Two talks

For those who may be interested, I'm giving two public talks this week.

Tomorrow, here at Williams College, I'll be speaking to the International Studies Colloquium on "Rational Rage? The Arab Response to the Danish Cartoon Crisis."  The talk will look in some detail at the evolution of the response to the cartoons in the Arab media, including television and the press, as well as the interventions by various Islamist actors (including Qaradawi, the "Ulema Petition", the Muslim Brotherhood, and radical groups) and states.   It is in Weston 10, tomorrow (Tuesday), 2:45-4:00.  (But frankly, if you can only attend one event on Tuesday, you should go see Betsy Kolbert talk about climate change. If you can attend two, come see me!)

On Wednesday, I'll be speaking to the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard on  "Anti-Americanisms in the Arab World."  The talk is based on my chapter in the volume on anti-Americanism edited by Peter Katzenstein and Robert Keohane, and is aimed at an academic audience.  It will be in the Weatherhead Center from 2:00-3:30. 

I look forward to seeing you there, if you're in the area.   Blogging will likely be light for the next few days as I get these talks ready in addition to my normal teaching and administrative obligations.