School of Humanities and Social Sciences | The American University in Cairo

A Tale of Two Palaces: Recent Excavations at Qantir-Pi-Ramesse

Discover newly uncovered palaces at Pi-Ramesse as Henning Franzmeier reveals insights into New Kingdom royal architecture, decoration and ancient Egyptian urban life.

Apr

IGWS Public Lecture—Women in Politics: From Hatshepsut to Sanae Takaish'

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Professor of Practice Alaa Elhadidi for a thought-provoking lecture exploring women in politics, leadership and gendered power dynamics across Egypt and beyond.

Mar

EURECA History Day

9:00 am

AUC New Cairo

The requirement to conduct and present research, and faculty mentoring of students engaged in research projects and presentations, are priorities in the curricula of undergraduate courses offered in the Department of History, especially in our upper-division courses. The exceptionally strong representation of History at the annual EURECA conference is the best evidence that students taking ...

Apr

Disruption | Visual Arts Senior Exhibition

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Discover Disruption, a bold visual arts exhibition exploring transformation and resistance through diverse, experimental works by AUC’s graduating artists.

Apr

Lunch and Talks

12:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Welcome to the Department of Applied Linguistics and Educational Studies, where research and teaching transform lives. We invite you to become part of our dynamic community, where every conversation is an opportunity to learn, and every classroom is a laboratory for positive change. Talk: Rethinking Technology in Higher Education: Insights from African Philosophy By Teklu Abate, Associat...

Apr

Nasserism, Global Mexico and the Birth of a Latin-African Politics

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Explore how Gamal Abdel Nasser shaped Global South solidarity, influencing Mexico and Latin America through bold visions of alliance and interdependence.

Mar

The Pursuit of Stability (ʾistiqrār): Kinship, Class and the Making of Value in an Egyptian Steel Town

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Explore how Egypt’s Iron and Steel Company shaped workers’ dreams of stability, where contracts, kinship and class intertwined on the factory floors of Helwan.

Mar

Attention and Memory in Early Development: Evidence from Face Processing

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

AUC New Cairo

Discover how infants build cognitive foundations with neuroscientist Aslı Bursalıoğlu, giving insights into face perception and multisensory learning.

Mar

Arpeggione Duo Plays Music of American Composers

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Arpeggione Duo presents an evening of music by American composers, featuring Christopher Kachian on guitar and Thomas Schonberg on cello. Join us at Ewart Memorial Hall, Tahrir Cultural Center, on Tuesday, 3 March 2026, for this free and open-to-the-public performance.

Mar

Generative Type Experiments Exhibition (GTX)

Mar 1 – Mar 8

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Come explore this live generative typography exhibition and see how code shapes evolving visual identities. Visit the exhibition and experience design in motion.

A Tale of Two Palaces: Recent Excavations at Qantir-Pi-Ramesse

IGWS Public Lecture—Women in Politics: From Hatshepsut to Sanae Takaish'

EURECA History Day

Disruption | Visual Arts Senior Exhibition

Lunch and Talks

Nasserism, Global Mexico and the Birth of a Latin-African Politics

The Pursuit of Stability (ʾistiqrār): Kinship, Class and the Making of Value in an Egyptian Steel Town

Attention and Memory in Early Development: Evidence from Face Processing

Arpeggione Duo Plays Music of American Composers

Generative Type Experiments Exhibition (GTX)

AUC New Cairo

AUC Tahrir Square

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