Speaker Series

The history department is sponsoring a lecture series at the Athenaeum this year as part of an effort to raise our profile among students and faculty.  The featured speakers each represent a major sub-region of the department: American, European, Asian, and Ancient history.

Fall 2008 Featured Lectures

"The Strange and the Wonderful in Medieval Persian and Arabic Literature and Art."

Roy Mottahedeh
   Gurney Professor of History and Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University
Tuesday, November 18th, 6:45 - 8:00pm; Reception at 5:30pm
Security Pacific Room
Professor Mottahedeh's Bio