Wednesday, March 19 2025, All day Joe Brown Lobby + Fine Arts 400 Moshtari Hilal, an Afghan-born author and artist who lives in Germany, has written a touching, intimate, and highly political book. Dense body hair, crooked teeth, and big noses: Hilal uses a broad cultural lens to question norms of appearance-ostensibly her own, but in fact everyone's. She writes about beauty salons in Kabul as a backdrop to the U.S.invasion of Afghanistan, Darwin's theory of evolution, Kim Kardashian, and a utopian place in the shadow of her nose. With a profound mix of essay, poetry, her own drawings, and cultural and social history of the body, Hilal explores notions of repulsion and attraction, taking the reader into the most personal of realms to put self-image to the test. Why are we afraid of ugliness? -From Ugliness publisher New Vessel Press For more information, please contact Dr. Berna Gueneli (berna.gueneli@uga.edu) Itinerary 10:30 AM - Coffee Meet and Greet (in German)Joe Brown Hall Lobby 11:30 AM - Conversation with International StudentsJoe Brown Hall Lobby 12:30 PM - Artist Talk and ReadingFine Arts 400 Hilal Flyer (683.5 KB)
