2015-2016 Speaker Series

The Amman Center hosts regular public talks for members of the local community to engage with scholars and learn more about a wide range of topics, from current affairs, to history, to the arts.

The Speaker Series for 2015-2016 academic year concluded in May and will start again in September 2016. The most recent talks held at the Center include:

1. Talk and book launch of "Return: A Palestinian Memoir" with Ghada Karmi – May 9, 2016

2. The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a Modern World - A Talk by Wade Davis – May 4, 2016

3. Beyond the Rhetoric of False Choices: The Case for Lasting U.S. Engagement in the Middle East – A Talk by Alice Wells – April 26, 2016

4. The New Era of Extreme Bionics – A Talk by Hugh Herr – April 19, 2016

5. Is the American Century Over? A Talk by Joseph Nye – March 19, 2016