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D-CAF: Gaza O My Joy | غزة أيها الفرح

What Does it Mean to Be a Poet in War Time? is a poem by Hend Jouda, published on her Facebook in October 2023, at the height of the massacres in Gaza. Iconic and immediately viral, it was translated into multiple languages. This fundamental question forms the backbone of the show, which gathers other poems that bear witness to the tragedy, terror and desolation. It also explores the poets’ and...

Oct

DRONE: Testimonies and Music | درون: شهادات وموسيقى

Oct 22 – Oct 23

10:00 pm – 10:45 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

DRONE, written and directed by Andrea Assaf, is a multimedia theatre exploration of the drone as a metaphor for desensitisation to global violence and the effects of remote-control warfare on the human soul. It also centers the quest of moral injury–the psychological and spiritual wounds caused by acting against one’s own moral beliefs. Testimonies & Music presents a reworked version of DRONE, ...

Oct

L’Echo | الصدى

9:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In this powerful duet, choreographer and dancer Nacera Belaza, alongside actress Valérie Dréville, explore the body as a vessel for the imagination. L’echo delves into the potential and expressive nature of dance, which they find to be a spoken word within the body. The two artists met through the Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis à Bobigny (MC93), in an encounter striving to break down...

Oct

The Light Within | نور

8:00 pm – 8:40 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The Light Within explores the notion of inner light. How do we continue to shine in dark times? How can we stand in solidary, in unity, in community? On stage, a dance trio plays with the edges of light and dark. يستكشف عرض "نور" فكرة النور الداخلي. كيف نستمر في الإشعاع في الأوقات الحالكة؟ كيف نقف في تضامن ووحدة وجماعة؟ على خشبة المسرح، يلعب ثلاثي من الراقصين على حافتي النور والظلام.

Oct

The Manual | الكتالوج

8:00 pm – 9:15 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The Manual is conceived as a haunting dreamscape unfolding in three acts—Paradise, Purgatory, and Inferno—through an accessible yet provocative metaphor, the performance critically examines our fragile human condition in an era marked by polarization and escalating conflicts, exposing how human beings destroy one another due to imaginary stories that reside in our minds. كحلم يتحول لكابوس تتك...

Oct

Forensic Linguistics: Can Language Contribute to Justice?

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Online

Join Neveen Al Saeed, lecturer in linguistics at the Department of English Language and Literature, Ain Shams University, to learn more about forensic linguistics as a growing multidisciplinary field that brings together language, law and social impact.

Dec

The Causes and Consequences of Ahistoricism in International Development

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join this intriguing talk with Michael Gubser, professor of history at James Madison University in Virginia, USA, presenting several arguments from his new book

Nov

CLT Symposium Keynote: Generative AI Today—Latest Advancements and Ethical Considerations for GenAI in Education

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Online

Keynote Speaker: Torrey Trust, Ph.D. is a Professor of Learning Technology in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Generative AI developers are constantly introducing new models as well as new capabilities like Agents, Canvas Interactives, Deep Research, and Guided Learning mode. In this interactive session, you will examine the latest advancements in GenAI, ...

Nov

CLT Symposium Keynote: Assessment Design for a Time of Artificial Intelligence

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Online

Keynote Speaker: Professor Phillip Dawson, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia Artificial intelligence can now generate outputs that meet the requirements of high-stakes assessments across many disciplines. This has sparked concerns about students using AI inappropriately to complete tasks, misrepresenting their abilities. ...

Nov

CLT Symposium Keynote: The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Online

Discover how educators can foster integrity and authentic learning in the age of generative AI with Tricia Bertram Gallant of UC San Diego’s Academic Integrity Office.