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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CMENAS Colloquium Series. Violence\, Refusal\, and Political (Im)possibility
DESCRIPTION:This lecture is concerned with analyzing anti-colonial struggle in the Arab world through the frameworks of refusal and structured impossibility.\n\nLoay Alarab is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science. His research interests center on political theory\, postcolonial politics\, and Arab political thought. Specifically\, Loay is interested in intellectual accounts of and theories from non-normative political actors in the Middle East. In his work\, he tries to articulate accounts of refusal\, self-determination\, and agency based on written\, audiovisual\, and cultural materials of these political actors. Loay is the coordinator of U-M's Political Theory Workshop for 2025-2026.\n\n   RSVP: https://myumi.ch/w9b2e\n\n\nAccommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.  Email: -- warsansa@umich.edu
UID:140843-21887725@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140843
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Arab And Muslim American Studies,Area Studies,center for middle eastern and north african studies,Cmenas Colloquium Series,Discussion,Lecture,Muslim
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 555
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