On Monday, May 21 at 5:30 pm, Dr. Michael Widlanksi, lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, will speak on the topic of “Not Just a Joke: Arab Humor as a Social Mirror.”
The lecture is open to the public and will be held in the BESA Seminar Room (Building 203, Room 131).
Dr. Michael Widlanski is a specialist in Arab politics and communication whose doctorate dealt with the Palestinian broadcast media. He is a former reporter, correspondent, and editor, respectively, at The New York Times, The Cox Newspapers-Atlanta Constitution, and The Jerusalem Post. He has also served as a special advisor to Israeli delegations to peace talks in 1991-1992 and as Strategic Affairs Advisor to the Ministry of Public Security, editing secret PLO Archives captured in Jerusalem.