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Did the Events of 9/11 Change the Field of Middle East Studies? Pensée 1: Of Course—But How?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2007

ZACHARY LOCKMAN
Affiliation:
Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University, New York, N.Y.; e-mail: [email protected]

Extract

The short answer to the question as posed is, Yes, of course, 9/11 changed the field of Middle East studies. However, the next question we need to ask is, In what ways have the events of 9/11 (and all that they set in motion, in the United States and internationally, including the U.S. invasion of Iraq) actually affected our work as scholars, students, teachers, resource specialists, and so forth, whose primary focus is the Middle East and/or the Muslim world, as well as the institutions, networks, and field(s) with which we are engaged? Space limitations allow me to offer only a few brief thoughts.

Type
QUICK STUDIES
Copyright
© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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