Events

Featured faculty: Matthew L. Keegan, Moinian Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard College

Arabic manuscripts sometimes contain documentary evidence about the people who read or listened to the text in the form of attendance records and other marginalia. How do we interpret these sources? What can these sources tell us about the practices of reading? This session traces the life of a single manuscript of the Masari' al-'Ushshaq of al-Sarraj, a collection of poems and stories about love that was widely read in the late Abbasid and Mamluk eras.

Part of Masterclass Mondays

Our series hosted by Columbia Global Center Amman connects Columbia University faculty online on Zoom with a live, in-person audience in Amman. This series explores culture and creative practice — from the craft of filmmaking and the life of manuscripts to the ways we preserve and present our shared history. Designed for the curious, join us for an evening of meaningful intellectual exchange. Each session brings together faculty insight and open discussion, creating space for ideas to be shared and explored across disciplines, geographies, and experiences.