This initiative seeks to bring together a community of thinkers, readers, and practitioners of theoretical, literary, and visual works to advance conversations between critical and postcolonial and de-colonial theories. The initiative is a cooperation between the University of Michigan, and the American University in Cairo. We will discuss some short pieces by Benjamin, Fanon, Adorno, James and DuBois, used by Traverso in his book. These are recommended readings, and anyone who is interested in a conversation on these thinkers is welcome to attend.

In both sessions we will be joined by visiting scholars Surti Singh (American University in Cairo) and Sami Khatib (Leuphana University of Lüneburg).