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SUMMARY:Conference: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting\, Los Angeles\, CA\, April 24–27\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThe 236th Meeting of the American Society for Premodern Asia will be held Friday\, April 24\, 2026 through Monday\, April 27\, 2026\, in Los Angeles\, CA USA.  \nHotel and Reservations: A block of conference-rate accommodations has been reserved at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza\, 251 South Olive Street\, Los Angeles\, CA 90012 USA. \nThe conference rate per night for rooms is $249-$309. Occupancy tax is 16.22%. Hotel’s check-in time is 4:00 pm; check-out time is 12:00 noon. \nYou must make reservations directly with the hotel well in advance of the meeting\, no later than Monday\, April 6\, 2026. After the cutoff date\, any uncommitted rooms in the block we have reserved will be released for general sale\, and additional reservation requests will be accepted if rooms are available and without the conference discount. The conference rate also applies 3 days prior and 3 days after the conference\, based upon availability. \nReservations may be made by phoning the hotel at 1-800-THE-OMNI (general Omni number) or (213) 356-4070 (Direct). You need to identify yourself as a member of the AOS/ASPA and mention “American Oriental Society/American Society for Premodern Asia 2026 Conference” and the date the room block begins\, which is April 22\, 2026. It is also possible to reserve by visiting our customized Group Web Page. \nThe Society’s contract with the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza for securing conference rates requires that a minimum number of rooms per night be reserved and occupied by members for the duration of the meeting. Thus\, your stay at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza assures that the ASPA will not be assessed extremely high fees for meeting and banquet space rental. We truly need your cooperation in this matter. \nDirections\, Parking\, and Transportation: \nTravel\, Directions\, etc. \nAll sessions will be held at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza. The Annual Subscription Banquet and Presidential Address will take place on Sunday evening\, April 26\, also at the hotel. The Program\, which will be accessible online in late January 2026\, will provide information on other special activities and events to take place during the meeting. \n\nPAYMENT OF 2026 MEMBERSHIP DUES AND MEETING PRE-REGISTRATION FEES \nOnline Dues and Meeting Pre-Registration Payment: \nPay 2026 dues online at: \nAOS/ASPA Membership Dues \nNOTE: In October\, AOS/ASPA members will receive email notice that they should pay 2026 membership dues by the 31 December 2025 deadline. Members may renew membership at any time by viewing their Profile page and finding on the right side: \n“Your Membership is not yet due for renewal. If you want to renew early\, click here” \nPre-register at: \nREGISTER HERE FOR THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING \nNote: If you prefer to submit dues or registration payment by check or credit card and send payment by post\, you may use this 2026 Dues Registration Form
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-american-society-for-premodern-asia-annual-meeting-los-angeles-ca-april-24-27-2026/
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SUMMARY:Conference: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT)\, University of Chicago\, May 1–2\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago will take place on May 1-2\, 2026.\n \nAbout the Conference. Since its inception four decades ago\, the annual Middle East History and Theory Conference at the University of Chicago has earned a reputation as one of the premier academic gatherings in the field. Capitalizing on its setting at a university with a strong tradition in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies\, MEHAT has established itself as a major forum for emerging scholars across disciplines to share their research with peers\, receive constructive feedback\, and foster fruitful academic relationships. Participants come from North America\, Europe\, and the Middle East\, and have traditionally included researchers at every stage of their careers.\n \nThis year’s overarching theme: “Playing with the Scales: The Local\, Regional\, and Global in Middle Eastern Studies.” Drawing inspiration from economic historian Jan de Vries’s 2019 article “Playing with Scales: The Global and the Micro\, the Nano and the Nano”\, we invite you to problematize the scales of the phenomena\, contexts\, and developments our discipline and research shed light on. How do micro-scale engagements with Middle Eastern agents help us to understand global developments\, like the transformation of law and statehood and the emergence of capitalism? What role do regional configurations\, whether defined in terms of shared ecological\, economic or political contexts\, trade\, religious or intellectual networks\, play in shaping the interaction of individual\, local\, and global scales? How can our work account for these varied layers? The conference theme will also allow us to reflect this critical moment for our discipline amidst challenges that put humanistically informed area studies research at risk.\n  \nKeynote Speaker. The keynote speaker of this year’s conference is Professor Chris Gratien. Chris Gratien is an associate professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Virginia\, where he offers courses on global environmental history and the modern Middle East. His first book\, The Unsettled Plain: An Environmental History of the Late Ottoman Frontier (Stanford University Press\, 2022)\, was awarded the Nikki Keddie Book Award by the Middle East Studies Association. He is also co-creator of the Ottoman History Podcast\, which has featured over 500 interviews with scholars of the Ottoman Empire and beyond since 2011.\n \nPlease circulate widely! For questions and accessibility concerns\, please write to mehat2026@gmail.com. Additional information will be published on our website. For reference\, you can have a look at last year’s conference program here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-40th-annual-middle-east-history-and-theory-conference-mehat-university-of-chicago-may-1-2-2026/
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