Friday 24 October 2008, 5pm

Venue: Khalili Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

Keynote speaker: Professor Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University, New York - "Narration and Aberration: Once upon a Time, Palestine…"

Followed by a drinks reception

The Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication provides an exciting new platform for scholarly work that investigates transformations in culture, communication and politics in the Middle East. The Journal critically examines these changes within an international comparative and inter-disciplinary framework.

Editors: Dina Matar (Arab Media Watch adviser), Lina Khatib, Tarik Sabry, John L. Esposito

The launch event is sponsored by:

-         Brill publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands
-         Centre for Film and Media Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies
-         Communication and Media Research Institute, University of Westminster
-         Humanities and Arts Research Centre, Royal Holloway, University of London

All welcome

For inquiries: dm27@soas.ac.uk

MEJCC first issue available online at www.brill.nl/mjcc