Arabs at Home and Abroad: Politics, Society, and Art
| Dates: | 27 June 2016 |
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| Times: | 10:30 - 15:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| How much: | FREE - SUPPORTED BY THE SALC RESEARCH NETWORKING FUND |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Current University students |
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Arabs at Home and Abroad: Politics, Society, and Art
Seminar - Monday 27 June 2016
10.30am – 3.30pm
Venue: Room 2.05 Williamson Building
The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
The University of Manchester
Programme:
10.30-11am: Coffee/Tea and Introductory Remarks by Dr Anastasia Valassopoulos (The University of Manchester)
11am-12.30pm: Six speakers will present their reflections on the seminar theme. Each speaker will speak for 15 minutes:
Chair: Professor Mona Baker (The University of Manchester)
Speakers:
- Ms Haifa Zangana (Iraqi novelist and activist) – (TBC)
- Dr Dora Carpenter-Latiri (Brighton University) – “A Return to Tunis after the Revolution: Nostalgia, Taking Part, Narrating”
- Ms Helen Underhill (PhD candidate – The University of Manchester) – “Crossing the Red Line in the Continuing Egyptian Struggle: Voices from the UK”
- Dr Abir Hamdar (Durham University) – (TBC)
- Dr Nadine El Enany (Birkbeck, University of London) – “A Response to Sarah Keenan’s Subversive Property – Law and the Production of Spaces of Belonging”
- Dr Anissa Daoudi (Birmingham University) – (TBC)
12.30-1pm: Roundtable Discussion
1 – 2pm: Lunch
2 – 3pm: Keynote Lecture with Professor Phil Marfleet (University of East London) – “The Political Subject in the ‘Arab Spring’”
Chair: Dr Dalia Mostafa (Manchester University)
3-3.30pm: Concluding Remarks with Professor Myriam Salama-Carr (The University of Manchester)
Price: FREE - SUPPORTED BY THE SALC RESEARCH NETWORKING FUND
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ROOM 2.05
Williamson Building
Manchester
