Performative Essay: Arabic Letter Seen Arabic Letter Wow
What does it mean to exist as an image, as something seen but never comprehended? What happens when a language is visible yet continually misread, or made illegible? ‘Arabic Letter […]
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World Kid Lit Translator Social
Tuesday 14 September 18:30 UTC (19:30 BST) Free Zoom social event for translators into English from any language with an interest in writing for young people. Places will be limited. September is #WorldKidLitMonth, and we're celebrating with a meet-up for translators who share an interest in writing for young people. About this event Join us […]
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Aftermath Bodies: Corporeality in Contemporary Iraqi fiction
Ever since the US-led invasion of Iraq, local and diaspora authors have been engaging with new aesthetics of corporeality. In this seminar, Hanan Jasim Khammas, CCL Visiting Doctoral Scholar, in discussion with Ikram Masmoudi (University of Delaware) and Hanna Simpson(University of Oxford), reviews aspects of corporeality in contemporary Iraqi fiction and shows how new representation of the body suggest a development in the perceptions of the body as a cultural sign.
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Mizna Film Series: Birds of September
For the last film in the Mizna Film Series: Beirut, Mizna presents Birds of September by Sarah Francis.
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Arab Poetry through the Ages: A Journey in Translation with Kareem James Abu-Zeid
In this hybrid talk/reading, Kareem James Abu-Zeid will take us on a whirlwind journey through Arab poetry, using his own recent translations as stopping points.
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BOOK EVENT: Palestine is Throwing a Party and the Whole World is Invited
Book talk about Kareem Rabie’s new book "Palestine is Throwing a Party and the Whole World is Invited" (Duke University Press 2021).
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A Talk with Ahmed Naji About His New Book حرز مكمكم
Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji will be in conversation with Rasha Hilwi about his new book حرز مكمكم, just out from Dar Khan Aljanub.
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1-Day Translation Workshop: Translating Humor in Contemporary Arabic Literature
Humor is one of the most difficult concepts for any writer or translator to engage with, and yet undoubtedly the most rewarding when it’s done right. This course encourages you to translate humor from a range of genres in contemporary Arabic literature: memoir, graphic novel, short stories, and young adult literature from across the Arabic speaking world such as Libya, Lebanon, Mauritania and Palestine.
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Mizna 2021 Arab Film Festival
The fifteenth edition of Mizna’s Twin Cities Arab Film Fest returns in a hybrid format from September 29–October 3, 2021.