Join the Department of History, the California History-Social Science Project, and the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program at UC Davis as we host a free speaker series and forum aimed at improving our public understanding of Middle Eastern history. 

• Our first session features Professor Brian Catlos. Brian Catlos is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Mediterranean Studies Seminar at the University of Colorado. He has authored several books, including Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain, a history of al-Andalus that accounts for how religion often served as the language of conflict, but it was rarely its source. He will speak on Muslims, Christians, and Jews in medieval Spain.
• Reception will take place from 4:30-5:30 pm. Scholar talk and conversation will take place from 5:30-7:00 pm.
• This series aims to bring together UC Davis students, faculty/staff, K-12 teachers, and the public as we grapple with bias and bigotry and learn to contextualize current conflicts.
• This series will also lead to the production of K-12 classroom materials later in the spring.

Dr. Catlos Flier (1).pdf