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Art Exhibition: Creative Dissent

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Creative Dissent: Arts of the Arab World Uprisings

 

This exhibit explores the visual arts and other expressive media of the recent Arab World Uprisings.

Art Exhibition September 10 – December 23, 2015

Opening Reception Thursday, September 17, 2015, 5:30-7 pm

The Elliot K. Wolk Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9AM – 5PM. The gallery is located in MIT Building 7, Room 338, at 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge.

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About the Exhibition:

Images are often used as communicative devices to present politicized messages. During the recent Arab World uprisings, demonstrators created images to express opposition to incumbent governments and members of the ruling elite. Over and again, activists, protesters, artists, and other individuals adopted the expressive media—including videos, photographs, painted and digital images, as well as slogans, music, and even puppets—to create visualized and performed modes of dissent within public space, both in the streets and online.

www.artsofthearabworlduprisings.com

 

The CAC will be showing three films this Fall as a part of the Creative Dissent Exhibition – Stay tuned for more information!

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We Are Egypt – The Story Behind the Revolution

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We Are Egypt

Three years after Egyptians toppled Mubarak and changed the course of history for their country and region, the struggle for democracy continues in Egypt.

To mark the 3rd anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution, The MIT Egyptian Student Association and the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT are hosting the following screening of the documentary:

“We Are Egypt – The Story Behind the Revolution”

Tuesday, February 11
5:00 – 8:30 pm
Wong Auditorium, MIT

Please RSVP at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/616829601704145/

This event is partially sponsored by The Office of Multicultural Programs/Student Activities at MIT

EVENT PROGRAM:

  • 5:00 PM – Reception in Ting Foyer (serving Egyptian finger foods)
  • 5:45 PM – Screening of the film in Wong Auditorium
  • 7:30 PM – Panel discussion featuring:

MODERATOR:
– Nasser Rabbat,
Aga Khan Professor and the Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT

PANELISTS:
– Soha Bayoumi,
Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University- Mohammed Helal,
Doctor of Juridical Science Candidate, Harvard Law School
Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt. (On Study Leave)- Adel Iskander,
Fellow at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University and co-editor of Jadaliyya
– Lillie Paquette,
Director, We are Egypt