Event

Islam and the Poetic Imagination

Date, time, location

Date

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Time

12:15 pm

Location

King Building, 321

10 N. Professor St.
Oberlin, OH 44074

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Audience
  • Open to all members of the Oberlin campus community

A Mead-Swing talk by Dr. Francesca Chubb-Confer, Affiliate Scholor, Oberlin College

How can poetry tell us about Islam? Why are poems some of the most important texts of Islamic thought? This talk will bridge multiple languages to explore poetry in the Islamic tradition as the medium of both human and divine imagination.

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Event Contact

Emilia Bachrach

ebachrac@oberlin.edu

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