What does the air smell like in a city under the threat of war? How do Iraqis live, work, and play?
What is the art and poetry in Baghdad like? And what do ordinary Iraqis really think about Americans?
The Center for Media, Culture & History
and the Hagop Kevorkian Center present:
Baghdad: Portrait of A City
Paul Chan
in conversation with
Samer Shehata
Friday February 28/ 3:00 PM 5:30 PM
Kevorkian Center/ 50 Washington Square South/
Screening Room
New York artist Paul Chan recently spent one month (Dec. 2002 Jan. 2003) in Baghdad as a member of the Iraq peace team, a project of Voices in the Wilderness, a Nobel Peace prize nominated group working to end the sanctions against Iraq. The goals of IPT are to rally support for resisting a war on Iraq and publicize the effects of a possible or ongoing US assault on Iraqi civilians.
Chan will show photographs and talk about his work and experiences in Baghdad. He will offer a glimpse into the cultural, political and culinary life of Iraqi citizens living under the weight of the UN sanctions and the threat of another war.
The presentation will be followed by a conversation between Paul Chan and Dr. Samer Shehata of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Professor Shehada is a leading expert on Middle East politics who recently traveled to Iraq as part of the National Council of Churches’ (USA) delegation.
For more information on the Iraq peace team project:
http://www.iraqpeaceteam.org
For more information on Paul Chan’s work in Baghdad:
http://www.nationalphilistine.com
This event is free and open to the public. Persons with a disability who may need assistance are requested to call
The Center for Media, Culture and History at 212.998.3759 in advance.
Program subject to change.
Barbara Abrash
Associate Director
Center for Media, Culture and History
New York University
25 Waverly Place
New York, N.Y. 10003
212.998.3759; fax 212.995.4730
barbara.abrash@nyu.edu
www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/media