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October 7 – Normal Bar – 7:30 p.m.
October 7 – Normal Bar – 7:30 p.m.
Let's talk about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Let's talk about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Join us on the evening of October 7th for a conversation about the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict featuring Dr. Eli Sperling, a teaching fellow in UGA's School of International and Public Affairs. We'll explore some of the background on the conflict with a special focus on the history of US involvement in the region. This event is free to the public and is designed to foster real conversation around controversial subjects. This Normal Talk will be held on October 7th at 7:30p.m. at Normal Bar—invite your friends, bring your questions, and help us broaden this meaningful conversation!
Normal Talk aims to engage our neighbors and community, fostering thoughtful dialogue that connects and informs us all—invite your friends and help us broaden this meaningful conversation!
Our Speaker
Our Speaker
Dr. Eli Sperling
Dr. Eli Sperling
Eli Sperling has traveled and conducted research extensively throughout the Middle East, spending significant time in Israel, Cairo and the Sinai Peninsula. He holds an MA in Middle Eastern history and received his PhD in September 2019 from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. From 2012–2020, Eli served as the Senior Academic Research Coordinator at Emory University’s Institute for the Study of Modern Israel and taught as a guest Professor in Emory’s Tam Institute for Jewish Studies from 2019–2020. From June 2020-July 2022, Eli served as a Postdoctoral Associate in Duke University’s Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and currently serves as the Israel Institute Teaching Fellow in the University of Georgia’s Department of International Affairs. Eli is the author of the forthcoming book Singing the Land: Hebrew Music and Early Zionism in America, University of Michigan Press.
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