Contesting Narratives, Locating Power: Updates from Jadaliyya's Second Co-Sponsored Conference on the Arab Uprisings

Jadaliyya and Lund University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies are co-sponosring a conference entited "Arab Uprisings: Contestining Narratives, Locating Power," being held in Lund, Sweden, on 25-28 April 2012.

Over the span of two-and-a-half days, over forty scholars, artists, activists, and opposition figures will meet in roundtable formatt to discuss a range of themes, case-studies, and issues related to the Arab uprisings. Those in attendence include Haytham Manna', Alaa Shehabi, and Nabeel Rajab.

Jadaliyya will be tweeting highlights from the conference (follow the #JadLund) as well as updating this post with text, images, soundbites, and videos.

Conference discussions:

• Locating Power, Spaces, and Paces of Protest
• Political Subjectivities: Agency and Mobilization
• Political Economy and Social Justice
• Globa Connections: Diasporas, Diffusions, and Networks
• Rediscovering Cultural Expression: The Underground, Techniques, and Underground Culture
• Theorizing the Uprisings
   

[Conference participants during the first session of the conference. Image by Jadaliyya editors]