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Contemporary Women Philosophers in Arab Countries Intellectual PortraitsThe project sees itself as an intellectual and philosophical contribution to the international debate on modern Arabic philosophy and, in particular Arabic-speaking women philosophers. Instead of talking about Arab women and women philosophers, the project aims to create a space in which women philosophers from six Arabic-speaking countries (Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar and Tunisia) can have their say and exchange ideas with an international audience.&#160;October 25th 2019, 6:00 – 8:00 pm.Conference Room 2BBAW, Jägerstraße 22/23, 10117 BerlinRachida Triki (em. Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetic at the University of Tunis), Critical Culture and Civil Society. Aesthetic PerspectivesTriki understands critique as a set of practices that manifest,in particular through symbolic acts, a mode of breaking withthe dominant culture in a given society. One of the privilegedfields of critical practices is artistic creation which inscribesin a significant way the difference in the socio-culturalhabitus. The lecture focuses on the Tunisian revolution andanalyzes not only its artistic dimensions but also the limits ofartistic practices confronted with new counterrevolutionarycultural forms.&#160;December 14th 2019, 4:00 – 6:00 pm.Conference Room 2BBAW, Jägerstraße 22/23, 10117 BerlinElizabeth Suzanne Kassab (Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies),Writing Contemporary Arab Intellectual HistoryModern and contemporary Arab intellectual historyhas been a developing field of scholarship in recentyears. Whether it is renewed interest in the previousturn of the century Arab Renaissance (the nahda) or theexploration of the post-independence years, new studieshave been emerging to revisit established histories or toshed new light on lesser known ones. E. Kassab exploresthe philosophical and political significance of thishistory writing.&#160;OrganizersDr. Sarhan Dhouib (AGYA member, University of Hildesheim)Dr. Sarah Schmidt (KWG member, BBAW)The events in Berlin are part of a lecture series taking place at theUniversity of Hildesheim from October 2019 to February 2020.For the events in Berlin, please register with Patrick Luszeit(pluszeit@bbaw.de).