Friday, October 11, 2024
6:00-7:30 PM
Virtual
The Global South Gender and Sexuality (GS2) Collective cordially invites you to an exciting event with artist and graphic designer Marwan Kaabour, editor of The Queer Arab Glossary (2024).
Friday October 11, 6:00-7:30 pm
Wolverine Room (Michigan Union, 3rd Floor)
530 S State St, Ann Arbor
Light Refreshments Served
Zoom Link Below
About Marwan Kabbour
Marwan Kaabour is a graphic designer, artist and writer. His interdisciplinary practice builds pathways between communication and publication design, curation, pedagogy and political activism. Alongside his independent projects, he works with non-profit institutions, companies and individuals in arts and culture sectors. In 2019, Marwan founded Takweer, an online platform and expanding archive of queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture. His debut book, The Queer Arab Glossary, was published in June 2024. Marwan moved from his hometown Beirut to London in 2011 to pursue a master’s degree in Graphic Design, before joining renowned design agency Barnbrook. He later founded his own studio in 2020.
About The Queer Arab Glossary
When conventional language does not equip us with the tools to speak about ourselves, we create our own. Slang expresses words and feelings that break down boundaries. It is a form of protest and fills in the gaps. The Queer Arab Glossary is the first published collection of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang. This bold guide captures the lexicon of the queer Arab community in all its differences, quirks and felicities. Featuring fascinating facts and anecdotes, it contains more than 300 terms in both English and Arabic, ranging from the humorous to the harrowing, serious to tongue-in-cheek, pejorative to endearing. Here, leading queer Arab artists, academics, activists and writers offer insightful essays situating this groundbreaking glossary in a modern social and political context.
Sponsors: Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Women's and Gender Studies, Global Islamic Studies Center, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Michigan Library, Arab and Muslim American Studies
Friday October 11, 6:00-7:30 pm
Wolverine Room (Michigan Union, 3rd Floor)
530 S State St, Ann Arbor
Light Refreshments Served
Zoom Link Below
About Marwan Kabbour
Marwan Kaabour is a graphic designer, artist and writer. His interdisciplinary practice builds pathways between communication and publication design, curation, pedagogy and political activism. Alongside his independent projects, he works with non-profit institutions, companies and individuals in arts and culture sectors. In 2019, Marwan founded Takweer, an online platform and expanding archive of queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture. His debut book, The Queer Arab Glossary, was published in June 2024. Marwan moved from his hometown Beirut to London in 2011 to pursue a master’s degree in Graphic Design, before joining renowned design agency Barnbrook. He later founded his own studio in 2020.
About The Queer Arab Glossary
When conventional language does not equip us with the tools to speak about ourselves, we create our own. Slang expresses words and feelings that break down boundaries. It is a form of protest and fills in the gaps. The Queer Arab Glossary is the first published collection of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang. This bold guide captures the lexicon of the queer Arab community in all its differences, quirks and felicities. Featuring fascinating facts and anecdotes, it contains more than 300 terms in both English and Arabic, ranging from the humorous to the harrowing, serious to tongue-in-cheek, pejorative to endearing. Here, leading queer Arab artists, academics, activists and writers offer insightful essays situating this groundbreaking glossary in a modern social and political context.
Sponsors: Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Women's and Gender Studies, Global Islamic Studies Center, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Michigan Library, Arab and Muslim American Studies
| Building: | Michigan Union |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Arabic, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Gender, Global Islamic Studies, Women's Studies |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Women's and Gender Studies Department, Global Islamic Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS), Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, DEIA, University of Michigan Library |
The Global Islamic Studies Center organizes a number of public events each year such as lectures, conferences, and films, many in collaboration with other U-M units. Please use our searchable events calendar for information about upcoming programs sponsored by GISC and the Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar (IISS).
