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

RCC2023: Philosophy Roundtable Discussion - Knocking on the Door of the Divine

A discussion covering the controversial questions about what existence tells us about God and man. And if we can even know anything about God?

Mar

Brain Awareness - AUC Conference 2023

Mar 15 – Mar 16

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The first ever Brain Awareness event at AUC, as part of the International Brain Awareness Week. Join the conversation with our prominent speakers to discuss different topics of neuroscience.

Mar

How to Deal with a Narcissistic Partner

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), is a disorder that affects relationships negatively. It is not uncommon for a partner to seek help for issues related to being in a damaging relationship with a narcissist. This talk will include a description of narcissism as a spectrum and how to deal with narcissistic partners to avoid falling in the trap of their charming manipulative behaviors.

Mar

Oral Stories of the 2019 Uprising in Lebanon

5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Sana Tannoury-Karam, Jeffrey Karam and Nizar Hassan in two special events. Discussing their involvement in extensive research on the 2019 uprising in Lebanon.

Mar

RCC 2023: Featured Live Performances by AUC Music Majors

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Enjoy live performances by AUC music majors pursuing a Bachelor of Musical Arts degree with specializations in voice and viola. Musical performances represent a variety of genres.

Mar

Culture as a Weapons System: The Role of Culture in the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq (2003-2011)

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Trace the historical material used to make Iraq and Iraqis legible and knowable information to justify the invasion and create training material for soldiers.

Feb

Incendiary Affordances: The Damascus Fire of 1340

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join this interesting talk with Tamer el-Leithy, Assistant Professor, in the History Department at Johns Hopkins University.

Mar

So You Think You Know about the Brain

Mar 5 – Mar 8

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

If the brain intrigues you, we would like to invite you to participate in this research study! Your participation and results will remain confidential. We are investigating what knowledge AUC students have about the brain and how they can use it later in life as they transition into adulthood. If you are an undergraduate student with a declared major, you are the ideal candidate to give us v...

Mar

Nature as a Restorative Tool to Urban Stress: Examining Stress Recovery Using fNIRS

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join this seminar and go through the study of how the brain recovers from stress in nature and urban environments.

Mar

Visions Film Festival

Mar 9 – Mar 18

10:00 am – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In its 6th edition of shedding light on young filmmakers from Egypt and the region, 32 short films will shine on the big screen to an audience of movie critics, industry professionals and film buffs.