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Spring 2023 MESAAS Courses

Click link for Directory of Classes Spring 2023 Courses:    Spring 2023 Middle East UN1102 ELEMENTARY TAMIL II Section 001 Call Number: 13234 Points: 4   View in Vergil Day/Time: MTWR 1:10pm-2:00pm Location: Enrollment: 7 students (15 max) as of November 18, 2022...

MESAAS Fall Newsletter

To view the MESAAS newsletter click on the link: https://mailchi.mp/columbia/mesaas-newsletter-fall-2022-ao49x71lbn?e=0a3bd9f397

Wael Hallaq’s Translated Works

“Wael Hallaq’s Introduction to Islam Law (2009) was published in July in Albanian, while his Restating Orientalism (2018) has appeared in August in a German...

FALL 2022 Language Placement Tests

MESAAS Language Placement Tests This information is subject to change. Please consult this site again prior to the week before classes start for up-to-date information. Please note that placement exams do not satisfy language requirements. To arrange a proficiency...

In Memoriam – Prof. Emerita Nina Garsoian

Prof. Nina Garsoian passed away on Sunday, Aug. 14 at the age of 99. She was the first Avedissian Chair in Armenian Studies in MELAC (Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures) the former name of our department) and retired in 1993. She was born in Paris in 1923, and ten...

Gil Hochberg awarded 2022 ACLA René Wellek Prize

The René Wellek Prizes recognize outstanding books in the discipline of comparative literature. Submissions can pertain to any field of comparative literature, but they are expected to cross national, linguistic, geographic or disciplinary borders....
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