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MillerComm Lecture Series: Kevork Mourad , Helen Makhdoumian, "Conceptualizing Migration, Memory and Place Through Art"

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
MillerComm, CSAMES, many others
Date
Apr 21, 2021   7:00 pm  
Speaker
Kevork Mourad
Cost
Free
Registration
https://illinois.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n6yF1Xp4T2-t1N5V3QhVWg
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CSAMES events

In conversation with University of Illinois graduate student Helen Makhdoumian, Syrian-born Armenian artist Kevork Mourad will discuss how he conceptualizes migration, memory and place-making through his paintings and visual performances. Mourad depicts the Syrian refugee crisis and co-existence in cities like Qameshli, Aleppo and Damascus. He will elucidate how his and his ancestors' memories of the Syrian Civil War and the Armenian genocide inform his representations of upheaval and survival.

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