Seminar and Discussions
Public conversations around books, images, cultural practices, and questions emerging from the city.
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Events host writers, researchers, and artists to share their work and open questions to the public through conversation.
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Surrealism in Egypt
Three distinct recent approaches to revisiting Egyptian Surrealism.
Listening Sessions: Haya Al-Mouil
Haya Al-Mouil talks about her listening journey, from Aleppan music and back to it.
Deconstructing Ghali; Reclaiming Waguih Ghali
A talk and discussion: Deconstructing Ghali; Reclaiming Waguih Ghali.
Listening Sessions: Ali Essa and Shady El-Husseiny
Our two guests took us on a journey through jazz music in Egypt, through their selection of musical pieces and their experience.
Listening Sessions: Ali Essa and Nancy Mounir
In this session, our two guests share a selection of musical pieces along with their experiences and reflections on engaging with them.
Ulysses: Maps of Translation
A discussion of the book An Unfound Book: Accounts of a Walk Beside Ulysses in Search of Dr. Taha, by Mohamed Farag, alongside a screening of a film Translating Ulysses by Ayelen Cueto and Fırat Yücel.
Book Launch: Qanawi's Last Cry
Launch event for the book "Qanawi's Last Cry, I'll Show You" and an open conversation with Bassil Ramsis.
Tread Lightly: Building as Demolition
A talk and discussion with Saba Innab, titled: Tread Lightly: Building as Demolition, Demolition as Building (Part Three)
Listening sessions: Haya Al-Mouil and Sherif Hassan
Listening sessions with Haya Al-Mouil and Sherif Hassan, in an attempt to trace the diverse musical forms found in Syria.
A Discussion with Hashem Abu Shamaa
Ein Hod: Avant-Garde Art... A Colonial History
The History of Waves of Solidarity
A Talk and discussion with May Taha.
After We Lost Paradise
Book Discussion: After We Lost Paradise, by Mohamed Omar Ganady.
Writing Poetry while war
Seminar: Writing Poetry in Times of Catastrophe or War
Discussion with Jessica
Discussion and Launch of "Creative Reckonings" with Jessica Winegar
