The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is convening its annual conference and meeting in Denver starting today. But what will its members celebrate? 2022 has been a dismal year for MESA.
In 1966, leading scholars of Middle East studies founded MESA. As Martin Kramer described it, “they had built an academic empire, supported by the universities, the foundations, the corporations, and the taxpayers.” Today, that empire is in ruins, dominated by hyper-politicized advocacy, masquerading under the jargon term “praxis,” Greek for action.
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