Professor Farouk Y. Seif’s open lectures on cultural identity
11/03/2008 - 14:00 - 14:00
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On 3rd and 5th November prof. Farouk Y. Seif from Antioch University
Seattle (USA) will hold two lectures at Tallinn University.
Professor Farouk Y. Seif was born in Egypt, in a Copt family. He emigrated
to the USA in 1977. His area of study is environment planning, more
specifically urban architecture with its importance and meaning for culture
and society. His research also focuses on re-interpretation of Ancient
Egyptian cultural experience for modern society. Farouk Y. Seif has founded
Isis Institute that supports students’ intercultural study tours to
Egypt. He has published several articles and organized exhibitions in Egypt
(Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor), USA (Washington, Texas, Ohio etc) and Sweden.
Lecture on 3rd November: “Images, Text, and Folklore: the Preserverance
of Ancient and Coptic Patterns in Egyptian Society”. The cultural
heritage of Ancient Egypt and Copts (Christians in Egypt) has deeply
ingrained in modern Egyptian society. Although ancient monuments and
archetypes seem to belong to the past, their presence can still be traced
in various aspects of modern life. Different cultural areas where ancient
and modern are connected -art, literature, language use and modern
folklore- will be analyzed in the lecture.
Lecture on 5th November: “The Challenge of Place Making and the
Resurgence of Cultural Identity”. Modern society, thriving for cultural
homogeneity, is oriented towards results and standards. Globalization could
be seen as a means for widening one’s cultural identity. The main
questions of the lecture will be: How is cultural identity coded and
de-coded in the world where everything is globally produced and
interpreted? How can ethnic principles be implemented while designing
one’s living environment? How can cultural identity be kept in the
globalizing world?
Professor Farouk Y. Seif is a guest of Tallinn University Institute of
Estonian Language and Culture.
Working language for both lectures is English. Lecture rooms: Narva Rd 29
(K-240)- 3rd November; Uus-Sadama 5 (U-218)- 5th November. Both lectures
begin at 14.30.
Seattle (USA) will hold two lectures at Tallinn University.
Professor Farouk Y. Seif was born in Egypt, in a Copt family. He emigrated
to the USA in 1977. His area of study is environment planning, more
specifically urban architecture with its importance and meaning for culture
and society. His research also focuses on re-interpretation of Ancient
Egyptian cultural experience for modern society. Farouk Y. Seif has founded
Isis Institute that supports students’ intercultural study tours to
Egypt. He has published several articles and organized exhibitions in Egypt
(Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor), USA (Washington, Texas, Ohio etc) and Sweden.
Lecture on 3rd November: “Images, Text, and Folklore: the Preserverance
of Ancient and Coptic Patterns in Egyptian Society”. The cultural
heritage of Ancient Egypt and Copts (Christians in Egypt) has deeply
ingrained in modern Egyptian society. Although ancient monuments and
archetypes seem to belong to the past, their presence can still be traced
in various aspects of modern life. Different cultural areas where ancient
and modern are connected -art, literature, language use and modern
folklore- will be analyzed in the lecture.
Lecture on 5th November: “The Challenge of Place Making and the
Resurgence of Cultural Identity”. Modern society, thriving for cultural
homogeneity, is oriented towards results and standards. Globalization could
be seen as a means for widening one’s cultural identity. The main
questions of the lecture will be: How is cultural identity coded and
de-coded in the world where everything is globally produced and
interpreted? How can ethnic principles be implemented while designing
one’s living environment? How can cultural identity be kept in the
globalizing world?
Professor Farouk Y. Seif is a guest of Tallinn University Institute of
Estonian Language and Culture.
Working language for both lectures is English. Lecture rooms: Narva Rd 29
(K-240)- 3rd November; Uus-Sadama 5 (U-218)- 5th November. Both lectures
begin at 14.30.