Event Details
When:
Wed, Feb 4, 2026, 12pm - 1:20pm
Location:
Online: Zoom
In-Person at WWU
Fairhaven Auditorium
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, The Ray Wolpow Institute, Center for Law, Diversity and Justice, Department of English, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni
Description
Check out this video to watch the Traces of Enayat: What the Archive Remembers.
Drawing on Traces of Enayat, this discussion examines various approaches to engaging with the archive and confronting its absence. It explores how the lack of an archive can itself reshape narrative—altering our positionality and expanding the possibilities for telling stories that resist the flattening of the past.
The World Issues Forum series is free and open to the public. Talks are held at 12:00pm in Fairhaven College Auditorium, on the top floor of the Fairhaven College main building to the rear (east) side. If you enter from the west entrance (halfway between the second and third floor facing parking lot 12A), take the half-flight of stairs to the left and continue to east side of the building from there. You'll see the door to the auditorium a little to your left.
Join us at WWU or online on Zoom!
World Issues Forum updates are available online.
The views expressed in the World Issues Forum do not necessarily reflect those of Western Washington University.
Featuring:
Iman Mersal is an Egyptian poet, essayist, translator, and Professor at the University of Alberta. She is the author of five poetry collections and two nonfiction books, including the award-winning Traces of Enayat. Her work appears widely in English, and she was a 2024–25 Cullman Center Fellow at the NYPL.
Questions and Accommodations
- Your point of contact for this event is Fairhaven College. Call (360) 650-6680 or visit the World Issues Forum website.
- Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is appreciated. Please mention your needs when registering.
- There will be auto-captions for the Zoom webinar.
Visitor Parking at WWU on Weekdays
- Mon-Fri, 7:00am-4:30pm: limited paid parking is available at the south C lots and north 6V and 7G lots.
- Purchase your permit at the lot pay stations or use the Parkmobile app.
- More parking details for campus visitors are available online.
Parking at WWU on Weekdays for Visitors with Disabilities
- Mon-Fri, 7:00am-4:30pm: both a WWU permit and state disability placard are needed.
- Purchase your permit at the pay stations in lot C or 6V or use the Parkmobile app (use Zone 1200). This allows parking in any disability space. If these are full, you can use a non-reserved space nearby.
- More parking details for campus visitors with disabilities are available online.