Ahmed Mongey (Born 1990)
Mongey@gmail.com
Educational Background
Central European University, MA Sociology and Social Anthropology – 2022
Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences – 2016
Cairo University, BA Economics – 2011
Exhibitions/Performance/Talks
Asphalt Opening – Asphalt- 2022
Roznama 8 – Medrar – 2021
Digital Residency Artist Talk with Thomas Blank – Goethe Egypt – 2021
“On Utopia and Dystopia” presentation as part of “Intro to sci-fi seminar” – Behna -2021
History of Independent Publishing in Egypt talk – CIC – September 2020
Roznama Studio Research Forum – Medrar – November 2019
“The Ex-Clown, The Fan, The Stranger, and I” live drawing performance – CIC- August 2019
Nights with Rodents Zine Exhibition – Place Des Arts – February 2019
End of the year Exhibition – Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts – September 2015
The Outcome of the Collage Workshop – Darb1718 – June 2013
Publications
Halal Fanzine – 2020 (Submission)
An Alternative History of Print Translation – Self Published – 2019
Translation Lab Year Book – CILAS- 2016
Workshops
Riso Workshop with Sarah El Farhan – Beit Waraq – 2019
Lighthouse Project Cairo Workshop – Townhouse – 2018
Cultural Innovators Network (CIN) Conference in Berlin – CIN – 2017
Townhouse Workshop Series – Townhouse – 2012
Residencies/Fellowships/Awards
Digital Residency – Goethe Egypt – 2020
After Hours Residency – Darat Al Funun – 2020
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) Creative and Critical Writing grant – 2020
Artists Grants 2019/2020- British Council Egypt – January 2020
Studio Roznama Residency – Medrar- 2019
Participation Grant – Mophrdat – 2018
Academic Conferences
Speaker – TRANSLATING KNOWLEDGE: FROM THEORY TO PRAXIS – June 2023, Central European University.
Speaker – Sixth Conference of the Arab Council for Social Sciences, May 2023, “Producing Critical Knowledge in the Arab Region”, “Alternative and Liberatory Knowledge Production” panel.
Speaker- 4th international conference on Anthropology of urban conflict, November 2022, “Urban memories and socio-territorial conflicts” Panel – University of Barcelona.
Speaker- Vienna Anthropology Days 2022, October 2022, “Exploring everyday narratives in the shadow of conflict: uncovering social meanings in the Middle East and beyond” Panel – University of Vienna.