Lecture/Talk/Seminar | The American University in Cairo

The Causes and Consequences of Ahistoricism in International Development

Join us for a talk with historian Michael Gubser as he examines how ahistorical thinking has shaped the field of international development, tracing its different forms as well as their causes and long-term effects.

Apr

Sound / Object / Gesture: Technology as an Expressive Instrument

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a talk by David Rafferty, associate professor of practice and director of the Music Program, on creative research regarding the mapping of human gesture to sound and real-time computer graphics in audiovisual performance.

Apr

History Hash Outs—The School of Unlearning: Living Through History at AUC 1990-2026

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Michael Reimer, AUC's professor of history, for a talk that features reflections on the experience of teaching history at the University over the past 40 years, in the midst of momentous changes.

May

History Hash Outs—Between the Mad and the Bad: Psychiatrists and Patients in Egypt’s State Asylums

1:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Examine Egypt’s colonial asylums and mental health history with Yasmin Shafei, exploring psychiatry, power, patients and the state and society.

Feb

History Hash Outs: The Call for a Socialist Cinema in 1960s Egypt

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Name and Title: Tamara Maatouk, Assistant Professor of Film Studies Title of the talk: The Call for a Socialist Cinema in 1960s Egypt Bio: Tamara Maatouk is a historian of the modern Middle East and North Africa with a focus on film as an art, industry, and social practice. In her first book, Understanding the Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema: A State Venture (AUC Press, 2019, repr. 2023),...

Feb

History Hash Outs: What History Can Do For Your Career

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Caroline Nassar is the Assistant Director of Career Advising at AUC Career Center, where she leads individualized career advising, program development, and innovative strategies to support students’ career readiness. She specializes in advising undergraduates and graduates on major choice, career planning, resume and cover letter critiques, mock interviews, and job search strategies.

Feb

Egypt’s Foreign Policy in Focus: Strategic Drivers and Regional Dynamics

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for an insightful talk with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Badr Abdelatty, as he discusses “Egypt’s Foreign Policy in Focus: Strategic Drivers and Regional Dynamics.”

Jan

Great Arab Minds: A New Era for Arab Excellence and Global Impact

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The discussion will introduce the Great Arab Minds initiative, its mission, and its impact across its six categories. A talk by H.E. Saeed Al Nazari, he Chief Executive Officer of The Development Office at the Executive Office of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He currently serves as Secretary-General of the Great Arab Minds initiative and is the General Coordinator of the Dubai...

Jan

Lessons from the Field: Safe Programming and Safeguarding in Humanitarian Work

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for an engaging lecture examining safeguarding, safe programming, and the Do No Harm principle in humanitarian and development work.

Dec

The Young Person’s Guide to Philosophizing and Debating

4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Department of Philosophy is delighted to invite you to an engaging and thought-provoking event designed to introduce young thinkers to the heart of philosophical inquiry and debate.