Past Events
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Apr 18Using Discourse to Incentivize Cooperation in Arab-Muslim Culture: Experimental Evidence from EgyptMazen Hassan, Professor of Comparative Politics at Cairo University, will discuss two questions: how could high contributors to public goods be encouraged to sustain their contributions against a defecting crowd? Second, how can low contributors be lured to increase their contributions without expensive institutional interventions or major structural transformations?
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Apr 9Film: “Amira”AMC Madison 6, Cinema 1
An emotional and tragic melodrama, Amira is the latest feature from the imaginative Egyptian filmmaker Mohammed Diab, director of Clash (WFF 2017) and the upcoming Marvel series Moon Knight.
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Apr 9Film: “A Tale of Love and Desire”Shannon Hall, Memorial Union
Swooningly romantic, and sexy, A Tale of Love and Desire achieves a suspense movie level of tension thanks to the visually sensuous sensibilities of Leyla Bouzid, screenwriter and director.
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Apr 9Film: “Commitment Hasan”AMC Madison 6, Cinema 1, 430 N Midvale Blvd Madison, WI 53705 United States
As engrossing as a thick novel, Commitment Hasan is a sharp examination of money and corruption in rural Turkey. Hasan has been carefully tending to his farm in the beautiful and fertile Turkish countryside ever since inheriting it from his father. But when government officials reveal their plans to plant an enormous pylon smack dab in the middle of his land, it loosens something within him, revealing an instinct for self-preservation at all costs.
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Apr 9Global Learning Summit 2022 for K-12 teachersGlobal Learning Inside-Out, presented by DPI in partnership with WIRC About this event Early registration for DPI authorized Global Scholar Program sites is open now through March 4. Open registration for remaining seats March 7 – 18. Complimentary copy of Becoming a Globally Competent Teacher mailed to first 80 registrants. _____________________________________ 9:00-11:45 AM Morning workshop and resources …
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Apr 8World Cinema Day 2022: Mission Ulja FunkShannon Hall, Memorial Union
Twelve-year old aspiring astronomer Ulja has made an important discovery: an asteroid is going to hit the earth in Belarus. The adults around her just aren’t interested, or don’t believe her, and her grandmother tries to banish all science from Ulja’s life. But she is in communication with a scientist who takes her seriously and will be at the impact site.
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Apr 8World Cinema Day 2022: Mission Ulja FunkShannon Hall
World Cinema Day brings middle and high school students and teachers to Madison for a special free screening of a high-quality, international film with an introduction before the film and a brief Q&A/discussion after the film led by a regional expert from UW-Madison.
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Mar 25Moroccan Film: TRANCES4070 Vilas Hall
One of the great unheralded concert films, Trances provides a showcase for Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane. In a series of ecstatic live performances, the rhythmically intricate band tears it up for their fervently devoted audience, who are frequently seen surrounding the stage in rapture.
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Mar 18Iranian Film: “A MAN OF INTEGRITY”4070 Vilas Hall
A principled goldfish farmer is besieged by corrupt corporate and government interests in this searing drama from one of Iran’s contemporary masters.
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Mar 7From Erasure to Remembrance: Affective Memories of Egyptian FeministsThis lecture will shed light on the political and intellectual trajectory of a pioneer suffragette in the history of Egyptian feminism, Duriyya Shafik, with the aim of exploring the processes of remembrance and forgetfulness of dissonant feminist voices in cultural memory.