May 3, 7:00 PM: Film screening and panel discussion: Havana Habibi

Please join us for a screening of the documentary Havana Habibi, followed by a Q&A between Ghenwa Hayek, Assistant Professor of Modern Arabic Literature at UChicago; Lailah Farah, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies, and Critical Ethnic Studies at DePaul College; and Tiffany Madera, co-director and producer of “Havana Habibi.” Location: Saieh Room 146 The film looks at the cross cultural exchange and inter-migration between Africa, Cuba, and the USA; what it means to be a Cuban Belly-dancer in Revolutionary Cuba as well as the Diaspora, and travels throughout time, geography and space to tell a human story of healing, transformation, empowerment, liberation and Identity through the sensual metaphor of Bellydance. Havana Habibi website: https://www.havanahabibi.com/havana-habibi Havana Habibi trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCFDYu2d4xc We are also hosting a second event: Beledi Dance Workshop with Tiffany Madera 10am-12pm, Saturday, May 4th Urbanity Dance Studio 1611 N Sheffield Ave 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60614 Free and Open to the Public--join us! Generously sponsored by: The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (University of Chicago) The Center for Latin American Studies (University of Chicago) The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (University of Chicago) The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality (University of Chicago) The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (University of Chicago) The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture (University of Chicago) Urbanity Dance Studio https://urbanitydancechicago.com/ If you have any questions or need accommodations please contact Amina Dreessen at adreessen@uchicago.edu.

Date: May 3, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM