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Book Talk: Tahrir’s Youth
31 October 2024, 11:00 am–1:00 pm
'Tahrir'sÌýYouth' by Rusha Latif is an activist ethnography that explores the themes of leadership and organization in the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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UCL Middle East Research Centre
Location
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Room G0166-72 Gower StreetLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
Rusha Latif will be discussing her new book '' (AUC Press 2022)
Tahrir’s YouthÌýquestions the belief that Egypt’s revolution was spontaneous and leaderless. Timely and necessary, this study not only illuminates the uprising’s leadership dynamics but also demonstrates the need for imagining new modes of revolutionary organizing for the twenty-first century.
All are welcome but please register to attend:Ìý
This event is supported by the UCLÌýMiddle East Research Centre (MERC). The Centre provides a focal point for in-depth research on the Middle East and North Africa at 911±¬ÁÏÍø. It promotes research and teaching related to the region and its intersection with the wider world, from antiquity to the present. The Centre brings together experts across several disciplines and departments, and serves as a vital hub for researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa.
About the Speaker
Rusha Latif
Rusha LatifÌýis a researcher and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A first-generation Egyptian American, she travelled to Cairo in 2011 to conduct ethnographic research on the uprising. Her interests include social movements and revolutions; the study of gender, class, and race/ethnicity; Islamic studies; and Middle Eastern studies.ÌýShe is the author ofÌýTahrir'sÌýYouth: Leaders of a Leaderless RevolutionÌý(AUC Press 2022), an activist ethnography that explores the themes of leadership and organization in the 2011 Egyptian revolution.