Join us as we interview feminist activist, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cairo University, and co-founder and chair of the Women and Memory Forum Dr. Hoda Elsadda on our afikra Conversations series.
Date: Tuesday, November 2
Time: 12PM NYC | 5PM London | 6PM Beirut | 8PM Abu Dhabi
Hosted By: Mikey Muhanna (afikra)
Bio: Hoda Elsadda is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cairo University and an activist for women’s rights. She is also a founding member and current chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Women and Memory Forum. Hoda co-founded and co-edited Hagar, an interdisciplinary journal in women’s studies published in Arabic (1992–1998). Her research focuses on gender and culture in the Middle East, Arab women's writing, oral histories, women’s creative writing, comparative literature, and Arabic literature and popular culture.
This event is being videotaped for subsequent broadcast on the library website and other media. The audience is encouraged to offer comments and raise questions during the formal question and answer period, but please be advised that your voice and image may be recorded and later broadcast as part of this event. By participating in the question and answer period you are consenting to the possible reproduction and transmission of your remarks.