Theme​ ​of​ ​this​ ​year’s​ ​conference is ​“The intersection​ ​of​ ​Digital​ ​Humanities​ ​and​ ​pedagogy​ ​in​ ​contemporary​ ​Middle​ ​Eastern​ ​studies​”.

The​ ​keynote​ ​speaker​ ​of​ ​this​ ​year’s​ ​conference​ ​is​ ​​Professor​ ​James​ ​Gelvin​ ​(University​ ​of​ ​California, Los​ ​Angeles),​ ​whose​ ​address​ ​will​ ​be​ ​entitled,​ ​“Theorizing​ ​Nationalism​ ​in​ ​the Arab​ ​Middle​ ​East:​ ​A Personal​ ​Story.”

The call for papers deadline is no later than Friday, February 2, 2018