American University in Cairo

New Cairo Campus

Alwaleed Hall - Room PO71

Mon 4 Nov, 1pm-2pm: "Caricature as a Tool for Social Commentary" lecture is about whether in Egypt or elsewhere, caricature serves as a mirror to society. It criticizes authority, reflects public opinion and often becomes a form of resistance. Despite the restrictions, it continues to be a powerful expression, highlighting issues that may otherwise be silenced. The entire lecture will be conducted in Arabic. 

Wed 6, 1pm-2pm: "History Hash Out: Captain Gomaa–How History Created My Social Media Career" lecture 

Learn from Adham Gomaa '18 how he transferred the skills he learned from his history major to become a wildly successful social media content creator. Gomaa will tell you how he used the writing, research and speaking tools he acquired to study the market, find his niche and launch internationally-recognized  HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/@captaingomaa" @captaingomaa channel on YouTube®  

El Sawy Culturewheel

End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 

Word Hall

Mon 4, 6pm: "The Secret of Discovering Tutankhamun's Tomb" a lecture organsied as part of Rewriting History Series, and to be delivered by historian Bassam El-Shamaa.  

Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC) 

AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Downtown, 24 Falaki St, Downtown Cairo, Tel 012 88721446

Oriental Hall

Sat 2 Nov, 6-8pm: "Edward Said Memorial Lecture: Geometries of Imperialism in the 21st Century" will be an engaging lecture by French philosopher Étienne Balibar, where he will explore the concept of imperialism and some of its elements, as it was used and enriched by Edward Said in his study of Orientalism and the cultural divides of modernity, which already had a complex genealogy. It combined a description of the spatial distributions of the world populations and civilizations with an understanding of the underlying structures of domination in terms of class and race.

* A version of this article appears in print in the 31 October, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly