Workshop on Contemporary Arab Thought with Fadi Bardawil
“How Can the Arab Left Contribute to the Liberation of the Peoples in the Middle East?” (Jan. 14)

Fadi Bardawil (Duke University), a researcher of contemporary Arab thought, will talk on his book Revolution and Disenchantment: Arab Marxism and the Binds of Emancipation (2020).
We will discuss the intellectual legacy that the Arab Left inherited since the 1960s as well as the role they played or can play, especially in the post-Arab Spring protests and current Palestine issue.
We look forward to your participation.

【Date and Time】January 14, 2024, 16:00-18:00
【Venue】TUFS Hongo Satellite 3F
https://www.tufs.ac.jp/abouttufs/contactus/hongou.html
【Language】English
【Program】
16:00-16:10 Introduction (Kaoru Yamamoto, Keio University & Hidemitsu Kuroki, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies/Hokkaido University)
16:10-16:40 Keynote Speech (Fadi Bardawil, Duke University)
16:40-16:55 Comments (Hideaki Hayakawa, Tokyo University of Science)
16:55-17:10 Comments (Hiroki Okazaki, Asia University)
17:10-17:50 Q&A discussions

【Registration】　https://forms.gle/iZN94L5wGp75Hy6n6

【Profile】

Fadi A. Bardawil is Associate Professor of Contemporary Arab Cultures in the department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University.
He analyzes the archive of critical Arabic thought, which has been produced in multiple languages (predominantly Arabic, French, English), in different geographical sites, and in conversation with multiple intellectual traditions his research moves beyond methodological nationalism and monolingualism.
His book Revolution and Disenchantment: Arab Marxism and the Binds of Emancipation focuses on how the 1960s Arab New Left addressed the question of mediation between theory and practice.

【Inquiry】　okazaki_hiroki@asia-u.ac.jp

【Organization】
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists “The Concept of “Coexistence” and Its Practice in Modern and Contemporary Arab Thought and Literature” (Principal investigator: Hiroki Okazaki (Asia University), 22K12988)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) “Protest on the Street, and Reconsider the Nation: from the View Points of Space, Violence and Resonance” (Principal investigator: Keiko Sakai (Chiba University), 21H04387)
Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) “Migrants, Refugees, and Community Building” (Principal investigator: Hidemitsu Kuroki (ILCAA/SRC), 20H05826)