How to paint and write about the


2021-06-02 11:00:00
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How to paint and write about the “Refugee Crisis”

Lecture and discussion with Prof. Hakim Abderrezak.

https://jitsi.kh-berlin.de/Prof.HakimAbderrezak


Prof. Dr. Hakim Abderrezak discusses his scholarship and creative work, which centers on the so-called “refugee crisis.” In his talk, he will ask, “How do modes of creative expression—such as fine art, literature and cinema—address misnomers, misunderstandings and misconceptions and redress our biased visions of this global human migratory phenomenon?”; “Are scholars and artists able to impact issues that affect real people? How can our work make a contribution and a difference?”

Abderrezak will share his experience and work as a Franco-American scholar of North African ancestry teaching in the United States, who has published and painted about the current implications of the criminalization of forced migration, the militarization of seas, the persecution of those fleeing wars, the prevention of maritime crossings, the fortification of borders and the demonization of dreams of a better life for individuals hailing from the Global South.

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