Language Policy, Poetry, Music, Fitness, and Film
Join the Kurdish Political Studies Program and the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures as we celebrate the Kurdish New Year. There will be a panel, poetry, music and a documentary screening sharing new insights on Kurdistan. There will also be refreshments served.
Timeline:
11 a.m. – 12:30 pm: Panel
Jaffer Sheyholislami, Ph.D.
Professor, Carleton University (Canada)
“Linguistic Human Rights in Kurdistan: Denial or Recognition?"
Diana P. Hatchett, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of the South (Sewanee: Tennessee)
"Exercising Sovereignties and Shaping Identities in Iraqi Kurdistan's Fitness Industry."
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Break
1:30 – 2:30 pm: Poetry Readings & Music
2:30 – 3:30 pm: Documentary Screening
Kim Polo (Writer), and Jose Polo-Cueto (Star):
Don't Forget Them (2020), Director: Kamaran Karym
Moderators:
Tyler Fisher, Ph.D. Associate Professor, UCF
Haidar Khezri, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UCF
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