Spring 2013: 

Fall 2012-13:

• Alex Lubin, CASAR / History & Archaeology, presenting a paper at the American Studies Association Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, entitled "From Palestine to Liberia: Black Internationalism and the Imperial Public Sphere"
• Adam John Waterman, English, presenting a paper at the American Studies Associatio Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, entitled: "The Law as Prosthesis: Settler Colonialism, Embodiment, and the Affect of Whiteness" 
• Jasbir Puar, CASAR, presentinga paper at the  American Studies Associatio Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico and at in  Prague, Czech Republic entitled: "Ecologies of Sensation: Sensational Ecologies:Sex and Disaminity in the Israeli Occupation of Palestine"
• Nicole Khoury, English, presenting a paper and participating in a roundtable discussion at the Middle East Association (MESA) annual conference in Denver, CO entitled: "Family Protection Bill in Lebanon and the Public Sphere," part of the panel titled Family Law Reform and Political Change.
• Waleed Hazbun, PSPA & CAMES, presenting a paper at hte American Historical Association 127th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA entitled: "American Efforts to Navigate the Changing Regional Order in the Middle East," discussing a book proposal with co-authors in New Orleans, LA and consulting with director/ producers of a film he serves as an advisor on in California.

Spring 2012:

• Paul Du Quenoy: History & Archaeology Department, presenting a paper entitled: "Staging An Eastern Other:
  The Russian Repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera, 1910-2012" at the 17^thAnnual Association for the Study of Nationalities.
• Marwan M. Kraidy: CASAR, presenting three peer-reviewed papers: "Broken Promise: Music Video, Contention and Circulation in Iraq-Us Relations," "Bold Red Line: Patriarchy and Capitalism in the Saudi-Lebanese Media Connection," and "NEO-OTTOMAN COOL: The Rise of Turkey in Arab Media Space" and participating in two plenary panels at the annual convention of the International Communication Association in Phoenix, Arizona, May 23-28, 2012. [Abstract]

Fall 2011-12:

• Alexander Hartwiger: English Department, Center for Online International learning (COIL) at the State University of New York
• David Wrisley: English Department, presenting a paper at the Mashriq-Mahjar conference on Levantime migration
• Alex Lubin: CASAR, presenting a paper at the American Studies Association Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland

Spring 2011:

• Paul Du Qunoy: History & Archaology Department, presenting a paper at the Association for the Study of Nationalities Convention
• Robert Myers: English Department
• Sam Haselby: CASAR, presenting a paper at American Historical Association and conducting research in Chicago and Boston
• Sirene Harb: English Department, presenting two papers at two conferences in Detroit and California
• Joshua Andresen: Philosophy Department, presenting a paper at the annual meeting of the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy in Philadelphia

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RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANT

This type of grant involves travel for the purpose of conducting research during summer months of July and August every year. 

In Summer 2011, the research travel grant was awarded to:

• Alexander Hartwiger: English Department, “Strangers in/to the World: American Literature as World Literature” rethinks American literary exceptionalism in the wake of the terrorists attacks on September 11, 2011 and Hurricane Katrina
• Sylvia Shorto: Architecture & Engineering, conducting research for a book chapter “Walid Raad as Autocurator”
• Danyel Reiche: Political Studies & Public Administration, “Climate protection in U.S. sports- a case study of the National Football League (NFL)
• Robert Myers: English Department & CASAR, a play about Burtton Woods and research about the first Brazilian play.
• Joshua Andresen: Philosophy Department, “Reforming Islam or Reforming Secularism?”

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SUMMER RESEARCH STIPEND GRANT 

This type of grant involves conducting research in Lebanon but the faculty member signs a contract with CASAR and is not allowed to be teaching during summer semester.

In Summer 2011, this grant was awarded to:

• Sirene Harb, English Department, “Poetic Experimentation and Crossings in Suheir Hammad’s Breaking Poems”
• Syrine Hout, English Department, write introduction and rewrite 4 out of 6 chapters in terms of content and documentation style for a book manuscript titled Postwar Anglophone Lebanese Fiction: Home Matters in the Diaspora to be submitted by end of December 2011 as per the publishing agreement with Edinburgh UP.
• Robert Gallagher, Civilization Sequence Department, “The Role of Subjective Doctrines of Rights and Mediaeval Theories of Natural Slavery in Justifying Enslavement in America”