Co-Sponsored by the AAIWG and SIHSPAI (Societé Internationale d’Histoire des Sciences et de la Philosophie Arabes et Islamiques)*
1:00 – 5:45 pm Thursday 19 October 2023, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. US Central Time
Marquette University, Raynor Library 320A & on-line (TEAMS link)
(*Note special offer from SIHSPAI starting for 2024: Graduate Student annual membership $20 without Arabic Sciences and Philosophy journal, $40 with journal. For further information contact Prof. Taylor. SIHSPAI link)
(Updated 18 October 2023)
Attendees from outside Marquette University are asked to connect with TEAMS at 12:45 pm.
1 pm: AAIWG & SIHSPAI Senior Members: presentations of 15 min.
1-1:15 Prof. Luis López Farjeat(Universidad Panamericana) on Studying Arabic / Islamic Philosophy of the Middle Ages
1:15-1:30 Prof. Jon McGinnis (University of Missouri at St Louis) video on Studying Avicenna in Arabic and Latin
1:30-1:45 Prof. Richard Taylor (Marquette University & KU Leuven) on Studying Latin Translations and their Influences: Liber de causis, Averroes and Avicenna
1:45-2:00 Prof. Frank Griffel (Yale University) on Arabic / Islamic Philosophy and the SIHSPAI
2:00-2:15 Prof. Karen Taliaferro (Arizona State University) on her work, the importance of the SIHSPAI, its wonderful journal Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, and the special student membership offer.
2:15-2:25 Short Break 10 min.
2:25-3:00 pm: Recent PhD Assistant Professors and Postdocs 15 min each
2:25-2:40 Dr Catherine Peters, Assistant Professor, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
2:40-2:45 Dr. Brett Yardley, Assistant Professor, DeSales University, Central Valley, Pennsylvania
2:45-3:00 Dr. Tracy Wietecha, Postdoctoral Scholar, MPI, Berlin
3:00-3:10 Short Break 10 min.
3:10- PhD Students in Progress 15 min each
3:10-3:25 Seth Kreeger, Marquette University & KU Leuven
3:25-3:40 Nicolette Nativo, Charles University, Prague
3:40-3:55 Paul Quesnel, Marquette University
3:55-4:10 Alfonso Ganem, Universidad Panamericana
4:10-4:25 Alexander Schmid, LSU
4:25-4:35 Short Break 10 min.
4:35-5:35 Short presentations by incoming graduate students on their interests, max. 10 min each
4:35 Abigail Whalen (UND)
4:45 Pooya Heybatollahi (LUC)
4:55-5:05 Atefe Esmaili (UND)
5:05-5:15 Samantha Ronge (UND)
5:15-5:25 Mehren Torabi (MU)
5:25-5:35 Marc Choufany (MU)
5:35-5:45 Closing Remarks
5:45 travel (30-40 min.) to home of Prof. Taylor for dinner for in-person presenters.
Event organized by Prof. R. C. Taylor, Marquette University and KU Leuven