April 21, 2015
All Day
Faculty Club Grand Lounge
Event Host: Arts and Humanities
Joseph Zeidan, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, presents "The Canonization of the Greco-Roman Form of Theater in the Arab World."
This lecture will explore the ramifications of introducing the Greco-Roman form of theater into the Arabic culture in the middle of the 19th century. It will describe the process in which the European aesthetic was able to supplant the indigenous theatrical aesthetic. Zeidan will propose a new approach for writing the history of Modern Arabic theater.
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A reception will accompany each lecture. Free and open to all.
For more information, visit the Arts and Humanities Inagural Lectures website.
