing on his current book project on Lebanon during the 1940s and ’50s, Abu-Rish outlines a complex picture of the emergence and transformation of sectarianism in Lebanon across the modern era. […]

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July 12, 2017 at 6:44 amFaculty in the News In the News News Research

Abu-Rish Publishes Article on Municipal Politics in Lebanon

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History, published an article on “Municipal Politics in Lebanon” in the Fall 2016 issue of Middle East Report. The article draws on Abu-Rish’s current book project analyzing the history of struggles over institutional arrangement—struggles that helped shape Lebanon’s post-independence political economy. In the article, Abu-Rish […]

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May 10, 2017 at 8:08 amResearch

Abu-Rish Wins Outstanding New Tutor Award from Honors Tutorial College

Abu-Rish Wins Outstanding New Tutor Award from Honors Tutorial College

The Ohio University Honors Tutorial College recently selected Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History, as the recipient for the 2016-17 Outstanding New Tutor Award. This honor “recognizes outstanding tutors who are in their first three years of teaching tutorials.” Tutorials form a signifianct portion of the HTC curriculum. As HTC […]

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May 2, 2017 at 10:31 amNews

11th Annual Undergraduate History Conference, April 5-7

11th Annual Undergraduate History Conference, April 5-7

The Ohio University History Department hosts its 11th Annual Undergraduate History Conference April 5-7. The conference opens on Wednesday, April 5, at 5 p.m. with a plenary session and awards ceremony at the Friends of the Library Room, 319 Alden Library. Assistant Professor Sarah Kinkel will give a lecture on “Revolutionary Leadership: The Top Ten […]

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April 1, 2017 at 11:00 pmEvents