Past Events
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Mar 25Abu Salim in Africa: Cinema and the Lebanese Emigrant ExperienceIngraham 206
In this talk, Hayek discusses the role that Lebanese cinema has played in articulating anxieties over emigration by exploring the long history of Lebanese engagement with the African continent.
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Mar 13Pontecorvo at 100: Reflections on the Battle of Algiers in Maghrebi Studies336 Ingraham Hall
Join UW–Madison Professor Samuel England and Africa at Noon Speaker Maria Vendetti for an open discussion on director Gillo Pontecorvo, his legacy, his classic film The Battle of Algiers, and why we keep watching and teaching it. Complimentary snacks and drinks will be served.
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Mar 13Pontecorvo at 100: Reflections on the Battle of Algiers in Maghrebi Studies336 Ingraham Hall
Join UW–Madison Professor Samuel England and Africa at Noon Speaker Maria Vendetti for an open discussion on director Gillo Pontecorvo, his legacy, his classic film The Battle of Algiers, and why we keep watching and teaching it. Complimentary snacks and drinks will be served. + GOOGLE CALENDAR+ ADD TO ICALENDAR
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Mar 13Africa at Noon: Maria Vendetti – “Torture Testimonials of the Algerian War of Independence: Framing the Unseeable”Ingraham 206
The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) is ineradicably connected to the systematic use of torture by the French armed forces. In Algeria, torture was a known risk for pro-Independence forces and political dissidents. In metropolitan France, divisive debates over France’s presence in Algeria and over the issue of state-sponsored torture raged from the beginnings of …
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Mar 13Africa at Noon: Maria Vendetti – “Torture Testimonials of the Algerian War of Independence: Framing the Unseeable”Ingraham 206
The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) is ineradicably connected to the systematic use of torture by the French armed forces. In Algeria, torture was a known risk for pro-Independence forces and political dissidents. In metropolitan France, divisive debates over France’s presence in Algeria and over the issue of state-sponsored torture raged from the beginnings of …
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Feb 22Humanities Friday Lunches: Jennifer Pruitt – “Construction, Destruction, and Concealment under Cairo’s ‘Mad Caliph’”Banquet Room, University Club 432 East Campus Mall Madison, WI 53703 United States
In this talk, Jennifer Pruitt will unravel the mystery of these two pivotal events, exploring the relationship between destruction and concealment in the context of medieval sectarianism. In doing so, she will examine the ways that architecture acted as both a stage and battleground in the negotiation of religious identity in the medieval Islamic world.
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Feb 22Humanities Friday Lunches: “Construction, Destruction, and Concealment under Cairo’s ‘Mad Caliph’”Banquet Room, University Club
Jennifer Pruitt, Assistant Professor of Art History, UW Madison In ca. 1010 CE, the “mad” Fatimid Egyptian caliph, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, engaged in one of the most enigmatic acts in the history of Islamic architecture. Seven years after sponsoring masterfully-carved, illuminated minarets, replete with esoteric Ismaili Shiʿi symbolism, the caliph ordered the covering of his …
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Nov 29How Does it Feel to be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in AmericaChadbourne Residential College
This year, the Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) chose as its common read book How Does it Feel to be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America by Moustafa Bayoumi. On Thursday, November 29, the CRC will be hosting the author. Bayoumi will be giving a talk and taking questions for the broad campus community. For more …
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Nov 19Prophet al-Khidr, Between (the Qur’anic) Text and (the Mystical) TraditionIngraham 206
This presentation will seek to identify what connects the many sides of this enigmatic figure who is revered in many Muslim cultures around the world.
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Nov 17IRIS International Film Series: “The Judge”Threshold, 2717 Atwood Ave
THE JUDGE offers a unique portrait of Judge Kholoud—her brave journey as a lawyer, her tireless fight for justice for women, and her drop-in visits with clients, friends, and family.