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2023
“How I love the place you have no idea:
Poetic Language and Sensory Stimuli in the Arab Quarter of
The Alexandria Quartet,” presentation at “DocTalks,” online.
DocTalks is an inter-institutional platform for architecture and urbanism PhDs Showcased the urban experience of a fictional character.
2022
“Here Once Lay the Body of the Great Alexander: From Poetic Imagination to Dwelling in Alexandria,” presented at International Lawrence Durrell Society Conference, online.
2022
“Here Once Lay the Body of the Great Alexander: From Poetic Imagination to Dwelling in Alexandria,” presented at London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, online.
“Placed Appearances: Narrative, The Space of Appearance, Place,”
A dialogue with Dr. Sophia Basaldua-Sun from The Metropolitanist (@themetropolitanist).
Our discussion covered various themes, including the city, place, narrative, the space of appearance, Hannah Arendt, and city novels.
2020
2020
“Justine in Place: World City in The Alexandria Quartet,” presentation at “World Cities in 19th and Early 20th Century Literature” in Northeast Modern Language Association 51st Annual Convention (NeMLA), Boston University.
This was a presentation about the exploration of urban cosmopolitanism in literature.
2017
Architecture and Cinema
A lecture series exploring the shared experiential ground of cinema and architecture, featuring a collaboration between the architecture and cinema departments. Curated and presented by Ali Reza Shahbazin, SCAD University, 2016-2017.
Architecture in North by Northwest
A presentation on the Architectural Elements in Hitchcock’s Films.
Architecture in Rebecca
Gothic Literature, Cinema, and Architecture: Exploring Gothic Elements in “Rebecca.”
Architecture in Blade Runner
Dystopian Architecture: Exploring the Dystopian Aesthetic in “Blade Runner” at AIAS Movie Night, SCAD.
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