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The Department of Communication Arts is excited to present Professor Samer Al-Saber as the featured speaker for the 2024 Silversides Theatre Artist Series. Entitled
<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Devising Freedom: Lessons from Palestinian Theatre</span> this special event<span style="font-weight: bolder;"> </span>is co-sponsored by the Study of Palestine Research Support Fund, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Studies
in Islamic and Arab Cultures.</div>
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<b>WHEN:</b> Monday, March 18, 3:00 to 4:30 PM</div>
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<b>WHERE:</b> Theatre of the Arts, ML - Modern Languages</div>
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<b>Samer Al- Saber</b> is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at Stanford University. As artist/scholar, his fieldwork intersects with theatre practice as a director and writer. Before joining Stanford, he has taught at various institutions
(Davidson College, Florida State University) on a wide range of topics, including Conflict and Theatre, Arab Theatre and Culture, Palestinian Theatre, Staging Islam and American Politics, and Orientalism and the Victorians. </div>
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