On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 12:00-1:00PM US EST via Zoom, Professor Marion Holmes Katz (New York University), will speak on the form, function, and historical development of the ṭabaqāt al-fuqahāʾ literature as part of our ongoing monthly lecture series. Prof. Katz is a Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at NYU, where she has been teaching since 2002. Her research revolves around issues of Islamic law, ethics, gender, and ritual. She received a BA from Yale and a PhD from the University of Chicago.