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Online Seminar Series: Iraqi Theatre in Context

On the 23rd anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, this online seminar series revisits the country’s recent history by focusing on its cultural richness and resilience. Rather than commemorating the event through mourning, the series highlights Iraq’s capacity to continually reinvent itself through the arts, with a particular focus on theatre.

Organized by gd:c Fellow Hadeel Abdelhameed and Antonio Pacifico (Jean Moulin University Lyon 3), the series brings together scholars and practitioners to reflect on the development of Iraqi theatre as an emerging academic field. Despite its rich history, Iraqi theatre has often been overlooked in Arabic studies, and its connections to other cultural forms such as literature and visual arts remain underexplored.

The seminar series is part of the project “(Re)constructing the Field of Iraqi Theatre Studies,” launched in September 2025 at the 35th Deutscher Orientalistentag.

Dates: 31 March, 21 April, and 13 May

Time: 2:00 p.m. / 6:00 p.m. CET (depending on the session)

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Iraqi Theatre In Context_Program.pdf Final Feb 28th