Lecture/Talk/Seminar | The American University in Cairo

V-Lab Talks: AI and Data Driven Product Design

Is it ever too early to think about your product design? What are the frameworks for setting the right product strategy for a tech solution? We are hosting Omar Abdelwahab, staff research software engineer at Samsung Research America, for a talk on product design, data-driven decision making and strategy formulation. The talk will cover: Overview of product design frameworks for entrepren...

Nov

The Future of Palestine after October 7

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

This discussion will address the impact of October 7, and subsequent Israeli aggression, on the future of Palestine.

Nov

Secularization and the Question of the Nation

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

National identity, like all identities, is fundamentally driven by latent internal conflicts that may become manifest in periodic moments of crisis. The ever-present conflictual nature of identity, which may be repressed through the successful deployment of narrative devices, becomes manifest when a given narrative becomes inoperative as the consequence of certain events or encounters of forces...

Nov

How Far Women Have Come in the Past 120 Years in Egypt and the US?

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This comparative panel discussion will discuss the major struggles and triumphs women have encountered in both countries since the 1900s until now. This timely comparative cultural event is strategically scheduled during the global 16 days of activism set by the UN campaigning for eliminating violence against women.

Nov

Narrating Palestine | PRE - 1948 | History Panel

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Political Science Student Association (PSSA) is inviting you to a History Panel | Narrating Palestine | PRE - 1948

Nov

Gaza 2023: International Law and the Palestinian Struggle

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Title: GAZA 2023: International Law and the Palestinian Struggle Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Time: 1:00 - 2:30 Venue: Room P071 - Waleed Building Speakers: - Ibrahim Awad, Professor of Practice, Department of PPAD and Director of the Center for Migration and Refugees Studies - Nesrine Baddawi, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science - Jason Beckett, Associate Professor...

Nov

The Gaza War: Implications for the United States and Egypt

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Learn about the daily escalations and global impact of the Gaza War with distinguished professors David Dumke of the University of Central Florida and Karim Haggag of AUC.

Nov

How Different Are We? Sexual Harassment Education in the US and Egypt

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us in our upcoming public lecture: 'How Different Are We? Sexual Harassment Education in the US and Egypt' From 1-2 pm - Sun. Nov. 19 - Tim Sullivan Lounge - Alwaleed Building - AUC New Campus Our guest speaker is Dr. Jillian Campana, Professor, Department of the Arts and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences at AUC The lecture will ...

Oct

Narrating Palestine: Debunk Myths

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Why Doea The Media Paint Hamas as a Terrorist Group? And Israel as a feminist Democracy?

Nov

To Dub or Not to Dub in Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, That Is the Question!

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

الدبلجة أو عدم الدبلجة: بين العربية الفصحى والعامية المصرية؟ هذا هو السؤال! The presentation gives a historical background on the dubbing from English into Arabic as of 1975 to date with a focus on Disney Animation dubbing exploring Arabic dialects used, primarily MSA vs. ECA and the factors affecting the choice of dialects. Examples will be provided, and the floor will be open for Q&A. ...