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A Conversation with Yasmine Seale about The Annotated Arabian Nights
none The Center for Writers and Translators is pleased to host a discussion and reading with British-Syrian poet Yasmine Seale about The Annotated Arabian Nights. The first edition translated into English by a woman, it has been praised as "ele ...
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Les Conférences francophones: Mounira Chatti: Orientalisme et occidentalisme: poétique du déplacement et éthique de la relation
none Mounira Chatti is a professor at the University of Bordeaux Montaigne. She is the author of "La fiction hérétique. Arab and Francophone literary creations in the land of Islam" (Classiques Garnier, 2016), "Translation as an experience ...
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New York Alumni Chapter Meet-Up
none Fancy a bit of France in the middle of New York? The AUP NY Alumni Chapter is meeting up at La Grand Boucherie on February 25 at 7:30 pm ET. Come for a drink, apéro, or just the delightful atmosphere of this French spot and reconnect with fellow ...
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Experimental Democracy. An Approximation via John Dewey's Liberalisms
none In political philosophy John Dewey is most famous for his concept of experimental democracy. But in fact, Dewey doesn’t elaborate on what he means by experiment and how this concept would translate into politics. So, what are the major elements of an ...
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Jean Painlevé, scientist and surrealist, by Christina Heflin
none This presentation will begin with a biographical overview of Painlevé and his work, which will then be followed by a discussion of the focus of my recently completed doctoral thesis on the connection between the Surrealist use of marine animals in ar ...
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“Misfit Masculinities: Self-Fashioning in a Sanist and Ableist World” with Ben Barry
none Fashion Talks at AUP 2021/22: Between Consumption, Criticism and Activism. Ben Barry “ Misfit Masculinities: Self-Fashioning in a Sanist and Ableist World ” Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 6.30pm (CEST) online. About the talk: This talk explores how Di ...
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Alumni Gathering in Santa Monica
none AUP alumni and former students in the Santa Monica area are invited to gather for an evening of drinks and hors d'oeuvres at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. President Celeste Schenck will join the festivities as part of her final trip to ...
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Feminist Political Campaign in The Arab Region with Speaker Rana Khoury
none In this talk guest speaker, Rana Khoury, presents her work on feminist campaigns in Lebanon and the Middle East. Rana Khoury, creative director and social entrepreneur, has been behind most of the gender-equality award-winning campaigns coming out of ...
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ROTARY International /ROTARACT-Paris
none Inspiring action and engagement- Serving to change Lives- Connecting the World- Serving Humanity By Ed SHENKAN, Board Member Rotary Club of San Francisco, California, USA Chair President of the International Services Committee (MBA-Duke University. B ...
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Vernissage: Bruce McCoy Owens
none The Festival of Bungadya, Rain God of the Kathmandu Valley: Forty Years of Photographs The chariot festival of Bungadya held each year in the Kathmandu Valley is arguably the largest of the hundreds of festivals orchestrated by its indigenous Newa in ...