Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th April, 6-8 pm. Virreina LAB
Free entrance. Limited places

This seminar is the continuation of an earlier seminar that used E. S. Said's Orientalism (1978) as a starting point to reflect on the concept of Orientalism and its further derivations, what we call orientalisms and post-orientalisms. On this occasion we will dwell on the ways in which these images of "orient" get reshaped due to social and political events, focusing on how the knowledge about "orient" is built both in Europe and in Middle-East conflicts. With the participation of Gema Martín Muñoz, Professor of Sociology of the Arab and Islamic World, and arabist Víctor Pallejà de Bustinza.

On the geopolitics of identity and Middle East conflicts
April 17th, 6-8 pm
Lecture by Gema Martín Muñoz and conversation with Patricia Almarcegui.

Gema Martín Muñoz: Professor of Sociology of the Arab and Islamic World, Autonomous University of Madrid. Founder and Director of Casa Árabe between 2006 and 2012. Honorary Doctorate by the University of Cuyo (Argentina). In 2006 Gema Martín was awarded the Grand Order of Science and the Arts of the Egyptian Government. Visiting scholar in Harvard, Roma Tre University, Colegio de Mexico, Buenos Aires' Nacional Tres de Febrero University and the University of La Habana.

Orientalism: exploring the history of exoticism in Europe
April 18th, 18-20 h
Lecture by Víctor Pallejà de Bustinza and conversation with Patricia Almarcegui.

Víctor Pallejà de Bustinza: Arabist, expert professor on Islamic Thought and History of Religions. European researcher and teacher in Universitat Pompeu Fabra. For three decades has traveled from Marrocco to India. Has participated in dozens of international conferences, has been a consultant for several instituions and media groups all around the world.