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Polish – Palestinian Academic Seminar

National Narratives – Between the Memory of the Past and Strategies for the Future

October 2, 2018

Arab American University, Ramallah, Palestine

9:30 - 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:20 Welcoming Remarks

The Arab American University President, Dr. Ali Zeidan

Representative of Poland to Palestine, Dr. Bukowska-McCabe

10:20 – 10:35 Presentation by Dr. Kornelia Kończal “Othering the Memory and Memories of the Others. Polish-German Experiences”

10:35 – 10:50 Presentation by Dr. Abdul Rahman Haj Ibrahim “National Narratives – Comparative Study”

10:50 – 11:05 Presentation by Dr. Małgorzata Głowacka-Grajper “Social Memory in Poland”

11:05 – 11:25 Coffee Break

11:25 – 11:40 Presentation by Dr. Dalal Iriqat “Palestinian Nation Branding via Public Diplomacy”

11:40 – 11:55 Presentation by Dr. Konrad Pędziwiatr “Narrating Palestine in Contemporary Poland”

11:55 – 12:10 Presentation by Dr. Nahed Habiballah “Moving Forward: An All Inclusive Palestinian National Narrative”

12:10– 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 - 13:15 Questions & Answers Session – moderated by Dr. Anna Paluszek

13:15 – 14:00 Poster Briefing - Open discussion - process of building a Palestinian narrative for today/tomorrow

Academic discourse on both days would be enriched by audio-visual and print exhibition connected to the subject of narrative building (oral history, collective memory, etc) in Palestine – exhibits by Amer Shomali and Mohammad Sabaaneh