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2. GU-Q 100
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GU-Q 100
In the spring of 2019, GU-Q celebrated the publication of more than 100 books authored by affiliated faculty, staff, and researchers since the campus was established in Education City in 2005. A signature event included a moderated discussion on the significance of research in the humanities and social sciences, and the launching of a publication profiling the authors and their works. The event also marked the beginning of GU-Q’s participation in centennial celebrations for Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), established in 1919 in Washington, DC.
From left to right: Dr. Mehran Kamrava, former interim dean, professor, and director of CIRS; Dr. Amira Sonbol, founding faculty member and professor of history; Dr. Joel Hellman, dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service; H.E. Lolwah Al-Khater, assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, official spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, and GU-Q Joint Advisory Board member; Dr. James Reardon-Anderson, GU-Q founding dean and professor of history; and Dr. Gerd Nonneman, former dean and professor of international relations and Gulf studies
H.E. Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani
Through its wealth of research in the field of humanities and social sciences, Georgetown University in Qatar has made a significant contribution to the international profile of Qatar Foundation and Qatar as a hub of new knowledge, original thought, and intellectual courage in confronting issues which influence what our world is and what it can be.
—H.E. Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation
The GU-Q 100: A Celebration of Knowledge event was held in recognition of the first 100 books published by affiliated faculty and staff, a major milestone in the collaboration between Qatar Foundation and Georgetown University that began with the founding of the Doha campus in 2005.
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, was an honored guest at the event, which featured Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation, as the guest speaker. Attendees included deans, members of the diplomatic community, students, faculty, staff, and other members of the community.
Dr. Joel Hellman, dean of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS), moderated a panel discussion on “The Regional and Global Impact of Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences.” The panel explored the development of the research infrastructure of Qatar, and how locally produced knowledge about economics, politics, culture, and history have helped to shape regional and global thought.
Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), the oldest international affairs school in the U.S., initiated a celebration of 100 years of service and commitment to the global community in 2018-2019.
GU-Q, initially established as the School of Foreign Service in Qatar, joined in marking this milestone by reaffirming its shared commitment to educating future leaders and engaged citizens. A series of events planned by SFS through 2020 include a centennial weekend in Washington, DC featuring distinguished lectures, faculty talks, and alumni gatherings.
The rationale for QF’s choice of partnership with Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service more than a decade ago is even more compelling today—the most pressing problems are transnational and global. Solutions require internationalization and a sophisticated diplomacy that can only be gained from rigorous academic training, from guided practice, and from the readiness to search for common ground.
H.H. Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia signing the agreement establishing in 2005, the Qatar campus of the School of Foreign Service (SFS-Q), now GU-Q.
One hundred years ago, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service took on the mission to foster peace and stability through education rooted in a global perspective. I’m proud to see the continuation of that Georgetown tradition in today’s celebration of GU-Q’s contributions to multidisciplinary scholarship in Qatar and around the world.
—Joel Hellman, dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
At Georgetown University in Qatar, we are setting an example of how to produce relevant research at a global standard, and training the next generation of knowledge producers to do the same.
COMMEMORATIVE PUBLICATION
ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 15 GU-Q 100: A Celebration of Knowledge is a compendium of more than 100 books published by GU-Q faculty, staff, and affiliates since its founding. It includes a brief synopsis of each project, the cover art, and an author or editor biography. The collection, made possible with the support of Qatar Foundation, represents a landmark achievement for GU-Q and reflects a robust array of critical inquiry. 12 published in 2018-2019
American Media & Soft Power American News Media in the Middle East Citizenship in the Information Age Digital Arab Culture Digital Connectivity Information Technologies in the Middle East Media Literacy Media & Politics Media & the Arab Spring New Media Platforms in the Middle East Network Societies in the Middle East Politics of Communication Social Media Technology & Tunisian Society Gender & Colonialism Muslim Women in History Muslim Women & Orientalism Muslim Women in Society Non-Muslim Women in the Arab World Women in the Gulf Women in Islam Women in Sudan
4%
WOMEN’S STUDIES Empire & Literature Ethics in Literature Francophone Literature Irish Literature Postcolonial Discourse
4%
WORLD LITERATURE
3%
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate Change Environmental Politics Sustainability & Water
MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
4%
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Capitalism Colonialism Comparative Politics Conflict Empire Ethnic Separatism Geopolitics History International Law Liberation Nationalism Politics of Caste Secularization Security Studies Social Movements Sovereignty Trade Water Security
17 % International Affairs
104 books published by GU-Q faculty & staff 2005-2019
26 % Middle East Studies
13 % Arabic Language & Literature
4%
PHILOSOPHY
Morality & Epistemology Ethical Theory American Philosophy Normativity Modern Political Philosophy THEOLOGY
9%
Christianity Christian-Muslim Relations Comparative Metaphysics Comparative Religions Contemporary Practice Interfaith Dialogue Metaphysics & Epistemology
7%
EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
Children in Crisis Economic Reform Ethnography Gulf Strategies Higher Education International Contexts Investment Property Permanent Fund Dividend Writing Research Universal Basic Income
10 %
ISLAMIC STUDIES
Abbasid Caliphate Islam in the 18th Century Islam & Modernity Islamic Belief Islamic Law Islamic Legal Traditions Islamic Philosophy Muslim-Christian Relations Muslim Scholarship Reform in Islam Spirituality Sufism U.S. & the Muslim World
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
Art & Culture Community Politics Education Energy & Climate Change Food Security Geography Geopolitics Government & Politics History Intellectual Revolution International Relations Migrant Labor Political Economy Society Soft Power Sustainability Urban Development
Arabic Literary Analysis Arabic Translation Egyptian Literature & Film Folklore & Mythology Faculty Poetry Old Arabic Literature Poeticity Poetry as Narration Pre-Islamic Poetry Short Stories
ARABIC LITERATURE
ARABIC LANGUAGE
Acoustic Phonetics Amharic & Arabic Comparative Languages Cultural Communication Egyptian Colloquial Arabic Formal Arabic Grammar Listening Skills Modern Standard Arabic Multimedia Pronunciation Speaking Skills Vocabulary & Idioms University Presses
Oxford University Press......................................12 Cambridge University Press .................................5 American University in Cairo Press .......................4 Columbia University Press ....................................3 Syracuse University Press ........................................3 Cornell University Press .....................................................2 Edinburgh University Press .................................................2 Georgetown University Press ..............................................2 HBKU Press/Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing .......... 2. SUNY-Buffalo University Press ............................................2 University of California Press ..............................................2 University of Chicago Press ................................................2 University of North Carolina Press .......................................2 Yale University Press..........................................................2 Cork University Press .........................................................1 McGill-Queen’s University Press..........................................1 New York University Press ..................................................1 Strategic Studies Institute/U.S. Army War College Press ........1 University Press of Colorado/WAC Clearinghouse ..................1 19 University Presses
Humanities & International Affairs Publishers Palgrave Macmillan/Palgrave Pivot ....................................10 Routledge .........................................................................7 Hurst Publishers ................................................................6 Pearson ............................................................................2 Peter Lang ........................................................................2 Brill..................................................................................1 Greenwood Press...............................................................1 Rowman & Littlefield..........................................................1
Regionally-Focused Publishers Arab Institute for Research & Publishing ..............................5 Gerlach Press....................................................................3 African Books Collective.....................................................1 Center for International & Regional Studies ..........................1 IB Tauris ...........................................................................1
Interfaith Publishers World Wisdom ...................................................................4 Blue Dome Press ...............................................................1 Tughra Books ....................................................................1
French & Arabic Publishers Classiques Garnier.............................................................1 Dar Kunouz Al-Ma’refa .......................................................1 Dar Nelson ........................................................................1 Infolio Éditions ..................................................................1 L’Harmattan ......................................................................1
