Southeast CT World Affairs Council presents speaker Eileen Kane "Europe and Islam: A Brief History of a Long Relationship"
Professor Eileen Kane, Connecticut College, will speak on
“Europe and Islam: A Brief History of a Long Relationship”
on December 7th, 2015
at the Crozier Williams Student Center, Connecticut College, New London.
Reception begins at 5:30 p.m.; presentation begins at 6:00 p.m.
Eileen Kane teaches courses on European, Russian, and Eurasian history at Connecticut College, her research focusing on the relationship between Russia and the Middle East. She received her A.B. in History and Russian from Brown University, and her Ph.D. in History from Princeton. She is the author of Russian Hajj: Empire and the Pilgrimage to Mecca (Cornell, 2015), which traces the history of the hajj (the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca) under Russian rule (1840s-1920s), as part of the broader story of global European imperialism. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase immediately following the presentation.
Dinner: A dinner follows immediately after the presentation for a limited number of Members and Guests at the Crozier Williams Student Center, Connecticut College. To attend the dinner, a reservation is required - please call 860-912-5718 or email info@secwac.org to make your reservation. A vegetarian option is available but it must be reserved. All reservations must be received 24 hours prior to the program. Bring your check payable to SECWAC or for the total number of your reservations at $35 each. Courtney Assad will collect your money when you arrive to get your name tag. Credit card payments can also be made at check-in. At the same time, you will be given dinner tickets for each reservation to be collected by the server as confirmation of your payment.
Guests: SECWAC is a membership organization. Guests are welcome; please call 860-912-5718 or email info@secwac.org to reserve a guest pass.
Upcoming Program: Professor Stephen Flynn, Northeastern University, will speak on “Extreme Weather, Pandemics, and Terrorism: Bolstering Societal Resilience in the Face of 21st Century Mayhem” at the Old Lyme Country Club on January 25th, 2016.
About The Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC)
SECWAC is a regional, non-profit membership organization affiliated with the World Affairs Councils of America and fosters an understanding of issues of foreign policy and international affairs through study, debate, and educational programming. Our principal activity is to arrange 10 Speaker Series Meetings a season where we provide a forum for nonpartisan, non-advocacy dialogue between our members and U.S. policy makers and other experts on foreign relations (http://www.secwac.org).
Date and Time
Monday Dec 7, 2015
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM EST
December 7th, 2015
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location
Crozier Williams Student Center
Connecticut College, New London
Website
Contact Information
Paul Nugent
Executive Director
Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council
(p) 860-388-9241
(e) exhibernian@yahoo.com
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