2011 Germaine Brée Symposium:
A long-awaited “Arab Spring” or “Arab Awakening” erupted with stunning swiftness in January of 2011. What are its roots? What are its futures? Pundits and politicians, political scientists and specialists of all kinds propose answers. What light do the humanities shed on these shattering events–so full of hope and potential, so uncertain as to their outcomes, so varied from place to place, already so tragic in some contexts? How does an understanding of the arts, literature, film, philosophy, culture, and history in regional and global perspectives contribute to understanding the prospects and challenges of the “Arab Spring”? The Germaine Brée Symposium brings three distinguished speakers to campus together with UW-Madison faculty and students for a day-long exploration of these issues. The event is open to the public.
Speakers:
Mushin Jassim Al-Musawi, Columbia University
Valérie Orlando, University of Maryland
Khalil Bendib, Berkeley, CA
Névine El Nossery, UW-Madison
Hala Ghoneim, UW-Madison
Ammar Naji, UW-Madison
Duaa Salemeh, UW-Madison
Mary Youssef, UW-Madison