CASAR Public lecture: How far have women come in the past 120 years in Egypt and the US?

Performers

The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASARFollow

Files

Streaming Media

Description

About the lecture: In honor of the 16 days of activism set by the UN campaigning for eliminating violence against women, CASAR hosted an event to see how far women have come in the past 120 years in the United States and in Egypt, and what changes might be possible in the foreseeable future. This was CASAR’s last public event for the Fall 2023 semester, and was made special by the warm welcome from Director Mark W. Deets, and the efforts of Yasmeen El Ghazaly, who created a video compiling important figures of women throughout the decades in the United States and in Egypt, and also acting as the moderator for the panel event. The guest speakers were AUC’s very own Professor and Associate Dean Jillian Campana, who has published an award winning book with plays to raise awareness about sexual harassment, and also advocated for the use of videos and a learning and training tool for educational environments. She shares her own experience during this event as a woman growing up in the United States and moving to Egypt. CASAR’s special guest speaker was a board member of the School of GAPP Dr. Hoda El Sadda, a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cairo University, a feminist, and the Co-founder of the Women and Memory Forum. The lecture compared the accomplishments women witnessed in both countries over the past 120 years discussing the reasons for the differences in paces between both countries.

Date of Performance/Event

Fall 11-26-2023

Venue

AUC New Campus - Alwaleed P071 Hall

Faculty Performer(s)/Contributor(s)

Mark Deets (CASAR Director - Host)

Yasmeen El-Ghazaly (CASAR Faculty - Moderator)

Jillian Campana (HUSS Faculty - Speaker)

Student Performer(s)/Contributor(s)

Maha Muehlhaeusler (CASAR Research Assistant)

Guest Performer(s)/Contributor(s)

Hoda Elsadda (GAPP Board Member - Speaker)

Department

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research

Other Unit/Department/Organization

School of GAPP - The American University in Cairo

Associated Event/Series Name

CASAR Lecture Series

Keywords

women, past, hundred, years, Egypt, US

Disciplines

Africana Studies | American Studies | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | History

Content Type

Lecture/Talk/Speech

File Type

Video

Extent

1 hour

Language

eng

Recommended Citation

APA Citation

CASAR, T. (2023).CASAR Public lecture: How far have women come in the past 120 years in Egypt and the US?.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/events_and_performances/37

MLA Citation

CASAR, The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR Public lecture: How far have women come in the past 120 years in Egypt and the US?. 2023.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/events_and_performances/37