Sharjah Art Foundation

March Meeting 2023: The Postcolonial Constellation: Art, Culture, Politics after 1960



9 March — 12 March, 2023

The work of pianist, composer and anti-apartheid activist Abdullah Ibrahim reflects his exposure to multiple cultural influences.

Abebe, Surafel

Abebe, Surafel

Speaker, Assistant Professor

Surafel Wondimu Abebe uses academia, performance and media as sites of cultural politics from which to interrogate representational practices.

Abusaada, Nadi

Abusaada, Nadi

Speaker, Curator, Writer

Historian, architect and curator Nadi Abusaada studies the foundations of the architectural profession in West Asia, the history of national exhibitions in the modern Arab world, and the intersection between photographic practice and representations of the natural landscape in Palestine.

Ahmad, Mahvish

Ahmad, Mahvish

Assistant Professor

Mahvish Ahmad is Assistant Professor in Human Rights and Politics at the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics.

Akcan, Esra

Akcan, Esra

Speaker, Artist, Professor

The research of Esra Akcan, professor of architectural theory at Cornell University, foregrounds the intertwined histories of Europe, West Asia and East Africa, offering new ways to understand architecture’s role in global, social and environmental justice.

Al Qasimi, Hoor

Al Qasimi, Hoor

President and Director, Sharjah Art Foundation

Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, established the Foundation in 2009 as a catalyst and advocate for the arts in Sharjah, in the region and around the world.

Ali, Kamran

Ali, Kamran

Speaker, Professor

The research interests of Kamran Asdar Ali, professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, range from gender, sexuality, health and political economy to postcolonialism, labour history, urban studies and popular culture. His work focuses mainly on South Asia and the Middle East, particularly Pakistan and Egypt.

Arabindan-Kesson, Anna

Arabindan-Kesson, Anna

Speaker, Art historian, Writer

Anna Arabindan-Kesson is an Associate Professor of African American and Black Diasporic Art with a joint appointment in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University