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The Alaska
World Affairs Council
Presents
Dr.
William Beeman
Professor & Chair of the
Department of Anthropology,
University of
Minnesota
President of the Middle East
Section of the American
Anthropological Association
"The
Future of U.S.-Iranian
Relations in the Obama Era"
Friday, 23th
October 2009 – Hilton
Hotel
Doors open at 11:30 p.m. -
Program begins at 12:00 p.m.
For Reservations
RSVP by Wednesday, 21st
October to the Alaska World
Affairs Council
by telephone 276-8038 or by
email to
AlaskaWorldAffairs.org
.
Lunch Program $20 for
Members - $25 for
Non-Members - $6 for Coffee
Only
William O. Beeman is
Professor and Chair of the
Department of Anthropology
at the University of
Minnesota. He is President
of the Middle East Section
of the American
Anthropological Association
and Former Director of
Middle East Studies at Brown
University. The author of
more than 100 scholarly
articles and 600 opinion
pieces, appearing
internationally, Dr. Beeman
has also served as
consultant to the U.S. State
Department, The Department
of Defense, the United
Nations, and the European
Union, as well as having
testified before the U.S.
Congress. His books include,
Language, Status and Power
in Iran, and The “Great
Satan” vs. the “Mad
Mullahs”: How the United
States and Iran Demonize
Each Other (University of
Chicago Press, 2008).
Professor Beeman's scholarly
interests and research
include sociolinguistics and
the semantics of
interaction; cross-cultural
comparison of theatrical and
performance genres; opera;
paralinguistic and
nonlinguistic semiotics;
action anthropology;
philosophic anthropology;
peasant and nomadic
societies. His research in
recent years has explored
neuroscience and cognition
in conjunction with music
and theatrical performance.
He is an internationally
known expert on the Middle
East and the Islamic World,
particularly Iran, the Gulf
Region and Central Asia. He
has also conducted research
in Japan, India, Nepal,
China and Europe. From
1996-1999 he sang
professionally in Europe as
an operatic bass. He
continues his musical
career. |
