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The Arab Uprisings: Politics and Ethics in the Present
May 17-18, 2013
Protests in Tunisia in December 2010 provided inspiration for the subsequent uprisings in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, and Syria. Theoretically motivated, this conference focuses on the political and ethical issues emanating from the “Arab Spring” in the two years since efforts at transformation got underway. Scholars from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States will discuss the problems with “humanitarian” intervention; the role of global capital in managing change; the various epistemological commitments underwriting ethical and political demands; and how ordinary citizens, artists, and activists cope with ongoing experiences of uncertainty, hope, and disappointment.
Keynote:
Orwar Nyrabia
“The Death of Realism: The Syrian Experiment”
Friday, May 17, 4:30pm, Cobb Hall 2017
Respondent:
James Chandler
Director, The Franke Institute for the Humanities
Nadia Abu El-Haj
Anthropology, Barnard College
Hussein Ali Agrama
University of Chicago
Aslı Ü. Bâli
School of Law, UCLA
Fadi Bardawil
Society of Fellows, University of Chicago
Cécile Boëx
Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales
Jean Comaroff
African and African American Studies and Anthropology, Harvard University
John Comaroff
African and African American Studies and Anthropology, Harvard University
Martin Dimitrov
Yazan Doughan
Anthropology, The University of Chicago
Osama Esber
Samera Esmeir
Rohit Goel
Political Science, The University of Chicago
Bassam Haddad
Public and International Affairs, George Mason University
Angie Heo
Kheder Khaddour
Claudio Lomnitz
Anthropology, Columbia University
Emma Mackinnon
Political Science, The University of Chicago
Robert Meister
Social Sciences and Political Thought, University of California, Santa Cruz
Aziz Rana
Law School, Cornell University
Fawwaz Trabousli
History and Political Science, Lebanese American University and the American University of Beirut
Moishe Postone
History, The University of Chicago
Lisa Wedeen
Political Science, The University of Chicago
This event is presented by 3CT and co-sponsored by the College, Anthropology, the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, the Franke Institute for the Humanities, and Political Science.
