The Master’s Program in Middle Eastern Cultural Studies in collaboration with the Master’s Program in American Studies at UGM is organizing a public lecture with the theme “Globalization amongst Middle Eastern and American Cultural Identity” on Friday, May 17, 2024. The KBTT UGM program is featuring a guest lecturer from Egypt, Prof. Dr. Sherif Saad Mohammed Elgayyar, who is currently a professor at Bani Suef University. The lecture will be attended by Prof. Dr. Sangidu, M.Hum., a Distinguished Professor of Arabic Literature, along with students from both study programs.
Prof. Elgayyar explained that the concept of identity and cultural politics is closely related to the idea of ‘home.’ Home influences an individual’s identity, such as gender, race, or ethnicity, which in turn affects how they interact with and interpret their home. The relationship between individual identity and home shapes physical spaces, including urban planning and area revitalization. This, of course, also results in the construction of social images of “difference” that form a community and the character of the society in that environment.
