Lecture/Talk/Seminar | The American University in Cairo

Qahwa & Kalam: Cultural Efflorescence and Entanglement: The Pivotal 13th-century Coptic Renaissance

By Dr Tamer El-Leithy '94 This lecture is based on Dr El-Leithy’s ongoing book project: The Deep Grammar of Religious Transformation: Arabization and Coptic Christianity in medieval Egypt. It is a longue-durée history of the cultural consequences of Arabization for the Coptic Christian community and religious tradition in Egypt (ca. 11th-13th centuries). The book argues that language change ...

Nov

Afreximbank Report Launch

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join Afreximbank in launching the 2022 African Trade Report in Egypt, themed "Leveraging the Power of Culture and Creative Industries for Accelerated Structural Transformation in the AfCFTA Era."

Nov

The Creative Craft: Writing Life into Literature

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a panel discussion about how we can bring our own life experiences into our creative work, followed by a writing workshop.

Nov

The Modern Resurrection of Tutankhamun: A Book Talk with Prof. Aidan Dodson

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In celebration of the centennial of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, AUC Press and Egypt Exploration Society are organizing a book talk with Prof. Aidan Dodson titled "The Modern Resurrection of Tutankhamun". Event will take place in Ewart Memorial Hall, AUC Tahrir Cultural Center (TCC). While the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered a century ago, the study of the king goes back nearly a ce...

Oct

Forever is Now II: Talks Series

Oct 30 – Nov 1

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In the lead up to Forever is Now at the Pyramids of Giza, and as part of their onngoing mission to make art accessible to all, Culturvator presents a series of talks and panels by renowned artists, curators and innovators at the Tahrir Cultural Center on Sunday 30 October. The talks are free and open to the public; no registration is necessary. The Importance of Arts and Culture in the UAE ...

Nov

Climate Change in the Middle East: An Overview of Impacts and Responses

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Hear from a panel of international experts as they unpack the responses of the Middle East region toward climate change.

Oct

The Afterlives of Climate Justice; Inhabiting Dispossession in the Post-socialist City: Race, Class & the Plan in Bucharest, Romania

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join renowned scholar AbdouMaliq Simone and Michele Lancione as each discusses important climate change topics.

Nov

Listening to Our Neighbors: The Evolving Role of Business and Business Schools

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Peter Tufano of Harvard Business School as he discusses new research that surveys people about their conception of the role of business.

Nov

Asian Innovations: Samsung, Toyota, and TSMC - How these Asian Companies Succeeded Globally?

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join this Willard W. Brown International Business Leadership seminar featuring Sung Joo Park, emeritus professor at the KAIST Business School in Seoul, Korea, former dean and vice president of KAIST, founding president of Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools. The session will be moderated by Nizar Becheikh, associate professor of strategy and innovation management, AUC School of Busines...

Nov

Fields, Concepts, Borders: From Migration and Refugee Studies to Mobilities

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Speaker Martina Rieker Director, Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies AUC