AUKReview 12th Volume Launch Event

The Department of English and the Department of Art and Graphic Design at AUK hosted a launch event for the 2017-2018 edition of the AUKReview. The journal is AUK’s annual student-run arts publication. Composed of works from across the AUK community, it features poetry and prose in English and Arabic, as well as photographs and designs. The 2017-2018 edition marks the 12th volume of the publication.

The event gave audience members an idea of the successes and struggles that went into creating the Review. Dr. David Hadbawnik, Faculty Supervisor and Chair of the Department of English, began the launch by acknowledging the immense amount of work that went into producing the publication. He emphasized the students’ role in producing the publication, as all materials are student-produced and edited. Reflecting on the Review’s distinctive qualities, Dr. Hadbawnik said, “The AUKReview is unique in that it’s a completely student-generated, full-color, high-quality publication that the University produces every year to showcase student writing, art, and images. I don’t know of another quite like it in all the institutions I’ve worked with. In recent years we have attempted to raise the profile of the writing portion of the journal by featuring contests in poetry and fiction, both in English and Arabic, with prizes for the student winners.”

The goal of continuing to improve the Review was clear throughout the event. Associate Professor William Andersen, Art Advisor and Chair of the Department of Art and Graphic Design, discussed possible collaborations with the Art and Graphic Design Student Club while working on the next edition. The club will help publicize the Review, and members will also serve on the jury board to select the work that will be published in the next edition.
 
This year’s 131-page edition of the Review is a beautiful tribute to the creative abilities of the AUK community. Publication of the AUKReview was supervised by Dr. Hadbawnik, Prof. Andersen, and Assistant Professor Joon Won Lee. The cover and design were created by AUK student Amal Shaher, and the student editors were Abdulrahman Al-Azmi, Nawaf Al-Mahdi, Amal Singer, Ghadeer Ghafour, and Aisha Al-Meshawet. The journal included winners of the second annual English language poetry and fiction contest, as well as a collaborative translation project (English to Arabic) by student Abdullah al-Qouz under the direction of Assistant Professor Inas Mahfouz, with an introduction by Assistant Professor Katherine Hennessey.

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12th Volume of the AUKReview