Dr. Kamran Asdar Ali, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Critical Pakistan Studies, was recently featured in a video where he presented his aspirations for Critical Pakistan Studies to be a high-standard, first-rate, and top-tier interdisciplinary source of information on Pakistan. Critical Pakistan Studies is a new open-access journal published with the support of Cambridge University Press that tackles broader interdisciplinary issues in addition to Pakistan and Pakistanis.
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Popular Culture Across Borders
Dr. Joel Gordon held workshops on Popular Culture Across Borders at Government College University, Lahore and the University of Punjab. These workshops explored the state of Popular Culture Studies, the relevance of discourse about cosmopolitans and “Levantines,” and the avenues through which creators – and consumers – of popular culture may have engaged in their own ‘broader’ regional discussions. These workshops were then followed by roundtable discussions in which Dr. Gordon was able to provide feedback to students on their current research projects and proposals. As discussions progressed, an increased familiarity with the state of Cultural Studies occurred in disciplines including History, Sociology, Gender Studies, and Public Health. During this project, Dr. Gordon finalized a review essay on recent popular culture publications, which is published in the International Journal of Middle East Studies (2018).
Workshops
Popular Culture Across Borders
Date: July 10-12, 2018
Location: Government College University
Participants: 60+
Popular Culture Across Borders
Date: July 19-20, 2018
Location: University of Punjab
Participants: 125+
Lectures and Other Engagements
In the Roundtable Discussions below on Research Methodology, students presented research projects and proposals to Joel Gordon, and he provided feedback. Questions and topics covered included: how to formulate a research topic, framing a literature review, determining and gathering sources, working interviews and oral histories into the thesis, balancing quantitative and qualitative data, and concluding by pointing to ongoing/future work.
Research Methodology
Date: July 12, 2018
Location: Government College University
Attendees: 25
Research Methodology
Date: July 20, 2018
Location: University of Punjab
Attendees: 40
Bio: Dr. Joel Gordon is a Professor of History at the University of Arkansas with a specialization in modern Egypt and the Middle East. His teachings and publications cover the topics of politics, public and popular culture, historical memory and the cross-currents of religion and secularism.