HUSS hosts a weekly Wednesday lecture series. All lectures take place in the Blue Room (Social Science Campus) 4-6pm.
AY 07-08 Schedule [work in progress]
October 31, 2007
Cultural Transmissions from Ancient Egypt
Lecture presented by Dr. Fayza Haikal, Egyptology, AUC
November 7 , 2007 **(4:30-6:00)
The Erotic, Heroic, and Peaceful in the Poetics of Ashvaghosha's Sanskrit Life of the Buddha.
Lecture presented by Dr. Bradley Clough, Comparative Religion Progran, Department of History, AUC
November 14, 2007
Housing Informality: A Comparative Study of Egypt, South Africa and the United States.
Lecture presented by Dr. Aly Karam, Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. This event is co-sponsored by the Development Group.
December 5, 2007
Whose City? Cairo in the Early 19th Century
Lecture presented by Dr. Pascale Ghazaleh, History, AUC
February 20, 2008
Some Aspects of Averroes's Views on Women and their Role in Society
Lecture presented by Dr. Catarina Belo, Philosophy, AUC
February 27, 2008
Hollywood Locos: Honduran Gangs from Reagan to Schwarzenegger
Lecture presented by Dr. Adrienne Pine, Anthropology (SAPE), AUC
March 12, 2008
Title TBC
Lecture presented by Dr. Hania Sholkamy, Social Research Center, AUC
May 7, 2008
Family Courts in Egypt: Pathway of Women's Empowerment?
Lecture presented by Dr. Mulki Al Sharmani, Social Research Center, AUC