Event Type: Center for International and Regional Studies

Showing 27 “Center for International and Regional Studies” posts

  • Energy and the World Cup 2022

    October 12, 2022

    How does this event and its legacy speak to the issue of mega-event infrastructures and energy culture?

    Image of the speakers for the event taking place.

  • Russian Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East

    September 18, 2022

    The event will discuss Russia’s motives in the Middle East, examining its growing role in the region and its efforts to defend its national interests.

    Two men in suits: the first is bald and wears glasses, standing in front of bookshelves; the second has short dark hair, a goatee, and is smiling in front of a blurred indoor background.

  • Football and the State in the Middle East

    September 5, 2022

    Join us for a panel discussion to highlight the role of football in political and socioeconomic change in the Middle East.

    A close-up of a black and white soccer ball resting on green grass near a white line, with a blurred stadium and crowd in the background.

  • The World Cup 2022 and Women’s Empowerment in Qatar

    August 18, 2022

    The impact of hosting the first World Cup in the Middle East on women’s participation in sports.

    A female soccer player wearing a red jersey and a black hijab holds a soccer ball, with a dramatic stadium and evening sky in the background. Only half of her face and body are visible.

  • CIRS Book Launch: Football in the Middle East State, Society, and the Beautiful Game

    August 8, 2022

    The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) invites the Qatar community to celebrate the launch of its new book.

    black and white football on the grass at a FiFA World Cup Stadium

  • Cinematic Afterlives: Outdoor Film Screening and Discussion

    March 16, 2022

    Cinematic Afterlives is a new research project and part of the Race and Society research cluster at the Center for International and Regional Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar.

    Movie poster for Harriet, featuring three characters in period clothing. The central figure stands determinedly with a cloudy sky and sunset behind her. The tagline reads Be Free or Die. The title Harriet appears at the bottom.

  • Cinematic Afterlives

    January 25, 2022

    Film Screening and Discussion.

    image of the film cover for daughters of the dust. picture of 3 african american women standing with their heads next to each other with a background silhouette of a woman's head and a beautiful sunset underneath