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

Self-Care as a Lifestyle

Are you aware of the importance of self-care? Do you practice self-care in your daily life? Join us in this interactive workshop in celebration of World Mental Health Week to learn about simple and fun self-care activities to enhance general wellbeing.

Oct

Burnout

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This session is an introduction to understanding and adjusting our personal energetic boundaries to avoid emotional and mental overload and burnout.

Oct

Exploring the Legacy: On Arabic and its Contribution to World Civilization

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

ALNG Lecture- مساهمة اللغة العربية في الحضارة والثقافة الإنسانية

Oct

Mental Health Week

Oct 8 – Oct 12

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Don’t miss AUC's week-long celebration for World Mental Health Day! Enjoy workshops, fun activities and self-care sessions as part of AUC’s commitment and dedication to supporting mental health and wellbeing.

Oct

The Historical Origins of the Contemporary European Radical Right

1:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join professor Mark Sedgwick, Aarhus University, as he explores the historical origins of the European Radical Right and unravels how this feeds into the contemporary situation.

Oct

Film Screening and Philosophical Discussion

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Rodrigo Brum (Film), Addison Ellis (Philosophy), Euan Metz (Philosophy), for a screening of Ousmane Sembéne’s Black Girl (1966) and a lively discussion of the philosophical issues that the film raises. All welcome! A Senegalese woman is eager to find a better life abroad. She takes a job as a governess for a French family, but finds her duties reduced to those of a maid after the family...

Nov

Human Rights Approach to Contemporary Migration and Refugees

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Discover the intricacies of international law and human rights as we delve into the competing principles that shape our world. Explore the delicate balance between state sovereignty and safeguarding marginalized communities.

Nov

Memorial Lecture: The Enduring Legacies of Edward Said

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Online

This lecture will explore Edward Said's continuing influence by way of legacy in several domains of thought and action, including the 21st-century challenges of 'being a public intellectual'; the persisting relevance of Orientalism; the current phase of the Palestinian struggle for basic rights.