The Legacy of Mahmoud Darwish: A Conference
A conference that will bring together international writers and scholars to honor the life and creative work of Palestinian poet and author Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008).
Thursday, November 05, 2009
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
314 Royce Hall
UCLA
First Panel
Chair: Nouri Gana, UCLA
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Terri DeYoung, University of Washington
Tradition and Engagement: The Language of Exile in Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry
Sinan Antoon, New York University
Before the Ruins: When Mahmoud Darwish met Walter Benjamin
Tamim Al-Barghouti, Georgetown University
Mahmoud and his Fathers: Classicism, Colonialism, and Modernity in the Work of Mahmoud Darwish
Second Panel
Chair: Terri DeYoung, University of Washington
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Jeffrey Sacks, UC Riverside
Untranslatability
Fady Joudah
A Tribute to Mahmoud Darwish’s Lyric Epic
Poetry Recitations
Chair: Susan Slyomovics, UCLA
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Abeer Mohamed, UCLA
Fady Joudah
Jeffrey Sacks, UC Riverside
Sinan Antoon, New York University
Tamim Al-Barghouti, Georgetown University
Cost: Free and open to the public
For more information please contact
Amy Bruinooge, Center for Near Eastern Studies
Tel: (310) 825-1181
cnes@international.ucla.edu
www.international.ucla.edu/cnes
Sponsor(s): Center for Near Eastern Studies
