Lecture by Anouar El Younssi: The Indigenous "Amazigh" Cultral Movement in Morocco and North Africa
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022, 7 – 8PM
Dr. Anouar El Younssi will speak on "The Indigenous 'Amazigh' Cultural Movement in Morocco and North Africa Soldiers On Despite Immense Challenges."
El Younssi is an Assistant Professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at Oxford College of Emory University. His scholarly work explores the wave of literary innovation in Arabic literatures, with a focus on Morocco and the Maghreb. His research seeks to consolidate critical work on literary modernity and the avant-garde in their Arabic and Francophone versions. In addition, Dr. El Younssi has research interests pertaining to discourses in and about Islam in the US, the West, and beyond. Join us for his lecture that will discuss how Imazighen, the indigenous people of much of North Africa, have long suffered from cultural and linguistic marginalization during the colonial period and in postcolonial times.
This is an attendance credit only Oxford Studies event.
Location: Oxford
School: Oxford College
Department / Organization: Oxford College
Building/Room: Williams Hall (Oxford)
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Jennifer Brown
Contact Email: jennifer.beatrice.brown@emory.edu
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