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AUC English and Comparative Literature Department This program provides students with an understanding of the role of literature in presenting individuals with images of themselves, their society and cultu

The program in English and Comparative Literature provides the undergraduate student with an understanding of the role which literature plays in presenting men and women with images of themselves, their society, and their culture and introduces them to the different questions and answers which literature has given to the central problems of human experience.

Join 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝, AUC's distinguished visiting professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature, as h...
16/09/2026

Join 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝, AUC's distinguished visiting professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature, as he examines the colonial origins of independence, self-determination and national liberation — notions often presented as anti-colonial, yet invented by European colonial settlers. The lecture traces the genealogy of these concepts, the centrality of settler-colonialism to their emergence, and how they came to be adopted by indigenous struggles against colonialism and settler-colonialism.

𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑓: Journal of Comparative Poetics is pleased to announce that its 48th issue (2028) will be dedicated as a festschrif...
30/04/2026

𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑓: Journal of Comparative Poetics is pleased to announce that its 48th issue (2028) will be dedicated as a festschrift in honor of 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗼𝘂𝗹. We warmly invite contributions in both English and Arabic from scholars, colleagues, and students whose work engages with fields and themes relevant to her scholarship as well as testimonials and reflective pieces.

The deadline for submitting an abstract or concept proposal is October 1, 2026. Completed articles will be due in May 2027.

We hope you will consider contributing to this special issue celebrating 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗼𝘂𝗹’s scholarly legacy.

For Arabic cfp:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cOKTl2exbladfXs17sr_qze3L6pVlacZ/view
For English cfp: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yVDh711RM5ymKq05Ha4pHN1Esc-7Coj3/view

26/04/2026

𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧- 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬
🎤 Speaker: Dr. Sarah Quesada
📆 April 27, 2026
🕑 1 pm
📍The Sullivan Lounge, AUC New Cairo Campus

14/04/2026

The Women and Memory Forum cordially invites you to its upcoming book discussion:
“I Can Image It For Us: A Palestinian Daughter’s Memoir”.
Dr. Tahia Abdel Nasser will lead the discussion with the award-winning author Mai Serhan.

Date: Tuesday, 14 April, 2026.
Time: 06:00 PM
Place: 12, Soliman Abaza, Dokki - 1st Floor.


14/04/2026

📣 ندوة حول أدب السجون الفلسطيني

ينظم برنامج الموسم الثقافي العربي بقسم الشيخ حسن عباس شربتلي للحضارات العربية والإسلامية ندوة حول أدب السجون الفلسطيني، بمشاركة الأسيرين المحررين باسم خندقجي وناصر أبو سرور.

حصل باسم خندقجي على الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية لعام 2024 عن روايته "قناع بلون السماء" (دار الآداب)، كما حصل ناصر أبو سرور على جائزة الأدب العربي من المعهد العربي في باريس لعام 2025 عن روايته "حكاية جدار" (دار الآداب).

تدير النقاش د. دينا حشمت، أستاذة الأدب العربي بالقسم.

📅 السبت 18 أبريل 2026
⏰ 6:00 مساءً (بتوقيت القاهرة)
📍 القاعة الشرقية، الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة – ميدان التحرير
✨ تُقدَّم المرطبات بعد الندوة
الدعوة عامة، ونتطلع لحضوركم.

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐀𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐞𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬🎤 Speaker: Dr. Ahdaf Soueif📅 April 23, 2026⏰ 1 pm📍 The Sull...
08/04/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐀𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐞𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬
🎤 Speaker: Dr. Ahdaf Soueif
📅 April 23, 2026
⏰ 1 pm
📍 The Sullivan Lounge, AUC New Cairo Campus

TOMORROW at 1 pm𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭Join 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐄𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐢 of Fordham University as sh...
29/03/2026

TOMORROW at 1 pm
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭

Join 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐄𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐢 of Fordham University as she examines how shifting ideas about religion and the state since the end of the Ottoman Empire and the Khedivate have shaped political theology in modern Egypt.

𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐚𝐭 𝟏 𝐩𝐦.Join us for the Madalyn Lamont Literary Award Ceremony! Enjoy a special talk by Professor Emerita Samia Me...
18/03/2026

𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐚𝐭 𝟏 𝐩𝐦.
Join us for the Madalyn Lamont Literary Award Ceremony!

Enjoy a special talk by Professor Emerita Samia Mehrez.

Don’t miss this inspiring event!

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15/02/2026

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