37.750, Summer Schools: The Critical Amazigh Studies Summer Institute (Morocco)

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Date: 23-Feb-2026
From: Ali Alalou, Brahim El Guabli, Aomar Boum [alalou at udel.edu]
Subject: The Critical Amazigh Studies Summer Institute


The Critical Amazigh Studies Summer Institute

Host Institution: the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies and the
School of Arts, Languages, and Humanities (FLASH)—Aït Melloul, Agadir,
Morocco
Coordinating Institution: UCLA

Dates: 29-Jun-2026 - 10-Jul-2026
Location: FLASH— Aït Melloul Campus, Agadir,      (Credits: 5 US
Credits through FLASH), Morocco

Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate or Graduate students or
researchers

Focus:
- Seminars & Workshops led by experts and activists on topics such as
Amazigh language, linguistics, historiography, anthropology,
literature, film, and media.
- Language Learning Opportunities, including daily Amazigh language
classes for beginners.
- Site visits and field trips that will allow the participants to gain
a better understanding of Amazigh societies and their culture.
The entire program is crafted to equip participants with the necessary
tools they need to critically engage with Amazigh cultural production,
historiography, and scholarship with a robust indigenous approach.
Located in the region of Souss Massa Daraa, the FLASH-Aït Melloul is
at the heart of one of the most vibrant Amazigh speaking areas, which
will facilitate direct cultural engagements with the myriad
manifestations of Amazighity.
Description:
The Critical Amazigh Studies Summer Institute (CASSI) welcome
applications for its 2026 edition, which will be held in partnership
with the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies and the School of Arts,
Languages, and Humanities (FLASH)—Aït Melloul, Agadir, Morocco. After
a successful first edition in summer 2025 in Rabat, the CASSI
continues offering this unique opportunity to participants to be part
of the growing community of learners and scholars who are interested
in the discipline of Amazigh studies.
Designed to meet the needs of students and faculty members who have no
prior knowledge of Tamazight and Amazigh epistemologies, this highly
interdisciplinary program has no prerequisites. Participants with no
prior knowledge of Amazigh language and culture will receive full
support to ensure a smooth and enriching learning experience through
in-class instruction as well as field trips and discussions with
academic, cultural, and social stakeholders.
Over the past two decades, Amazigh Studies has gained momentum,
fostering new academic and cultural initiatives in both North Africa
and the Anglophone world. As part of this larger dynamic, the CASSI
aims to remedy the shortcomings of the current invisibility of Amazigh
Studies in Anglophone academia by offering:
    Seminars & Workshops led by experts and activists on topics such
as Amazigh language, linguistics, historiography, anthropology,
literature, film, and media.
    Language Learning Opportunities, including daily Amazigh language
classes for beginners.
    Site visits and field trips that will allow the participants to
gain a better understanding of Amazigh societies and their culture.
Program Details
    Location: FLASH— Aït Melloul Campus, Agadir, Morocco
    Dates: June 29 – July 10, 2026
    Credits: 5 US Credits through FLASH
All questions should be addressed to the program directors Professor
Brahim El Guabli and Professor Hassane Oudadene at:
criticalamazighstudies at gmail.com
Tuition: $2500
Tuition Explanation: $2500 per participant (includes accommodation,
airport shuttle from Masira Airport to the hotel and back, and full
program access; participants are responsible for their own airfare)

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     Standard Moroccan Tamazight (zgh)

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic
Registration Open until 16-Mar-2026

Contact Person: Professor Brahim El Guabli and Professor Hassane
Oudadene
                Email: criticalamazighstudies at gmail.com

Apply by Email: criticalamazighstudies at gmail.com
Apply on the web:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeeo0eJrEz3idq9A3uiRVzOaLblFZhVGe76qTgMUy7iX-kRA/viewform?usp=header

Registration Instructions:
Apply using link or ask questions by writing to:
criticalamazighstudies at gmail.com



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