NNA - The American University of Beirut (AUB) is organizing the Etel Adnan Symposium: “in the night in the night we shall find knowledge love and peace.” The event will take place on campus at the IFI Auditorium (Basile Antoine Meguerdiche Conference Hall), on Feb. 23-24, 2023.

In homage to Etel Adnan, this symposium brings together academic research with personal testimonies and cultural practices to explore her life and work across languages, cultures, and exiles. Etel Adnan received significant international acclaim as a visual artist over the past decade for work in a range of mediums, including painting, drawing and tapestry. However, she was also a powerful master of words, experimenting in a wide array of forms – as a journalist, novelist, essayist, activist, and poet philosopher. All of her work is deeply grounded in a humanistic approach, embracing the universe in critical yet joyful and visionary ways.

This symposium is accompanied by an exhibition of Etel Adnan’s private papers, which she generously bequeathed to the American University of Beirut, film screenings, a staged reading, and a music concert.

This event is open to the public, all are welcome.

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