Deena Mohamed in Glasgow
Launch of the Centre for Comparative Literature and Translation (School of Modern Languages and Cultures), with the celebrated Egyptian comic artist Deena Mohamed, in conversation with Sha Nazir (Publishing consultant - Terry Pratchett Estate), and Professor Susan Bassnett (Comparative Literature)
College of Arts School of Modern Languages and Cultures Stirling Maxwell Centre
Date: Tuesday 28 May 2024 - Wednesday 29 May 2024
Time: 16:30 - 19:00
Venue: John Smith's Bookstore (University of Glasgow)
Category: Public lectures
Speaker: Deena Mohamed
A joint Stirling Maxwell Centre & Centre for Comparative Literature and Translation event
Deena Mohamed in conversation
Deena Mohamed (independent comic artist)
Sha Nazir (Terry Pratchett Estate)
John Smith’s bookshop, Fraser Building
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 4.30 p.m.
A pre-launch event for the new Centre for Comparative Literature and Translation, with Sha Nazir, publishing consultant (Terry Pratchett Estate) and founder of Glasgow Comic Con, in conversation with award-winning comic artist and translator Deena Mohamed.
Your Wish is My Command and self-translation
Deena Mohamed (independent comic artist)
Susan Bassnett (University of Glasgow)
Wolfson Medical Building, Yudowitz Lecture Theatre
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 4.30 p.m.
Prof Susan Bassnett in dialogue with Deena Mohamed, acclaimed Egyptian designer and comic artist, whose self-translated graphic novel, My Wish is Your Command (Shubeik Lubeik in Arabic original) won the 2023 Women Writers in Translation Prize.
All welcome. Free, but ticketed. See website for details.
