Joseph Zeidan Inaugural Lecture: "The Canonization of the Greco-Roman Form of Theater in the Arab World’"

This lecture will explore the ramifications of introducing the Greco-Roman form of theater into the Arabic culture in the middle of the 19th century. It will describe the process in which the European aesthetic was able to supplant the indigenous theatrical aesthetic. Zeidan will propose a new approach for writing the history of Modern Arabic theater.  More infromation, and to RSVP, visit artsandsciences.osu.edu/inaugural-lectures-14-15.