Center for American Studies and Research - CASAR AUB

From CASAR's "Confronted with America" talk series:
Great turn out for prof. Anita Chan's talk on predatory data and eugenics in big tech, in collaboration with the School of Computing and Data Sciences & moderated by prof. Jihad Touma.

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, the classic play by Henrik lbsen, adapted by Arthur Miller, will be presented in a professional Arabic-language production on the AUB campus, directed by the acclaimed Lebanese film and
theater director Lucien Bourjeily, beginning on Friday, November 10, at 8pm. (English synopsis available)

The play, which is an immersive promenade staging produced by FAS, CASAR, the Theater Initiative, and Theater 259 "Theater Production" class, will begin
behind the Lee Observatory on the AUB campus. Shows are Friday, November 10 at 8pm; Saturday, November 11 at 4pm and 8pm; Sunday, November 12 at 4pm and 8pm; Friday, November 17 at 8pm; Saturday, November 18 at 4pm and 8pm.

Tickets are available at all Librairie Antoine branches
www.antoineticketing.com

Don't miss out on an exciting talk by Broadway director Kirsten Sanderson on the history of Musical Theatre!

This talk focuses on "Show Boat," and the birth of a new kind of Musical, one that put comedy, song, and dance together with a dramatic socially impactful story. It will also demonstrate how some of the most talented artists of the early 20th century, including Florenze Ziegfeld, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein and Edna Ferber came together and reinvented the American Musical;
creating a classic work that continues to thrill audiences 100 years later.

We hope to see you all there!

Don't miss today's book talk by Prof. Salah Hassan on his latest publication
PORTRAITS OF SAM HALLICK:
MODERN ARAB PRESENCE IN
EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY
NORTH AMERICA !


📍West Hall Auditorium B
🕔 5 30 PM

Join us Monday and Tuesday for a screening of two exciting and incredibly timely films by Gian Spina!

Born in in São Paulo, Brazil, Gian Spina is a writer, researcher and artist. Has worked and taught in educational projects as
nternational Art Academy Palestine, Escola da Cidade (São Paulo), the lonion Center for Arts and Culture (Greece) as well as
CILAS (Cairo). Today he learns Arabic, speaks five other languages and is constructing an interdisciplinary body of work on
he materialization of power in history, narrative and the public sphere. He was part of the residency programs as Capacete
and Documenta 14 in Athens (2017), MMAG Foundation in Amman (2018) as well as GEGENWARTE/PRESENCES in Chemnitz,
Germany (2020). Lately he participated on the Sheffield Film Festival, Les Rencontre d'Arles and the Museum of Modern Art in
Rio de Janeiro.

Don't miss out!

Join us on the 18th and 19th of September for the screening of two inspiring and incredibly timely films by Gian Spina.

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Gian Spina is a writer, researcher and artist who has worked and taught in educational projects as International Art Academy Palestine, Escola da Cidade (São Paulo), the lonion Center for Arts and Culture (Greece) as well as ILAS (Cairo). Today he learns Arabic, speaks five other languages and is constructing an interdisciplinary body of work or
the materialization of power in history, narrative and the public sphere. He was part of the residency programs as Capacete
and Documenta 14 in Athens (2017), MMAG Foundation in Amman (2018) as well as GEGENWARTE/PRESENCES in Chemnitz,
Germany (2020). Lately he participated on the Sheffield Film Festival, Les Rencontre d'Arles and the Museum of Modern Art
Rio de Janeiro.

This event is in collaboration with the Critical Humanities for the Liberal Arts Program (CHLA).

The Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research presents a screening of "Boycott," a film by Julia Bacha.
Boycott, the most recent film by Just Vision, follows the stories of a news publisher, an attorney and a speech therapist, who, when forced to choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, launch legal battles that expose an attack on freedom of speech across America. The film traces the impact of state legislation passed in 34 states designed to penalize individuals and companies that choose to boycott Israel due to its human rights record. The film's story becomes more timely by the day. This spring, the Supreme Court will likely decide whether or not to take up one of the legal cases spearheaded by the ACLU that we follow in the film. We will also see copy-cat bills continue to spread across the country and begin to target more and more movements for justice and equity. Just last month, South Carolina prefiled a template bill that targets abortion rights, trans rights & workplace equity. Similar anti-boycott legislation is taking place across the United States, as well as internationally. The film takes a bracing look at the far-reaching implications of this legislation and shares inspiring tales of everyday people standing up to protect their right to dissent.

All are welcome!

If you are not AUB students or personnel, please DM us with your name at least one day before the event for campus access.

The kicked off at AUB on the 12th of September with a number of workshops held by visitng directors and local artists.

‎نقوم الآن بتوظيف طاقم العمل والممثلين للعمل مع المشاركين المعينين لدينا الذين عملوا بجد في هذه الورشة الإبداعية المستوحاة من حياة وعمل الصحفي اللبناني الأمريكي الشهير، أنتوني شديد. يرجى التحقق من الرابط في السيرة الذاتية لمزيد من المعلومات ، ويرجى إرسال بريد إلكتروني إلينا والحجز لتجارب الأداء في المجموعة أو الإختبار الفردي.

#المسرح #لبنان #بيروت

We are now recruiting a cast and crew to work with our recruited participants who have been working hard on this creative workshop inspired by the life and work of famed Lebanese-American journalist Anthony Shadid. Please check out the link in bio for more info, and email us to RSVP a group or individual spot!

#المسرح #لبنان #بيروت

We are happy to launch the open participant call for this creative workshop inspired by the life and work of famed Lebanese-American journalist Anthony Shadid. Please check out the link in bio for more info!

يسعدنا إطلاق دعوة المشاركين المفتوحة لهذه الورشة الإبداعية المستوحاة من حياة وعمل الصحفي اللبناني الأمريكي الشهير أنتوني شديد. يرجى التحقق من الارتباط في السيرة الذاتية لمزيد من المعلومات!

#المسرح #لبنان #بيروت

The Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR) presents "Period Poverty, Women's Hygiene and Women's Empowerment" as part of its theme "Environments East and West" and the Initiative for Global Engagement at the American University of Beirut, Co-sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies Initiative at AUB.

This digital panel will explore the vital issues of menstrual equity, women’s health and hygiene, and the role of public policy in ensuring the availability of safe, sanitary, affordable, and environmentally sustainable menstrual products for women and girls.

The panel will take place on Wednesday, October 6 at 7PM (Beirut Time)

For reservations and Zoom link please contact:

Rana Baghdadi, Program Coordinator at CASAR [email protected]
We hope to see you all there!




(Image Credits: Access to menstrual hygiene products from Regle Elementaire via Instagram)