The Syrian Uprising, the Arab Left, and the Palestinian Cause
A Public Conversation

The Syrian struggle to topple the regime and the brutal response by government forces have profoundly affected the political landscape of the Arab world and the regional balance of power in the wider Middle East. Professor Jens Hanssen will briefly introduce and then moderate a critical conversation with audience participation to explore the implications of the Syrian uprising for Arab solidarity and to the future of Palestinian resistance.


Moderator

Jens Hanssen is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean history at the University of Toronto. He received his D.Phil. from Oxford University in 2001. His book publications include Fin de Siècle Beirut (Oxford, 2005); and two co-edited volumes: Arab Provincial Capitals in the Late Ottoman Empire, (Beirut, 2002); and History, Space and Social Conflict in Beirut (Beirut, 2005). He has published in The New Cambridge History of Islam (2010), in the International Journal of Middle East Studies (2011) and has an article on "Kafka and Arabs" forthcoming in Critical Inquiry. He is currently conducting research on German-Jewish and Arab intellectual histories.

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Need to know:
- Doors open at 6:50
- $5 minimum admission
- Accessible on demand via portable ramp; washrooms not accessible
- Please avoid using strong-scented products due to breathing sensitivities

Tasty refreshments (non-alcoholic) and Zatoun oliveoil+za'atar dipping.