Saturday April 20th
Organized and Sponsored by the Center for European Studies
All sessions to be held at Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence

Co-sponsors: Art Department, Carolina Scholars Program, Center for International Studies, Curriculum in International and Area Studies, Robertson Collaborative Fund, Women Studies, Office of Distinguished Scholarship and Intellectual Life.

8:00-8:30 AM Coffee and muffins at the Center for European Studies.

8:30: 8:45 AM Opening Remarks: Associate Dean Darryl Gless, Professor Gary Marks, Director Center for European Studies, Prof. Miles Fletcher, Prof. of History and Chair of Curriculum in Asian Studies, Dr. Dan Thornton, Associate Director of Students' Scholarships and Aids

9:00-9:30 AM "Pluralities in the Franco-Arabic World Today" Introduction by Sahar Amer and Martine Antle
Introduction to the Nana Beurs by Jessica Cullen Luginbuhl

9:30-10:00 AM "Visions from the Franco-Arabic World: A Self-Examination Test" Martine Antle, UNC-CH

10:00-10:15 AM Coffee Break

10:15 AM-12:00 PM Film A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès (Algeria) by Belkacem Hadjadj Followed by discussion with Prof. Nadia Yaqub, UNC-CH

12:00-1:00 PM Lunch at the Center for European Studies for registered applicants. Please register ASAP and no later than April 10th with Martine Antle (mcantle@email.unc.edu) or Sahar Amer (samer@email.unc.edu)

1:15-1:45 PM "Tales of Seduction: French Encounters with the Arab World" Sahar Amer, UNC-CH

2:00-2:45 PM "Historicizing Gender: Women in the Arab World." Prof. Akram Khater, North Carolina State University

2:45-3:00 PM Coffee Break

3:00-4:00 PM Egyptian Francophone Art "Reading between the Threads" presentation by Ghada Amer; Introduction by Prof. Elin Slavick (UNC-CH) and discussion led by Typhaine Leservot.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/conferences/islam/article.htm

4:15-6:00 PM Delicacies and nectars from the 1001 Nights