<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;
panose-1:2 11 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container">
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">MES forum, please mark your calendars. We are going to be hosting some exciting conversations and guest scholars as part of the<span style="color:black"> MCRME
</span>project this semester. Thanks!<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Tues Jan 27: 11:00-12:30
<a href="https://mesc.osu.edu/events/mcrme-event-what-makes-definition-contested-term-zionism-or-intifada-reasonable">
Dialogue 3</a> in Mendenhall 191, led by Aaron Yarmel</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Thurs Feb 12: 6–7:30
<a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/events/bima-sheli-evening-dege-feder-performance-and-conversation-main-event-2026-dance-residency">
Dege Feder performance in Barnett Theater</a>, Sullivant Hall, possible dinner to follow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Fri Feb 13: 2:30–4 Roundtable 4 with Dege Feder (with snacks or late lunch)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">(Please prioritize the Thursday performance to discuss at our Friday roundtable, but if you are also interested/available, Dege is additionally
giving a <a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/events/music-movement-and-meaning-conversation-dege-and-tal-feder-part-2026-dance-residency-program">
lecture on Wednesday morning</a>, a <a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/events/creative-processes-dance-and-practice-working-non-dancers-part-2026-dance-residency-program">
lecture on Thursday morning</a>, a <a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/events/dege-feder-dance-master-class-ethiopian-contemporary-dance-part-2026-dance-residency-program">
master class on Friday morning</a>, and a <a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/events/dege-feder-and-momar-ndiaye-conversation-contemporary-african-diasporic-dance-part-2026">
dialogue directly following the dance class</a>. Her husband Tal, who is an arts sociologist, is also coming supported separately by the Melton Center and AAEP.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Fri Feb 27: 9-10:30 Dialogue 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Fri March 27: 9-10:30 Dialogue 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Thurs April 9: late afternoon, Lecture with Leila Farsakh (tentative), dinner to follow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Fri April 10: 9-10:30 Roundtable 5 with Leila Farsakh (tentative)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you at one or more of these events! Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Melinda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>