The State of Middle Eastern Studies, Revisited. Issue 1 (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kramer, Martin
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Middle East and Africa. Volume 14:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 11
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: Academe -- Bernard Lewis -- Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) -- Israel -- Middle East studies -- Middle East Studies Association (MESA); Middle East -- Periodicals; Africa -- Periodicals; 956
• DOI: 10.1080/21520844.2023.2171242
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2152-0844

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This keynote address to the 2022 Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) conference assesses the health of Middle Eastern studies in the United States, according to three parameters first defined by ASMEA co-founder Bernard Lewis in 1979: standards, politicization, funding. In all three areas, the field remains plagued by endemic problems.