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CANCELED: Conceptualizing Migration, Memory and Place Through Art

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Holocaust, Genocide & Memory Studies, Program in Jewish Culture & Society, Center for South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, College of Fine & Applied Arts, Department of English, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Program in Comparative & World Literature, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics, School of Music
Location
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
Date
Apr 23, 2020   7:30 pm  
Contact
Destiny Woods
E-Mail
drwoods@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

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.

THIS IS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED IN KEEPING WITH CURRENT COVID-19 POLICY. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.

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