Club MEdiNA: Pascal Menoret, “Joyriding in Riyadh”

Pascal Menoret completed his Ph.D. in 2008 from the Department of History at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He joined NYUAD as an associate professor in Middle Eastern Studies in 2011 after two years as a post-doctoral fellow at Princeton’s Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (2008-2010). Pascal was a scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies (2010-2011 and 2013-2014). Pascal’s research combines urban history and social anthropology. His latest book, Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt, (Cambridge University Press, 2014) explores the relationship between urban planning and youth unrest in the Saudi capital. His new book project, entitled Graveyard of the Clerics: Religious Activism in Saudi Suburbia, is a cultural history of Saudi Islamic movements since the mid-1960s. He has published The Saudi Enigma: A History (Zed Books, 2005) and L’Arabie, des routes de l’encens à l’ère du pétrole (Gallimard, 2010). Dr. Menoret will lecturing about his latest book : Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt.

For accessibility accommodations, please contact the events office at [email protected] or (617) 496-1143.

Harvard University welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the Public Programs Office at (617) 496-2414 or [email protected] in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for American Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance. Please note that the University will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.

#GSDEVENTS