Day Timetable The Arab Spring - University of Brighton - Faculty of Arts

THE ARAB SPRING
Day Symposium to mark the 1 st Anniversary of the
Tunisian Revolution
Friday 13 th January 2012
Boardroom (M2) Grand Parade
Symposium Timetable
9.15 Registration opens and refreshments Grand Parade Reception
9.50 Introduction from Dr Graham Dawson, Centre Director & Dr Dora
Carpenter-Laitiri, Symposium programmer
Session One:
10.00 – 11.30 Chair: Dr Dora Carpenter-Latiri
Session Two:
11.45 – 13.15
Speaker 1:
Jim.G Livesey
“Revolution(s): Arab revolutions and the French Revolution
paradigm.”
Speaker 2:
Haifa Zangana, Author and journalist:
“Arab Spring in Baghdad: prospects and challenges.”
(15 minute break)
Chair: Prof Nejet Mchala
Speaker 1:
Dr Dora Carpenter-Latiri
“Rewriting the Tunisian Constitution, debates on linguistic identity
and room for change.”
Speaker 2:
Mahmoud ali Hamad Researcher and journalist:
“Will peaceful demonstrations alone topple Assad? Syria and the
hope for a Tunisian scenario.”

13.15 – 14.15 Lunch
Session Three:
14.15 – 15.45
Chair: Julia Winckler
Speaker 1:
Nejet Mchala University of Carthage-Tunis:
“Dis-oriented Post Revolution Tunisia: globalised beards and veils.”
Speaker(s) 2:
Karin Jansche & Julia Winckler, University of Brighton:
“Photographs of Tunisia during the Ben Ali Era”
Speaker 3:
15.45 – 16.00 Break
Emir Ben Ayed, Tunisian Photo-journalist:
“A whole year in the History of Tunisia”
(15 minute break)
16.00 – 17.00 Plenary Session:
17.00 End.