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About Aaron Hagler
Aaron M. Hagler
is an associate professor of history at Troy University.
NBN Episodes hosted by Aaron:
Middle Eastern Studies
August 4, 2021
Muslim Sources of the Crusader Period
An Anthology
James E. Lindsay and Suleiman Mourad
Hosted by
Aaron Hagler
In the West, the study of the phenomenon known as the Crusades has long been dominated by European concerns: European periodization, European selection of important moments and personages, and, most …
Middle Eastern Studies
January 7, 2021
The Sword is Not Enough
Arabs, Israelis, and the Limits of Military Force
Jeremy Pressman
Hosted by
Aaron Hagler
Jeremy Pressman is Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of Middle East Studies at the University of Connecticut. Jeremy is the author of The Sword is Not Enough …
Middle Eastern Studies
October 12, 2020
Tehrangeles Dreaming
Intimacy and Imagination in Southern California's Iranian Pop Music
Farzaneh Hemmasi
Hosted by
Aaron Hagler
Farzaneh is the author of Tehrangeles Dreaming: Intimacy and Imagination in Southern California's Iranian Pop Music (Duke UP, 2020). The title obviously refers the song "California Dreamin'," but in this …
Middle Eastern Studies
November 6, 2019
The Rebel and the Imam in Early Islam
Najam Haider
Hosted by
Aaron Hagler
In the absence of any real certainty about the nature and intention of the early sources that tell us the story of the early Islamic period, how can we use …
Middle Eastern Studies
August 12, 2019
The Tunis Crusade of 1270
A Mediterranean History
Michael Lower
Hosted by
Aaron Hagler
Why was a Crusade that was initially meant for Syria end up in Tunis? How did the aspirations of the King of France and the Mamluk Sultan, the King of …
Middle Eastern Studies
May 31, 2019
Authority and Identity in Medieval Islamic Historiography
Persian Histories from the Periphery
Mimi Hanaoka
Hosted by
Aaron Hagler
How do peripheral places assert the centrality of their identity? Why are fanciful events, like dreams and myths, useful narrative elements for identity construction and arguments about authority, legitimacy, and …