Category: Cultural Studies
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At the International Symposium for Visual Culture and the Visual Culture 2023 Exhibition by CICA Museum – Korea
Stay tuned for the upcoming Cica Museum – Korea International Symposium for Visual Culture and the “Visual Culture 2023” Exhibition. I will present a talk about iconography gazes and wounded memories. Furthermore, two of my pieces from the “Rise” collection have been selected to be showcased in the exhibition.
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The Beirut Call Challenges Readers about Art and War & Crisis
“The Beirut Call” challenges readers to consider alternatives for countries that face wars, crises, instability, and despair. When people experience grief and uncertainty, the arts offer one way, however small, to engage the people through deep and emotional connections. Read Middle East Quarterly’s review of “The Beirut Call.” Here’s the full version: https://elyssarpress.com/…/the-beirut-call-arts…/ Book available…
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The Role of Art in Preserving and Promoting Human Dignity in Lebanon
“Without the preservation and promotion of human dignity through the arts which deepen connections to place, meaning, and one another, chances for violence escalate in Lebanon. Through those connections, our sense of mattering, of self-worth, and of the “mattering” of others come into being”. Excerpt from my talk’s conclusion at the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith…
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“Culture and Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities for Southwest Asia and North Africa” – Dar al-Kalima University and Cafcaw 24th International Conference
The 24th International Conference on Culture and Digital Transformation was held on Friday, June 10, and Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Elias Beach Hotel in Limassol-Cyprus, with a total of 56 in-person participants and 9 online speakers via Zoom from 17 countries. Several in-person and online attendees took also part in the conference sessions…
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وضع اللمسات النهائية استعداداً لإنطلاق مؤتمر “الثقافة والتحول الرقمي” الدولي 
وذكرت الدكتورة باميلا شرابيه مديرة برنامج المؤتمر:”التحول الرقمي هو دمج التكنولوجيا الرقمية في مجالات مختلفة، مما يؤدي إلى تغيير جذري في كيفية عمل الأشخاص والأنظمة والتواصل والإنتاج. إنه أيضًا تغيير في الهويات وتغيير ثقافي…
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Atelier Dar al-Kalima sur la culture et la transformation digitale – Agenda Culturel – Beyrouth
L’Université Dar al-Kalima (Bethléem – Palestine) a organisé un atelier sur la culture et la transformation digitale à l’hôtel Bossa Nova les 7 et 8 Mai 2022 en coopération avec l’Association Dar al-Kalima pour les arts et la culture et son programme nabad.art au Liban.
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Poetry and the Diaspora – Indelible Literature Festival
I am honored to be moderating the “Poetry and the Diaspora” session as part of the upcoming Indelible Literary and Arts Journal Festival of Literature (March 28 – April 15, 2022).
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Call for Participants – Beirut Workshop on Culture and Digital Transformation
Dar al-Kalima University (Bethlehem, Palestine) and Dar al-Kalima NGO for Arts and Culture/Nabad Program (Lebanon) are jointly organizing a training workshop on culture and digital transformation in Lebanon on May 7-8, 2022