This symposium celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication, and reflects on evolving concepts and methodologies of “the global” in the field of communication and media studies. Held March 22-23, 2023 at the University of Pennsylvania.

Discarded Visions is a virtual exhibit curated by Eszter Zimanyi to accompany the Fall 2022 special issue of Spectator on the theme of “waste.” The exhibit features the work of five different visual artists: Crispin Hughes, Jan Ijäs, Elizabeth (Liz) Miller, Nisarg, and Szilvia Ruszev. Each artist takes a different approach to waste as material and conceptual matter. Their works are accompanied by original soundscapes designed by multi-modal artist Philip Meyer.

Watching Socialism: The Television Revolution in Eastern Europe, co-curated by The Wende Museum, Sabina Mihelj, and Susan Reid, ran from June 23 - October 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA.

The University of Southern California’s Middle Eastern Film Screening Series showcased films from the Middle East and North Africa to the campus community. The films’ directors or invited experts from the region participated in live Q&A discussions following screenings. Co-organized with Camillia Shofani from 2015-2018. Moderated discussions included: The Wanted 18 with director Amer Shomali, Warring Factions with director Justin Mashouf, and Head On (directed by Fatih Akin).

(B)orders of Empire: Colonial Pasts, Imperial Presents, and Implicate Futures of the Global Middle East was held at the University of California, Irvine on April 20, 2018. Sponsored by the University of California Humanities Research Institute.

Special event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Gillo Pontecorvo’s masterpiece, The Battle of Algiers. Featuring special guest Sohail Daulatzai in conversation with Olivia C. Harrison. Held at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts on February 28th, 2017. Co-organized with Alex Ago and Camillia Shofani. Sponsored by the Division of Cinema and Media Studies, Department of Middle East Studies, Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, Department of French and Italian, and the School of International Relations.

Co-organizer of the 2015 Women’s Voices Now Film Festival. Hosted by the Levantine Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA, June 6-7th. Women’s Voices Now is a non-profit organization that uses film to drive positive social change and advance women’s and girl’s rights globally.

With director Iva Radivojevic. Held at the University of Southern California as part of the Cinematheque108 Screening Series, February 20, 2015.

Curated by Sohail Daulatzai, Histories Absolved was on view in Los Angeles from November 15 - December 13, 2014. The exhibit featured rare posters created by Cuba’s OSPAAAL (Organization for Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America) between the 1960s - 80s. Sponsored by the LA/Islam Arts Initiative.

A 120-page commemorative catalog accompanying Return of the Mecca: The Art of Islam and Hip Hop, curated by Sohail Daulatzai in partnership with the LA/Islam Arts Initiative. The limited edition catalog contains an extended interview with Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), essays by Chuck D (Public Enemy) and Sohail Daulatzai, and photographs, artwork, and ephemera from the exhibit. Return of the Mecca ran in Los Angeles from October 4 - November 22, 2014.