With examples from Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon and Syria, this panel focuses on the histories of imaginaries of the future with case-studies from the 1930s to the 1980s. Collectively, the panel draws on discussions and representations of political futures in novels, magazines, and intellectual thought.
Part of the Symposium The Future in Arab Media and Cultures (20 May 2022, London School of Economics), led by Omar Al-Ghazzi (LSE / EUME Fellow 2018-21) and Abeer Al-Najjar (American University of Sharjah).