American University in Cairo
New Cairo Campus, Room 2175, Tel 02 2615 2694
The Sullivan Lounge
Thurs 6, 1pm – 2pm: “Pathways of Hierarchy-Making: Egypt and Saudi Arabia in the New International Division of Labour”, in this talk, Professor Roberto Roccu, a Reader in International Political Economy at King’s College London, explores the variegated ways neoliberalism got to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), following the 1973 oil 'crisis', creating many of the preconditions for the increasingly hierarchical regional order we see today. This talk will focus primarily on how hydrocarbon proceeds have differentially shaped pathways towards neoliberal restructuring in the region, drawing on the examples of Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Sat 8, 7pm – 9pm (Online event): “Cairo Papers Talk Series | Palestine: Confronting Genocide — Fragmented Wholeness: Ashlaa’ and the Theorization of Palestinian Overkill” In the face of the ongoing genocidal onslaught against Palestinians, Nadera Shalhoub of Prinston University centers ashlaa’—the dismembered body—as an analytic for theorizing Palestinian life, death, and resistance amidst genocide. Reading the settler-colonial project through the corpo-economy of the perpetually uncounted body—flesh smashed and scattered, sealed in plastic, decaying in shipping containers, delivered as nameless remains—reveals the colonizer’s imperative to destroy the wholeness of body, flesh, and land. The link https://e.cglink.me/2kZ/r300116953
Italian Cultural Institute
3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791
Mon 10, 6pm (Free admission): "Encounters Between Arts and Words" the Department of Italian Studies at Badr University in Cairo special event celebrating the vibrant dialogue between
poetry, literature, and painting. This gathering offers a unique opportunity to reflect, be inspired, and enjoy the beauty of art in all its forms. Prof. Hussein Mahmoud will explore the connection between literature and visual art, while Prof. Lamia El Sherif
will present two remarkable books: Poesia come vita per un nuovo umanesimo nell’era digitale by Domenico Pisana
and La crisi del personaggio novecentesco. Smarrimento, libertà e ricerca di senso by Christine Samir, and she will also introduce the work of painter Guido Cicero.
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC)
AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Oriental Hall
Sat 15, 6pm – 8pm: “Manuscripts and Materiality: Reflections on Where Our Field Stands” as part of the Bayard Dodge Distinguished Visiting Professorship series, join the first lecture by Professor Konrad Hirschler, Professor of Middle Eastern History at the University of Hamburg and a leading scholar at the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures. In this talk, Professor Hirschler offers a critical reflection on current approaches to manuscript studies, with a particular focus on the materiality of texts in the premodern Middle East.
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