Stuck in Limbo: Why do groups seek independence and why it is so hard to get? 227 State Street · 608.257.0158 · mmoca.org Narayan Mahon, Black Sea, Sukhumi, Abkhazia, 2007. Archival pigment print, 24 x 30 inches. © Narayan Mahon Photography. Lands in Limbo documents the lives of people stuck in the liminal world of unrecognized states. Nadav Shelef will explore why groups seek independence despite the costs and the reasons they stay in limbo. Nadav Shelef is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff professor of modern Israel studies and associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Shelef teaches and studies nationalism and ethnic conﬂict, religion and politics, Israeli politics and society, and Middle East politics. His current projects focus on understanding how homelands change and the conditions under which religious parties moderate their positions. His book, Evolving Nationalism: Homeland, Religion and Identity in Israel was published in 2010 by Cornell University Press. Friday, February 13 12:30–1 pm Free Admission

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Stuck in Limbo: Why do groups seek independence and why it is so hard to get?

227 State Street · 608.257.0158 · mmoca.org

Narayan Mahon, Black Sea, Sukhumi, Abkhazia, 2007. Archival pigment print, 24 x 30 inches. © Narayan Mahon Photography.

Lands in Limbo documents the lives of people stuck in the liminal world of unrecognized states. Nadav Shelef will explore why groups seek independence despite the costs and the reasons they stay in limbo.

Nadav Shelef is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff professor of modern Israel studies and associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Shelef teaches and studies nationalism and ethnic conflict, religion and politics, Israeli politics and society, and Middle East politics. His current projects focus on understanding how homelands change and the conditions under which religious parties moderate their positions. His book, Evolving Nationalism: Homeland, Religion and Identity in Israel was published in 2010 by Cornell University Press.

Friday, February 1312:30–1 pm

Free Admission