Decolonizing Surfing: A View From Morocco


street art of a surfer in a wave curl on the side of a building in Morocco

Presented by the Center for the Middle East and North Africa and co-sponsored by the Film and Digital Media Department.

Date: Thursday, November 13
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Location: Communications Building, Room 150 (Studio C)

Join us for a film screening featuring documentaries by Arté and Moroccan director Ilias El Faris, followed by a panel discussion exploring the history of surfing and the ramifications of surf tourism for Morocco, led by Yasmine Benabdallah (PhD Candidate, Film and Digital Media), Michael Vann (Professor of History, California State University, Sacramento), and Soufiane Belmkadden (Black Surf Santa Cruz).

For more information and to RSVP, please visit The Humanities Institute events page.

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