A Sound from Endless Desert: A Conversation with Abduweli Ayup and Screening of "Behind the Mask"

Monday, November 25, 2024 | 3:00PM-4:30PM | SOS B40 | RSVP

EASC Guest Speaker Series: Talk by Abduweli Ayup with Faculty Moderator Prof. Travis Major (Linguistics) 

Abduweli Ayup, an Uyghur scholar and activist, will give a presentation about the Uyghur people and the current crisis they face. This will be followed by a screening of the documentary "Behind the Mask," which is centered on his experiences as a survivor of a Uyghur internment camp and subsequent opportunity to confront a former guard from his camp; however, he must consider the effect on his children, who witnessed his arrest. The documentary will be followed by a Q&A.
 

This event is co-sponsored by the USC Center for International Studies and Center for Advanced Genocide Research.