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Welcome to Kaifan

Posted in KU on June 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »

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Back to school

Posted in KU on February 16, 2009 | 9 Comments »

In Kaifan there is a new scattering of lawn chairs, I’ve detected at least 10, like those you see in the picture. Not bad. And a shaded seating arrangement that includes a table in the center is actually very useful for campus. I think they would serve their purpose rather well when I take my [...]

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Film Week

Posted in Culture, KU on November 23, 2008 | 11 Comments »

The Department of English language & Literature
Presents
Film Week
Featuring
Orientalism in Film
23-27 November 2008, 7 pm
Ceremonial Hall
(across from Al Ahli Bank)
Khaldiya Campus, Kuwait university
Free Admission

23 November 2008
The Sheik
Directed by George Melford
Featuring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres
USA, 1921, 80 minutes
Silent/English
24 November 2008
Edward Said: On Orientalism
Directed by Sut Jhally
Documentary
USA, 1998, 40 minutes
English
25 November 2008
Casablanca
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Featuring Humphrey Bogart [...]

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Term Begins with a Tidy Office

Posted in KU on October 9, 2008 | 16 Comments »

First week of school’s over. Students don’t seem too bad, some already promising. Office as noisy as ever, as crowded as ever, as filled with food as ever, but with a bonus. This year I have Santa’s little helpers … well … Hanan’s little helpers. Consider the following images of students ’slaving’ in my office. [...]

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