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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Revolution Egypt: What Happened? What Now?

The College of Arts and Humanities Middle East Studies Program and the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism Presents:

Revolution Egypt: What Happened? What Now?

The world witnessed 18 remarkable days in Tahrir Square, a grand uprising of defiance that toppled an autocrat. We saw the final act play out, like a theatrical production, in real time. But what to call the revolution that ended three decades of Hosni Mubarak’s iron grip in Egypt?

Was it primarily a rebellion of youth hungry for democracy? A revolt of discontent over rising food prices and other forms of economic injustice? What was the true role of Facebook and Twitter? How can the revolution be understood in the context of Egypt’s modern history? What did it share with other uprisings of the past decades--in Tunisia, in Iran, in the Philippines, in Tiananmen Square? And what will rise now in Egypt, a land not new to revolution?

These questions will frame a provocative panel discussion

Date: Friday, February 18, 2011
Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Place: Alice Peters Auditorium, UBC 191

Mark Arax, journalist and author who holds the Roger Tatarian Chair in Mass Communication and Journalism will moderate the panel that includes the following Middle East scholars:

Nubar Hovsepian, an Egyptian-born political scientist who teaches at Chapman University and is the author of The War on Lebanon: a Reader, Olive Branch Press, 2007; Palestinian State Formation: Education and the Construction of National Identity, 2008. He has written numerous articles in such venues as the Journal of Palestine and Arab Studies Quarterly. His most recent article “The Arab-Pro-Democracy Movement: Struggles to Redefine Citizenship,” appeared in Jadaliyya, 9 February 2011.

Sameh A. Elkhrabawy, Professor of Art and Design and author of several articles on Egyptian society and cultural politics, who just returned from Egypt, where he witnessed some of the remarkable events in Tahrir Square and Alexandria.

Sasan Fayazmanesh, Emeritus Professor of Economics and author of The United States and Iran: Sanctions, wars and the policy of dual containment, Routledge 2008, Money and Exchange: Folktales and Reality, Routledge 2006, and numerous articles on US policy in the Middle East.

Randa Jarrar, Professor of Creative Writing and author of award winning novel A Map of Home, Other Press 2008/Penguin 2009, and numerous other works published in venues such as Ploughshares.

A question and answer period will follow the panel discussion. The public is invited to attend. Relaxed parking in Lot J. For more information please contact the College of Arts and Humanities, 278-3056.

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José A. Díaz, DMA
Associate Dean & Interim Director for Center for Creativity and the Arts
College of Arts and Humanities
California State University Fresno