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CMENAS Colloquium Series. Introduction to MENAS Research Resources & Strategies

Evyn Kropf, U-M Librarian for Middle Eastern and Religious Studies
Monday, October 22, 2018
12:00-1:30 PM
Room 555 Weiser Hall Map
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The 2018 CMENAS Colloquium Series theme, “The Process of Discovery: How Scholars Write Books Today” will discuss how in popular media, writing is fantastically presented as a process whereby inspiration—a muse— comes to the writer (or fails to). In this fantasy, writers type fiendishly or crumple up one sheet after another. The reality is at once more complicated and humble than this. Come discover how scholars discover. The colloquium series will feature presentations from CMENAS faculty on their recent book projects and will explore the research process from start to finish.
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Lecture Abstract: This workshop will introduce fundamental research resources and strategies for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, broadly defined. Coverage will include an overview of important sources and bibliographic tools; methods of identifying, gathering and citing sources of various types; and approaches to negotiating practical issues (language, transliteration, naming conventions, dates, etc) when navigating bibliographic resources and the scholarly literature.

Speaker Bio:
Evyn Kropf is Librarian for Middle East Studies and Religious Studies and Curator of the Islamic Manuscripts Collection at the University of Michigan Library where she provides research, collection, and instructional support. A specialist of Islamic manuscript culture, her research interests include Islamic codicology with a focus on bookmaking (specifically writing material and structural repairs) and the use of pictograms and other visual content in Sufistic cultures of knowledge transmission.
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If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Contact: jessmhil@umich.edu
Building: Weiser Hall
Event Type: Lecture / Discussion
Tags: Africa, Discussion, Language, Lecture, Middle East Studies, Research
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Department of Middle East Studies, International Institute