The work of pianist, composer and anti-apartheid activist Abdullah Ibrahim reflects his exposure to multiple cultural influences.
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Abebe, Surafel
Speaker, Assistant Professor
Surafel Wondimu Abebe uses academia, performance and media as sites of cultural politics from which to interrogate representational practices.
Abusaada, Nadi
Speaker, Curator, Writer
Historian, architect and curator Nadi Abusaada studies the foundations of the architectural profession in West Asia, the history of national exhibitions in the modern Arab world, and the intersection between photographic practice and representations of the natural landscape in Palestine.
Ahmad, Mahvish
Assistant Professor
Mahvish Ahmad is Assistant Professor in Human Rights and Politics at the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics.
Akcan, Esra
Speaker, Artist, Professor
The research of Esra Akcan, professor of architectural theory at Cornell University, foregrounds the intertwined histories of Europe, West Asia and East Africa, offering new ways to understand architecture’s role in global, social and environmental justice.
Al Qasimi, Hoor
President and Director, Sharjah Art Foundation
Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, established the Foundation in 2009 as a catalyst and advocate for the arts in Sharjah, in the region and around the world.
Ali, Kamran
Speaker, Professor
The research interests of Kamran Asdar Ali, professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, range from gender, sexuality, health and political economy to postcolonialism, labour history, urban studies and popular culture. His work focuses mainly on South Asia and the Middle East, particularly Pakistan and Egypt.
Arabindan-Kesson, Anna
Speaker, Art historian, Writer
Anna Arabindan-Kesson is an Associate Professor of African American and Black Diasporic Art with a joint appointment in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University