presentations

Conference Presentations:

Abughannam, Rana. 2025. “Maps: Evidence: Hebron Rehabilitation Committee’s Counter-Archive.” Paper presented at the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) 2025 Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 1.

Abughannam, Rana. 2022. “Countering The Map | Inhabiting The Blurred.” Paper presented at Counter-Mapping the City, organized by Counter-Mapping Philippines Network, March 15.

Abughannam, Rana, and Sarah Khasib. 2019. “Palestine’s Spatio-Temporal Fragmentation: Mapping the Narrative of Hebron’s Division.” Paper presented at ISUF 2019: XXVI International Seminar on Urban Form – Cities as Assemblages, Nicosia, Cyprus, July 1.

Abughannam, Rana. 2018. “Before Victims: The Primacy of the Object in Reconstructing the City.” Paper presented at Art, Materiality, and Representation, British Museum, London, UK, June 1.

 

Abughannam, Rana. 2014. “Memory, Place, and Tourism: Uses and Dangers.” Paper presented at Rural Areas: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities for Their Conservation and Development, Birzeit University, Palestine, April 10.

Invited Presentation:

Abughannam, Rana. 2025. “Heritage Beyond.” Public lecture in conversation with Mohamad Nahleh, Spatial Justice Lecture Series, University of Oregon, May 7.

 

Abughannam, Rana. 2024. “Learning from Hebron: Resistance Through Built Heritage Rehabilitation.” Presented at the Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series – Fall 2024, Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, November 7.

 

Abughannam, Rana. 2024. “The Counter-Colonial: The Agency of Architectural Rehabilitation as a Form of Resistance in Hebron, Palestine.” School-wide lecture, Carleton University, November 5.

Abughannam, Rana. 2024. “Innovation and Resilience: Counter-Colonial Tactics in the Old City of Hebron.” Online public lecture, Dalhousie Architecture Students Association, Dalhousie University, May 23.

Abughannam, Rana. 2024. “en(COUNTER)s in Palestine: On Grounded Knowledge and Method.” Public lecture at the Arriscraft Canada Brick Speaker Series | Winter 2024: From the Field, University of Waterloo, March 7.

Abughannam, Rana. 2023. “en(counter)s from Hebron: On Anti-Colonial Practices within the Old City.” Presented as part of the Responsive Dialogues Series, Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, December 4. Session included a presentation by Nadi Abusaada (ETH Zurich) and a conversation moderated by Hicham Safieddine (UBC).

Abughannam, Rana. 2019. “Destruction and Reconstruction: Physical Evidence of a Post-Conflict Condition.” Presented at the Afternoon Intersections Discussion Series, Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Canada, November 22. Session included a presentation by Emelie Cameron and a conversation moderated by Fiona Wright.