Medieval Sicily as a Cultural Frontier

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Dawn Marie Hayes

Organizer Affiliation

Montclair State Univ.

Presider Name

Dawn Marie Hayes

Paper Title 1

Anthologizing Islamic Sicily: Poetry and Historical Memory in the Durra al-Khatira of Ibn al-Qatta'

Presenter 1 Name

Russell Hopley

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Bowdoin College

Paper Title 2

The Arabic Text on the Muqarnas Ceiling of the Twelfth-Century Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Sicily: Cultural Identity

Presenter 2 Name

Hashim Al-Tawil

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Henry Ford Community College

Paper Title 3

Translating Islamic Sciences in Medieval Sicily: Jewish Translators as Cultural Mediators

Presenter 3 Name

Lucia Finotto

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Brandeis Univ.

Start Date

12-5-2012 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1330