Global Arabic Humanities
Date June, 14 2022
Location Virtual
In collaboration with SOAS, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award held a webinar on Global Arabic Humanities, hosting Dr. Muhsin J. Al-Musawi, author of The Arabian Nights in Contemporary World Cultures, winner of SZBA 2022 in Arab Culture in Other Languages, Adam Talib, literary translator, co-editor of Middle Eastern Literatures, and scholar of Arabic culture, and Prof. Xie Qingguo, professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University. The webinar was moderated by Prof. Wen-chin Ouyang, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at SOAS.
Speakers
Prof. Wen-Chin Ouyang
Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at SOAS, University of London
Dr. Muhsin J. Al-Musawi
SZBA 2022 Arabic Culture in Other Languages winner and Professor of Classical and Modern Arabic Literature, Comparative and Cultural Studies, Columbia University
Prof. Xue Qingguo
Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University
Adam Talib
Literary Translator, Co-editor of Middle Eastern Literatures Journal and researcher in Arab Culture