by Carly J. Cormier The most recent ACOR virtual lecture event, “Human Heritage: Preserving Palmyra, Petra, and Hatra,” was cohosted with the Getty Research Institute (GRI) to commemorate the launch of the Getty’s new interactive online exhibition, Return to Palmyra. The presenters discussed the unique set of challenges regarding preserving the cultural and physical remains of…
by Aimee Samara Krouskop Instructor Aimee Samara Krouskop, an alum of the “Sustainability at the Margins” faculty development seminar (jointly coordinated by ACOR and CAORC in January 2020), discusses an in-person study-abroad program she has developed and is offering for students through Portland Community College in the coming academic year: Peace and Conflict in Jordan:…
by Christine Sargent, with Timothy Loh and Morgen Chalmiers What can ethnography contribute to our understandings of health and disability in Jordan and elsewhere? In this roundtable event, Morgen Chalmiers (University of California San Diego), Timothy Loh (MIT), and I offered provisional responses by drawing on fieldwork in Jordan and the United States while reflecting…
المركز الأمريكي للأبحاث و معهد بحوث جيتي يقدمان وبكل فخر التراث الإنساني:الحفاظ على تدمر، البترا والحضربرنامج عبر الفضاء الإلكترونييوم الأربعاء 16 حزيران وصف البرنامج: تحكي التواريخ القديمة لمدينة تدمر (سوريا) والبترا (الأردن) والحضر (العراق) قصة التبادل الثقافي بين هذه المدين، حيث تشارك سكانها طرق التجارة، كما قاموا ببناء آثار مماثلة، وعبدوا آلهة محلية وإقليمية مشتركة. ورغم…
تصفّح/ي المعلومات باللغة العربيّة هنا ACOR and the Getty Research Institute Proudly Present:“Human Heritage: Preserving Palmyra, Petra, and Hatra”Hosted on Zoom on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 This program is also available in Arabic. About the program: Cohosted in Arabic and English by the Getty Research Institute and the American Center of Research in Jordan, this…
by Marco Dehner In my recent role as a fellow at ACOR, it was my responsibility to assist with the preparation of the upcoming final publication of the Temple of the Winged Lions (TWL) and to conduct my own research about this Nabataean- to Roman-era (1st–4th-century AD) site in Petra, Jordan, which will lead to…
This written interview is part of a new series on Insights: “Ask A Scholar,” through which we highlight the personal experiences of fellows and other affiliated researchers. The following conversation with Melissa J. Scott (ACOR-CAORC predoctoral fellow, 2019–2020; fellow in residence at ACOR winter 2020–spring 2021) took place by email in April and May 2021. Thanks…
ACOR Proudly Presents: “The Landscape of Research in Jordan and in the Arab Region: Challenges, Transformations, Prospects An ACOR online lecture by Dr. Seteney Shami (Arab Council for the Social Sciences)Delivered via Zoom on May 17, 2021 Simultaneous translation into Arabic was provided by Ala Abusharif/Pegasus Events and Conference Preparation. About the Lecture: What are…
المركز الأمريكي للأبحاث يقدم وبكل فخر :مشهد البحث في الأردن والمنطقة العربية” “التحديات، والتحوّلات، والآفاق محاضرة عامة تلقيها الدكتورة ستناي شامي (المجلس العربي للعلوم الاجتماعية)يوم الإثنين الموافق 17 أيار/مايو :عن المحاضرة نأمل ان نراكم قريباً ومحاضرة جديدة مع أكور Related Links: The Arab Council for the Social Sciences Website 2021–2022 ACOR Fellowship and Scholarship Awardees
ACOR and the Fulbright Commission of Jordan Proudly Present: “A Review of Selected Sites in Jordan: Paleolithic–Neolithic Periods”An ACOR online lecture by Prof. Maysoon Al Nahar (University of Jordan) Delivered via Zoom on April 20, 2021 This presentation was originally given in Arabic. Simultaneous translation was provided by Ala Abusharif/Pegasus Events and Conference Preparation. About…
المركز الأمريكي للأبحاث و برنامج فولبرايت الأردن يقدمان وبكل فخر :عرض لمواقع مختارة من الأردنالعصر الحجري القديم – العصر الحجري الحديثمحاضرة عامة باللغة العربيةتلقيها الأستاذة الدكتورة ميسون النهار – الجامعة الأردنيةيوم الثلاثاء 20 نيسان :عن المحاضرة نأمل ان نراكم قريباً ومحاضرة جديدة مع أكور Related Links: ACOR’s Archaeological Projects Portal Archaeology in Jordan 2 Image Gallery
by Jacqueline Salzinger, Development and Communications Officer (ACOR) Screenshot of the Arabic Wikipedia article for second-language acquisition (SLA). In a typical year, as an academic center in Amman, ACOR buzzes with the speech of Arabic-language enthusiasts. Study-abroad students chat while flipping through vocabulary flashcards in our library. Researchers debate historical periodization or academic terminology, and…
يمكنك قراءة هذه المقابلة باللغة الإنجليزية. هذه المقابلة هي جزء من سلسلة جديدة على مدوناتنا “ اسأل باحث” ، والتي من خلالها نسلط الضوء على التجارب الشخصية للزملاء والباحثين المنتسبين الآخرين. أجريت المحادثة التالية مع نضال جرار (الحاصل على منحة الدراسات العليا المقدمة من أكور للطلاب الأردنيين لعام 2020-2021) الكترونيا عبر الإيميل في شباط 2021….
Translated by Jackie Salzinger. You can also read this interview in Arabic. This written interview is part of a new series on Insights: “Ask A Scholar,” through which we highlight the personal experiences of fellows and other affiliated researchers. The following conversation with Nedhal Jarrar (ACOR Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship recipient, 2020–2021) took place by email…
by Jack Green, Ph.D. In November 2020, ACOR published the second volume of Archaeology in Jordan (AIJ), an open-access biennial that continues the “Archaeology in Jordan Newsletter,” which appeared in the American Journal of Archaeology from 1991 to 2016. AIJ does not provide a full representation of all the archaeological fieldwork and research conducted in the…