Off the Grid: Maps and Mapmakers in 20th Century Egypt
Lecture: “Off the Grid: Maps and Mapmakers in 20th Century Egypt”
Wednesday, Feb 22 | 12:00 -1:00pm
Online – Zoom Link
Duke University
Wednesday at the Center welcomes Chloe Bordewich who will share a presentation focused on several 20th century Egyptian train maps held by Duke University Libraries. Chloe Bordewich is a writer and researcher focused on the history of information and the politics of historical narrative in the Arab world. She holds a Ph.D. in history and Middle Eastern studies from Harvard University and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research.
Sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC) and Duke Libraries