Festschrift presentation in honor of Prof. Humphreys

On October 13, 2007, thirteen of Professor R. Stephen Humphreys’ former graduate students at the University of Chicago, the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the University of California, Santa Barbara delivered papers at a Festschrift conference in his honor at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
The papers from the conference have been edited by Jim Lindsay (Wisconsin, 1994) and Jon Armajani (UCSB, 1998), and will be published in Historical Dimensions of Islam: Essays in Honor of R. Stephen Humphreys (Princeton: Darwin Press, Fall 2009). (publisher’s book page).

After opening comments from the editors, the Festschrift participants and members of Steve’s family who are in attendance will be invited to speak. After those remarks, Prof. Humphreys will offer some concluding comments.

The 6 contributors who have indicated they will be coming are:

1. Jon Armajani (College of St. Benedict)

2. Anna Bigelow (North Carolina State)

3. Linda Darling (University of Arizona)

4. Rachel Howes (California State-Northridge)

5. Jim Lindsay (Colorado State)

6. Nancy Stockdale (University of North Texas)

We will conclude with a formal presentation of the Festschrift to Prof. Humphreys.

We hope to see many of you at the Festschrift presentation ceremony!

James E. Lindsay
Associate Professor of Middle East History
Department of History
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1776

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