Susan Slyomovics: After 40 Years of Teaching

This conference, organized on the occasion of Professor Susan Slyomovics' retirement, honors her meaningful contributions to the anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa.

Friday, May 29, 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)

Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 & Online

This is a hybrid event. To attend online, please register here.

This conference, organized on the occasion of Professor Susan Slyomovics' retirement, honors her meaningful contributions to the anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa; her impactful service at UCLA's Center for Near Eastern Studies and the departments of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and Anthropology; and her global record in shaping scholarly communities and advocating for social justice and human rights in the Middle East, North Africa, and closer to home.

The conference presenters include Marc Andre (University of Rouen-Normandie), Zeynep Celik (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Sung-eun Choi (Bentley University), Muriam Davis (UC Santa Cruz), Lara Deeb (Scripps College),  Fatna Elbouih (writer and activist), Robert Farley (Independent Scholar), Mia Fuller (UC Berkeley), Emily Gottreich (UC Berkeley), Timur Hammond (Syracuse University), Sherine Hafez (UC Riverside), Amy Malek (Oklahoma University), Joanne Nucho (University of Southern California), Mahmoud Omidsalar (Cal State LA),  Asma Sayeed (UCLA), Paul Silverstein (Reed College), Anoush Suni (University of Michigan), Lorenzo Veracini (Swinburne University of Technology’s Institute for Social Research).

Faculty organizers: Aomar Boum (UCLA) and Paul Silverstein (Reed College).

Lunch will be served.

Sponsor(s): Center for Near Eastern Studies, Center for European and Russian Studies, Department of Anthropology, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA Division of Humanities, UCLA Division of Social Sciences, Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies