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

Apr

Hedda Gabler | Theatrical Play

Apr 28 – May 2

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Step into Hedda Gabler’s world, where desire, secrets and control collide, unraveling the lives around her.

May

2026 Graduate Student Awards in Arab and Islamic Civilizations and Scanlon Keynote Lecture

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Celebrate graduate excellence with Nicholas Warner’s Scanlon Keynote on conserving Cairo’s Shrine of Ikhwat Yusuf and honoring outstanding theses annually.

May

The Philosophy of Woody Allen’s Cinema: Absurdity and Critique of Political Systems (Bananas)

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Conclude with Bananas, exploring political philosophy through satire, power and revolution in Engy El-Refaee’s four-week workshop series.

Apr

The Philosophy of Woody Allen’s Cinema: Morality, Guilt and Ethical Dilemmas (Crimes and Misdemeanors)

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Is morality real without consequences? Explore ethics and guilt through Woody Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989).

Apr

Department of Philosophy: Information Session

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Meet fall 2026 professors, explore course options, discuss content and get your questions answered in one interactive session.

Apr

The Philosophy of Woody Allen’s Cinema: Self-Knowledge, Memory and the Role of Art

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The second session focuses on Another Woman, a quiet meditation on self-knowledge. The film follows a philosophy lecturer named Marion Post as she embarks on a quiet yet unsettling journey of self-examination; she overhears therapy sessions next door to find out that the patient’s struggles mirror her own. The film illustrates that self-knowledge is not comforting. It’s often painful, requiring...

Apr

An Artist Talk by Ahmed Shawky Hassan

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Ahmed Shawky Hassan (b. 1989, Ismailia, Egypt) is an artist and writer whose practice explores the impact of historical and contemporary narratives on shaping dominant perceptions in the arts. His work investigates how these narratives spread, questioning the authority that contributes to their establishment. He employs diverse mediums, including texts, sculptures, videos, photographs, drawings...

May

Psychology and Technology

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Explore psychology’s evolving role in technology, AI and global change with Amanda B. Clinton, APA senior director.

May

Engineering, Earth and Psychological Science: Necessary Partners in Addressing Climate Change

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Amanda B. Clinton, APA senior director, for a talk on psychology’s role in climate solutions and transdisciplinary approaches today.

Apr

HUSS Open Forum

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Maurice Pomerantz (PhD University of Chicago, 2010) is Professor of Literature and Arab Crossroads and Executive Director of the NYUAD Institute at New York University Abu Dhabi where he has taught since 2013. He is a noted expert in the literature of the Abbasid period. He has published two books, Licit Magic: The Life and Letters of al-Ṣāḥib b. ʿAbbād (2017) and with Bilal Orfali, The Maqāmāt...