Archiving Gaza in the Present
30th November & 1st December 2024 | 9:30 – 18:30 | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS
Organised by The Arab British Centre and The Centre for Palestine Studies, SOAS
This two-day conference has two main aims: the first is to examine the ongoing erasure of the Palestinian heritage of Gaza from several different perspectives that highlight the history, the nature and importance of the institutions, the structures and sites that are in the process of being erased, the degradation of the land itself, the legal implications of these actions and the reporting of it. The second, is to look to the future, to bring information and key actors together, to discuss the importance of memory – collective and individual – in the reinforcement of cultural and intellectual legacies and identities. This collaborative conference is aimed at a diverse audience and with a range of authoritative speakers from across different fields to include lawyers, artists, filmmakers, architects, archaeologists, museum professionals, journalists, poets and musicians.
CONFERENCE RECORDINGS
Please email info@arabbritishcentre.org.uk to receive a password to view the recordings, specifying which session you would like to access.
Keynote lecture by Selma Dabbagh
Session 1 Part 1: Art, Artists and Art Education with Bahaa Abudaya, Shareef Sarhan, Salman Nawati and Sarvy Geranpayeh chaired by Venetia Porter
Session 1 (PART 2): Art, Artists and Art Education with Malak Mattar and Hazem Harb, chaired By Venetia Porter. Filmmaking in Gaza with Nadia Yaqub, chaired by Dina Matar
Session 2 Part 1: Archaeology and the built heritage with Marc-André Haldimann, Georgia Andreou and Ayman Hassouna, Seif El Rashidi and Leena Ghanam, chaired by Scott Redford
Session 2 Part 2: Museums, Cultural Centres, Archives and Collections with Aser El Saqqa, Mezna Qato, Omar Al-Qattan and Kegham Djeghalian, chaired by Daniel Lowe
Keynote lecture by Salman Abu Sitta
Session 3: Memory and the Intangible with Muna Dajani, Omar Shweiki, Chin Chin Yap, Emily Tripp and Ghada Dimashk, chaired by Nathaniel George
Session 4: Law, Heritage and Life with Mazen Masri, Caitlin Procter, Joanna Oyediran and Fionnuala Rogers, chaired by Chris Doyle
Session 5: What Next with Atef Alshaer, Shatha Safi, Mohamed Abusal and Yara Sharif, chaired by Aimee Shalan
Session 6: New Publications with Dina Matar, Malu Halasa and Matthew Teller, chaired by Charles Tripp
Session 7: Performances by Lara Sawalha, Bint Mbareh, Yaz Fentazi and Salman Nawati. Closing remarks by Venetia Porter
Download the conference programme here
