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Lecture Looks at the History of Iraq as a Nation - February 08, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN - Magnus Bernhardsson, associate professor of history, will deliver the second lecture in the Annual Faculty Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 14.
The lecture is titled "What is Iraq? Defining the Iraqi Nation, 1921-2008" and will take place at 4 p.m. in Wege Auditorium in the Science Quad.
Bernhardsson's lecture will consider the future of the Iraqi nation by exploring how Iraqis have defined their nation and what has formed the basis of Iraqi nationalism. Is it practical to break Iraq into two or three parts? Does Iraq, in its current incarnation, have a viable future?
At Williams since 2003, Bernhardsson is an associated professor and has taught "The United States and the Middle East, Iran and Iraq in the 20th Century," "The Modern Middle East and "Apocalypse Now and Then: A Comparative History of Millenarian Movements," among others.
He is co-editor of "U.S.-Middle Eastern Encounters: Beyond the Stereotypes," author of "Reclaiming a Plundered Past: Archeology and Nationalism in Modern Iraq" and "Martyrs of Modernity: Religion and Politics in Iran and Iraq," which was nominated as the best nonfiction book of the year in 2005 by the Society of Icelandic Authors and Scholars.
He is the author of numerous articles, conference papers, book reviews, and newspaper articles on Middle Eastern affairs.
He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Reykjavik, Iceland, and his doctorate from Yale University. He has done research work on modern Iraqi history, U.S.-Iraqi relations 1900-2000, and archaeology and nationalism in the modern Middle East.
The third lecture in the series will be given by professor of economics Gerard Caprio on "Financial Crises; A Hardy Perennial" on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. |
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