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URL:https://ssa.ccny.cuny.edu/events/fall-2023-sciame-lecture-series-menna
 -agha/
SUMMARY:Fall 2023 Sciame Lecture Series: Menna Agha
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will be in person and is part of the Fall 2023 Sci
 ame Lecture Series\, titled "Crosscurrents: Architecture\, Landscape\, and
  Spatial Practices in Southwest Asia and North Africa."\n\nMenna Agha is t
 he Assistant professor of design and spatial justice at Carleton Universit
 y. She is a third-generation displaced Fadicha Nubian\, a legacy that infu
 ses her research interests in race\, gender\, space\, and territory. Amo
 ng her publications are Nubia still exists: The Utility of the Nostalgic
  Space\; The Non-work of the Unimportant: The Shadow Economy of Nubian W
 omen in Displacement Villages\; and Liminal Publics\, Marginal Resista
 nce.\n\n"Nubian (Dis)places": In this talk\, Menna will be discussing the 
 concept of displacement as a form of spatial literacy\, and she will also 
 be discussing various narratives related to Nubian history. This suggests 
 that she may explore how displacement has shaped the understanding and rep
 resentation of Nubian history. In the context of Nubian contemporary histo
 ry\, displacement often refers to the construction of the Aswan High Dam a
 nd the resulting flooding of Nubian villages along the Nile River. This ev
 ent led to the resettlement of many Nubian communities\, and it had a prof
 ound impact on their way of life\, cultural practices\, and historical nar
 ratives. Menna will explore how this is not the entire story of Nubian dis
 placement\, and others like it\, have influenced the way Nubian history is
  understood and told. During her talk\, Menna may also touch upon how diff
 erent narratives have emerged regarding Nubian history\, possibly includin
 g both traditional oral histories and more recent academic interpretations
 . These narratives can vary widely\, reflecting the perspectives of differ
 ent groups and individuals\, and Menna may discuss how they contribute to 
 our understanding of Nubian heritage and identity.\n\nSuggested Reading: A
 gha\, M. (2020). Emotional Capital and Other Ontologies of the Architect. 
 Architectural Histories\, 8(1).\n\n"Crosscurrents: Architecture\, Landscap
 e\, and Spatial Practices in Southwest Asia and North Africa" probes the r
 adical reimagining of the region compelled by the expression Southwest Asi
 a and North Africa (SWANA). In recent years\, the acronym SWANA has gained
  currency among architects\, landscape architects\, urbanists\, and histor
 ians who conceptualize the territories of the Middle East and North Africa
  through geography and place rather than colonial frameworks. The term “
 Middle East” was a British invention\, a tool used to advance colonialis
 m in a region where so many national borders resulted from imperialist int
 erventions. In the Fall 2023 Sciame Lecture Series\, groundbreaking design
 ers\, scholars\, practitioners\, and activists chart multiple—and someti
 mes competing—currents in the architecture of the region and its diaspor
 as\, while displacing essentializing colonial narratives. To do so\, speak
 ers from across the area shed light on global\, transnational\, and diaspo
 ric human stories about design\, space\, landscape\, and architecture in S
 WANA\, and advance new ideas about territory\, buildings\, places\, histor
 ies\, and belonging.\n\nAll lectures are free\, open to the public\, and h
 eld in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture Sciame Auditori
 um.\n\nSee https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/return-campus for current requirement
 s for in-person visitors.\n\nThis lecture series is made possible by the S
 pitzer Architecture Fund and the generous support of Frank Sciame ’74\, 
 CEO of Sciame Construction.
CATEGORIES:Events,Lectures,Sciame Lectures
LOCATION:Sciame Auditorium (Room 107)\, 141 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\
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