MESSA is the Middle Eastern Studies Students’ Association at the University of Chicago. Our membership consists of all students in the Masters Program at the Center of Middle Eastern Studies, as well as an extensive network of alumni and supporters.

We host a series of events throughout the academic year that aim to share Middle Eastern culture, language, history, and religion with the larger campus community. We also provide workshops and service opportunities that focus on the academic and professional development of students interested in careers related to the Middle East.

We hope that you find our site to be a useful resource in expanding your involvement with MESSA at the University of Chicago. See you at our next event!

We invite Master’s students from all departments to submit work on a range of topics related to Middle Eastern studies. We encourage papers that explore the political, linguistic, and cultural significance of the Middle East that transcend limitations across formal/generic cultural, ideological boundaries,and/or with in varying aesthetic approaches. Book reviews, critical, analytic, creative fiction, creative
non fiction, photographic, artistic, narrative, and poetic pieces related to Middle Eastern studies are welcome.

Submission deadline is 5pm,
Friday, January 18, 2013.

Please send submissions electronically to:
uchicagomessalights@gmail.com