For immediate release
October 26, 2008
Contact: Katherine P Martha
202-687-4328
kpm43@georgetown.edu
Georgetown to Host Conference on Iraq
WHO:
Scholars and experts will explore Iraqi history, how Iraq is portrayed today, and contemporary Iraqi affairs at an all-day conference at Georgetown University.
WHAT:

"Uncovering Iraq: Trajectories of Disintegration and Transformation"

Opening Address (10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.)
Isam Al Khafaji, Iraqi Social Scientist, Institute for Multiparty Democracy, The Hague

Panel 1: Batatu’s Contributions to Current Understanding of Iraqi History (11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.)
• Dina Khoury, George Washington University
• Reidar Visser, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
• Peter Sluglett, University of Utah
• Juan Romero, Georgetown University

Panel 2: Guiding Assumptions of the Public Discourse on Iraq (2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.)
• Chris Toensing, Middle East Research and Information Project
• Wayne White, Former deputy director of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research's Office of Analysis for the Near East and South Asia and senior regional analyst
• Sinan Antoon, New York University

Panel 3: Contemporary Patterns of Rearrangement (3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.)
• Peter Harling, International Crisis Group
• Ghassan Atiyyah, Iraqi social scientist
• Eric Davis, Rutgers University

WHEN:
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 from 10:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Georgetown University
Intercultural Center (ICC) Auditorium
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057
SPONSORS:
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS)
COVERAGE:
Media interested in attending should RSVP to Katie Martha in the Office of Communications at 202-687-4328 or kpm43@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.