ARAB COMICS – Opening Reception
February 15, 2018

ARAB COMICS: 90 YEARS OF POPULAR VISUAL CULTURE 
Opening Reception

February 15, 2018
5:00–8:00pm

Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery
23 Essex St
Beverly, MA 01915

Arab Comics: 90 Years of Popular Visual Culture is a traveling exhibition with a public mission to employ comics as a critical platform for learning about the rich histories and geographies of pop culture in the Middle East; and engage broad audiences in critical discussions of media stereotypes about Arabs and how they shape our world view. The exhibit was first made possible in 2015 thanks to the sponsorship of Brown University’s Middle East Studies Program and the support of the Sawwaf Arabic Comics Initiative at the American University of Beirut. Translations for the exhibit have been provided through the sponsorship of University of California Berkeley’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. To highlight the diverse contributions of Arab comic makers the artwork selected for this exhibit is organized around three themes, spanning from 1920s Egypt until Lebanon today: Originals, Adaptations and Contemporary Comics.