May 14
The Construction of Childhood in the Modern Islamic World
Mon, May 14, 2018
• 7:30pm
• Great Hall
The Ira Wender Annual Lecture: Jamal J. Elias, 'Children, Adults, and the Perfect Society: The Construction of Childhood in the Modern Islamic World'
Jamal J. Elias, Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies and South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania, will discuss topics emerging from his recent book: Alef Is for Allah: Childhood, Emotion, and Visual Culture in Islamic Societies. Using a wide range of visual and written sources, Professor Elias investigates childhood in the modern Islamic world and explores the way concepts of innocence and cuteness influence social understandings of ethics, morality, and community.
Location: Great Hall
Event Contact: Annie Larson