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Algeria: historical struggles and imagined utopias

Thu 28 - Fri 29 May 2026 , 09:30 - 17:00

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Venue
The Marshall Building, London School of Economics, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY
Facilities
Baby changing facilities, Wheelchair accessible venue

For further information about accessibility at this event, please email [email protected].

Event series
The British Academy Conferences

British Academy Conferences bring together scholars from around the world to present, discuss and consolidate new research in the humanities and social sciences.

Algeria: Historical Struggles and Imagined Utopias is a multidisciplinary conference supported by the British Academy and organised by the LSE Middle East Centre and the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University.

From the Independence struggle to exciting recent developments in Algerian political, social, cultural and economic fields, Algeria carries important historical legacies to learn from. Prioritising decolonising, feminist and other innovative approaches, this conference will bring together scholars working on Algeria to promote, share and celebrate recent research.

The conference forms a key part of a wider initiative by academics in the UK to revive and energise UK scholarly networks focussing on Algeria.

Convenor

  • Dr Jessica Northey, Coventry University

Conference Manager

  • Nadine Almanasfi

Advisory Committee

  • Ikram Berkani
  • Martin Evans
  • Latefa Guemar
  • Jim House
  • Robert Lowe

Speakers

  • Dr Yahia Benyamina, CRASC research centre, Oran
  • Dr Ikram Berkani, Coventry University
  • Professor Patrick Crowley, University of Galway
  • Professor Philip Dine, University of Galway
  • Sarah El Hamed, Performance artist
  • Dr Mairéad Ní Bhriain, Mary Immaculate College
  • Professor Claire Eldridge, University of Leeds
  • Professor Martin Evans, University of Sussex
  • Nassima Gessoum, Film maker
  • Francis Ghiles, CIDOB Barcelona
  • Dr Latefa Guemar, University of East London
  • Dr Slimane Hargas, Paris Nanterre University
  • Professor Dónal Hassett, Maynooth University,
  • Dr Jim House, University of Leeds
  • Nadja Makhlouf, Photographer and film maker
  • Dr Jessica Northey, Coventry University
  • Professor Zahia Salhi, University of Sharjah
  • Kamel Salmi, Sorbonne Nouvelle University
  • Dr Tamara Dee Turner, Indiana University
  • Professor Michael Willis, Oxford University
  • Abderrahmane Hadj Nacer, Economist and former Governor of the Bank of Algeria (1982-85)

Further information

Registration is open now.

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