In collaboration with Msheireb Museums, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is hosting a forum on “Global Energy Cultures: How Energy Shapes our Everyday Lives.” Every aspect of our contemporary lives is shaped by energy; societies are fully dependent on the accessibility and availability of energy products, whether in the form of hydrocarbons or alternative energy sources. At the intersection of academic and artistic perspectives, scholars, artists, and practitioners engage in discussions around the broad theme of “energy.” The aim of the conversations is to make academic research accessible to the public through a series of multidisciplinary talks and cultural events.
Day 1 Program: Saturday, December 9, 2023
Registration
8:00 – 9:00 AM (ongoing throughout the day)
Location: Msheireb Museums, Company House Annex, Bin Jelmood House, Mohammed bin Jassim House
***NOTE: Visitors are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes.
Welcome
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Location: Company House Open Courtyard
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
9:45 – 11:00 AM
Everywhere Invisible: Household Energy Use
Location: Mohammed bin Jassim House, Temporary Exhibition Space
Nadya Sbaiti, Georgetown University in Qatar, Moderator
Marwa Koheji, New York University Abu Dhabi
Diana Montaño, Washington University in St. Louis
Abigail Harrison Moore, University of Leeds
Energyscapes: Putting Energy in Place
Location: Company House Annex
Firat Oruc, Georgetown University in Qatar, Moderator
Jumanah Abbas, Qatar Museums
Nelida Fuccaro, New York University Abu Dhabi
Natalie Koch, Syracuse University
Youth Voices for Sustainable Futures
Location: Bin Jelmood House, Covered Courtyard
James Olsen, Georgetown University in Qatar, Moderator
Zaina Khalil, Georgetown University in Qatar
Raikhan Primbetova, Georgetown University in Qatar
Sarah Shamim, Northwestern University in Qatar
Shikoh Zaidi, Georgetown University in Qatar
Artist Talk and Exhibition: I Can Only See Shadows
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Bin Jelmood House, Lower Gallery
Vicky Googasian, Georgetown University in Qatar, Moderator
Marissa Benedict, Artist
David Rueter, Artist
Lunch
12:00 – 1:15 PM
Location: Bin Jelmood House, Lower Gallery
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:30 – 2:45 pm
Artist Talk and Exhibition: Civil Architecture
Location: Mohammed bin Jassim House, Temporary Exhibition Space
Jumanah Abbas, Qatar Museums, Moderator
Ali Karimi, Artist & Architect, Civil Architecture
Heritage Spaces and Energy Futures
Location: Company House Annex
Nouf Al-Thani, Georgetown University in Qatar, Moderator
Hafiz Ali Abdulla, Msheireb Properties
Astrid Kensinger, VCUarts Qatar
Hiroki Shin, Queen’s University Belfast
Energy Africa: Past, Present, Future
Location: Bin Jelmood House, Covered Courtyard
James Hodapp, Northwestern University in Qatar, Moderator
Michael Degani, University of Cambridge
Veronica Jacome, Temple University
Damilola Olawuyi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Michelle Pressend, University of Capetown
Energy on Screen: Short Film Program
3:00-5:00 PM
Location: Msheireb Novo Cinema (Screen #5), Galleria Mall
Q&A with the filmmakers:
Dale Hudson, New York University Abu Dhabi, Moderator
Bassam Alasad & Abeer Bayazidi, Greener Screen
Lakshmi Sharma & Srishti Mehra, Chambal Media
Suzi Mirgani, CIRS, Georgetown University in Qatar
Art Activity: The Search for Power
5:15 – 5:45 PM
Location: Company House Annex
By Tania El Khoury and Ziad Abu-Rish
Sign up at registration desks for a guided group experience.
Opening Night: Keynote Conversation & Dinner
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Mohammed bin Jassim House, Open Courtyard
Dean Safwan Masri, Georgetown University in Qatar, Moderator
Victor Ehikhamenor, Visual Artist, GU-Q Artist-in-Residence
Day 2 Program: Sunday, December 10, 2023
Registration and Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15 AM (ongoing throughout the day)
Location: Msheireb Museums, Company House, Bin Jelmood House, Mohammed bin Jassim House
***NOTE: Visitors are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes.
Breakfast will be served in Bin Jelmood House Lower Gallery
Artist Talk: The Search for Power
9:15 – 10 AM
Location: Bin Jelmood House, Lower Gallery
Katia Arfara, NYU Abu Dhabi, Moderator
Ziad Abu-Rish, Bard College
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
10:15 – 11:30 AM
Architecture and Energy: Dialogue with Practitioners
Location: Mohammed bin Jassim House, Temporary Exhibition Space
Akel Ismail Kahera, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Moderator
Noor Abdelmageed, The Royal Commission for AlUla
Ibrahim Jaidah, Arab Engineering Bureau
Penélope Plaza, University of Reading
Energy and Democracy
Location: Company House Annex
Trish Kahle, Georgetown University in Qatar, Moderator
Ziad Abu-Rish, Bard College
Laleh Khalili, University of Exeter
Victor Seow, Harvard University
Resilience and Maintenance: Energy and Urban Infrastructures
Location: Bin Jelmood House, Covered Courtyard
Anto Mohsin, Northwestern University in Qatar, Moderator
Sulfikar Amir, Nanyang Technological University
Mona Harb, American University of Beirut
Cecilia Ibarra, University of Chile
Veronica Jacome, Temple University
Artist Talk: In Conversation with Omar El Akkad
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Bin Jelmood House, Lower Gallery
Sheetal Majithia, New York University Abu Dhabi, Moderator
Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Location: Bin Jelmood House, Lower Gallery
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
2:15 – 3:30 PM
Msheireb Walking Tours
Meeting point: The Company House, Open Courtyard
Tour 1: Msheireb Smart City (75 minute guided tour)
Tour 2: Mapping Migration Memories Exhibition (30 minute guided tour)
Sign up at registration desks
Work and Workers: Towards Energy Justice
Location: Company House Annex
Zahra Babar, CIRS, Georgetown University in Qatar, Moderator
Ewan Gibbs, University of Glasgow
Peyman Jafari, College of William & Mary
Trish Kahle, Georgetown University in Qatar
Munira Khayyat, New York University Abu Dhabi
Globalizing the Anthropocene
Location: Bin Jelmood House, Covered Courtyard
Dana Luciano, Rutgers University, Moderator
Liz Chatterjee, University of Chicago
Ryan Cecil Jobson, University of Chicago
Brittany Meché, Williams College
Plenary | Decolonizing Energy: Palestine and Beyond
3:45 – 4:45 PM
Location: Mohammed bin Jassim House, Open Courtyard
Sami Hermez, Northwestern University in Qatar, Moderator
Noura Alkhalili, Radboud Universiteit
Muna Dajani, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestine Natural History Museum
Artist Talk and Music Performance
4:45 – 5:30 PM
Location: Mohammed bin Jassim House, Open Courtyard
Daniel Crawford, Scientist/Music Composer, University of Alaska – Anchorage
Doha String Quartet, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra:
Lorena Mănescu (violin)
Dimitri Torchinsky (violin)
Andrea Mereuta (viola)
Christoph Schmitz (cello)
The Music Program:
“Planetary Bands, Warming World” by Daniel Crawford
Music composed using scientific data from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Surface Temperature Analysis, GISSTEMP v4.
“Gute Nacht” from Winterreise by Franz Schubert
“The Storm” from “Summer” by Antonio Vivaldi
Closing Remarks and Reception
5:30 – 6 PM
Location: Mohammed bin Jassim House, Open Courtyard