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TheFaculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (formerly theFaculty of Oriental Studies),[1] is a subdivision of theUniversity of Oxford.
The faculty is engaged in a broad range of research and teaching on modern and historical Asian and Middle Eastern studies, focusing on politics, language, and culture. The faculty's main building is located on Pusey Lane near theAshmolean Museum andSackler Library, with some research centres of the faculty having their own buildings elsewhere inOxford (such as the Middle East Centre based atSt. Antony's College, Oxford). The faculty is part of theHumanities Division at theUniversity of Oxford. TheNizami Ganjavi Library is the faculty's own library for students and professors, which is both alending library and areading room of theBodleian Library.
The faculty was known as the Faculty of Oriental Studies until 1 August 2022, when the name was changed to Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The name was changed due to its perceived colonial implications.[2]
The faculty is divided into three sub-faculties based on subject area, including:
Statutory professorships (as of 2024[update]):
Other notable current academics:
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