Tag Archives: Middle East Studies Association

Boycott me. Please.

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Martin Kramer

The academic boycotters want to force Martin Kramer to express views that aren’t his. Won’t happen. Continue reading →

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MESA: The Academic Intifada

Posted on November 21, 2005 by Martin Kramer

Every three years, the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) brings its annual conference to Washington, presumably to impress upon lawmakers the relevance of Middle Eastern studies. The conference is meeting in a Washington hotel right now. So it’s an appropriate … Continue reading →

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MESA madness

Posted on November 21, 2005 by Martin Kramer

The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is meeting at this very moment in Washington. Over at Sandstorm, I do some counting, which reveals the herd instinct at work: MESAns just love to do papers on Palestine and the Palestinians. Read … Continue reading →

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Sandbox calls MESA elections!

Posted on October 27, 2005 by Martin Kramer

Elections for president of the Middle East Studies Association ended last Friday. The results won’t be announced until the association holds its annual conference in another month. But I’ve closed my own straw poll, and on its basis, I’m going … Continue reading →

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MESA chooses, and you can too

Posted on October 2, 2005 by Martin Kramer

Members of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) are electing their president, an annual ritual that has symbolic value. The outcome usually moves between radicalism and sobriety in alternate years. Consider the most recent choices, in reverse chronological order: incoming … Continue reading →

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