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Painting, Photography, Drawing. From Africa and Its Diaspora

Painting, Photography, Drawing. From Africa and Its Diaspora

A brief introduction to visual arts in Africa and the African diaspora through a selection of articles and interviews.

2022

Elisa Pierandrei

Elisa Pierandrei

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Pinned

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Oct 9, 2022

Art, photography from Africa and its diaspora: an eBook

Elisa Pierandrei’s collection of articles and interviews depicts a continent on the move —

Art, photography from Africa and its diaspora: an eBook

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Jun 4

Dieci cortometraggi di registi iraniani contemporanei

Negli anni il cinema iraniano ha esplorato a fondo i temi dell’oppressione, dell’appartenenza e dell’esilio, raccontando storie di…

Dieci cortometraggi di registi iraniani contemporanei

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Feb 25

Il cinema palestinese è più vivo che mai

Emergente, coraggioso, globale: è un ponte fra culture e pubblico

Il cinema palestinese è più vivo che mai

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Dec 8, 2025

Burak Çevik, radicalmente contemporaneo

Il regista e sceneggiatore turco fa un cinema necessario. Anche se i suoi film passano da festival internazionali e cine-club.

Burak Çevik, radicalmente contemporaneo

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Nov 24, 2025

Jihan K’s My Father and Qaddafi: A story of Political exile, justice, and the unbreakable bond…

We speak to Jihan K about her nine-year journey to create ‘My Father and Qaddafi’, a film born from the discovery of her father’s body in…

Jihan K’s My Father and Qaddafi: A story of Political exile, justice, and the unbreakable bond…

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Apr 27, 2025

Through one woman’s life, Youssef Rakha tells the story of post-revolution Cairo in The Dissenters

Book Club: ‘The Dissenters’ explores Egypt’s history through the eyes of a family grappling with revolution, identity, and the struggle…

Through one woman’s life, Youssef Rakha tells the story of post-revolution Cairo in The Dissenters

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Mar 5, 2025

Gaza in My Phone: Genocide documented through Mazen Kerbaj’s art

Book Club: Mazen Kerbaj’s ‘Gaza in My Phone’ confronts Israel’s genocide with pen and pencil to highlight the suffering of Palestinian…

Gaza in My Phone: Genocide documented through Mazen Kerbaj’s art

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Feb 13, 2025

Assia, la ribelle (1936–2015)

Scrittrice algerina di lingua francese e cineasta. La vita di Assia Djebar riflette l’infinita speranza di una Algeria ribelle

Assia, la ribelle (1936–2015)

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Sep 4, 2024

«Il Tumulto», un romanzo di Sélim Nassib

Lo scrittore franco libanese scava nella realtà della sua città natale Beirut, fino a riportarla alla sua essenza più brutale

«Il Tumulto», un romanzo di Sélim Nassib

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Jul 29, 2024

Joe Sacco’s comics journalism: An antidote to Palestine apathy

For decades, Joe Sacco ‘s ‘comics journalism’ has challenged readers’ perceptions of the conflict in Palestine, deconstructing a situation…

Joe Sacco’s comics journalism: An antidote to Palestine apathy

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Written and edited by the Italian journalist Elisa Pierandrei. Member OdG, sometimes professor https://aucegypt.academia.edu/ElisaPierandrei

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