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

Understanding Conflict and Displacement Through a Psychological Lens: Insights from the Middle East

Explore the psychological impacts of the Yazidi genocide and displacement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). This presentation will cover: Unique traumas faced by male and female survivors. The role of cultural sensitivity in humanitarian interventions. Challenges of deradicalization for former child soldiers.

May

Book Launch: Labor Against the Regime: Workers Mobilizations in Egypt (2004 – 2011)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Us for a Book Launch! We’re thrilled to invite you to the launch of Labor Against the Regime, the first book talk for Nadine Abdalla’s work on labor activism in Egypt before the 2011 uprising. Based on years of fieldwork, the book offers a close look at how workers organized under a restrictive political environment—and the labor leaders who made it possible. Come hear more about the ...

May

Book Launch — Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Candace Lukasik (Assistant Professor of Religion at Mississippi State University and Fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University) will discuss her new book Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire. The book examines sites of transnational migration between Egypt and the United States addressing how American religious imaginar...

Apr

“Playing the Fool”: The Essay as Dialectical Performance

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a special guest lecture by Dr. Paul Keen from Carleton University titled “Playing the fool”: The Essay as Dialectical Performance, exploring the essay as a performative and self-reflective genre. In this talk, Dr. Keen will explore the essay as a genre that blends performance with critical inquiry. He will discuss how its self-reflective and performative nature has historically chal...

Apr

Kant and the Non-European: Critique, Justice and Freedom

6:45 pm – 9:45 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for an engaging evening of thought-provoking discussion on the complexities of Immanuel Kant’s philosophical legacy, exploring its relevance and impact beyond Europe.

Apr

History Hash Outs— Baladi Dance: Egyptian Heritage

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Lecture and Demonstration Amie Sultan and Tarab Collective / Taqseem Institute for Heritage Performing Arts

Apr

Locating Connection at the Doorstep: Making Water and Wastewater Systems Work

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

The SOAN Conversation Series in the Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology Department and the Institute of Gender and Women's Studies (IGWS) is co-sponsoring the second talk of the spring semester featuring Dr. Tessa Farmer, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Global Studies and the University of Virginia and a visiting scholar at IGWS. She will be discussing how people locate the social an...

Mar

Diplomatic Careers and Arabic Communication

12:50 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a special lecture featuring Egyptian diplomat Hatem Yousri, who will speak about the importance of the Arabic language in diplomatic work. The career path in diplomacy and the interview process for diplomatic posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. What makes an impactful impression during such interviews and what candidates should avoid. The role of language, particularly ...

Apr

History Hash Outs: From Studying History to Working at the UN and Beyond

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

By Menna El Shiati'13, Chief Implementation Officer, Community Systems Foundation El Shiati is the Chief Implementation officer at Community Systems Foundation, where she spearheads various projects to enhance data systems and drive evidence-based programming and advocacy for global development partners. With extensive expertise in strategic programme support and technical assistance, she has ...

May

History Hash Outs — Archival Grains and Ghosts in Egyptian Railways and Beyond

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Xiaoyue Yasin Li is currently Assistant Professor of History and MENA Studies at Tulane University, USA. His research focuses on 19th-and 20th-century Egypt, science and technology, critical political economy, colonialism and postcolonialism. He is currently completing his first book manuscript, entitled Taming an Iron Horse: Capital, Politics, and Rail Infrastructure in Egypt.