BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23561@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Book Presentation: Open Archief 4.0 – A History that Never Arrived DTSTAMP:20260608T211455Z DTSTART:20260621T130000Z DTEND:20260621T150000Z DESCRIPTION:Join on 21 June 2026 for the final publication launch of the Op en Archief\nresidency project with researcher Wassila Abboud\, who’s joine d by contributor\nFrançoise Vergès.\n\nDeveloped through Open Archief 4.0\ , Abboud’s publication\, A History that Never\nArrived – Mediations on the Liminalities of Mahdi Amel\, engages with the archive\nof Lebanese Marxis t philosopher Mahdi Amel\, exploring how revolutionary\nhistories continue to shape political realities in the present.\n\nDrawing on her research\, Françoise Vergès\n[https://framerframed.nl/mensen/francoise-verges/] refl ects on the histories of\ncommunism and internationalist movements across the Global South during the 40’s\nto 80’s\, tracing unexpected connections between anti-colonial struggles that\nemerged across different geographie s. She also addresses how colonial techniques\nof governance\, surveillanc e and social control were tested and developed in\nplaces such as her home of Réunion\, and were later used within the French\nmetropole\, revealing the circulation of colonial power.\n\nThe conversation explores questions central to both Abboud and Verges’ work: how\nrevolutionary and decolonia l movements experience defeat and setback\; how state\nrepression\, libera l integration and anti-communism shaped the trajectories of\nanti-colonial struggles\; and what forms of domination continue to saturate our\ncontem porary life. Vergès draws on her own familial history growing up in\nRéuni on and Algeria\, within a communist social context. Both Abboud and Verges \nthink through what these unfinished struggles can teach us about the pre sent.\n\nProgramme\n\n15:00 Doors Open\n15:10 Introduction\n15:30 Presenta tion by Françoise Vergès\n16:10 Discussion led by Wassila\n16:20 Audience Q&A\n16:35 Drinks\n\nPublication\n\nA History that Never Arrived—Mediation s on the Liminalities of Mahdi Amel\nWassila Abboud devoted herself to tra nscribing\, translating and reactivating the\nrare twenty-minute recording of the 1987 lecture Culture and Revolution الثقافة\nوالثورة by the Lebane se Marxist philosopher Mahdi Amel. As part of the Open\nArchief residency project\, Abboud uses this archival material\, not as a\nreflection of a p eriod in history but instead of a political condition (‘of\npermanent revo lution’) that remains unresolved.\n\nOpen Archief\n\nOpen Archief is made possible by the support of its founding members Beeld &\nGeluid and Nieuwe Instituut\, as well as the ongoing support of the International\nInstitut e of Social History and Framer Framed. We also want to thank the many\nart ists\, researchers\, designers\, community members and heritage profession als\nthat have devoted their time and energy to uphold and co-create every output of\nthe project. To learn more about the project\, visit www.opena rchief.com\n[https://www.openarchief.com/].\n\nThis event is in English. A dmission is free\, pay what you can.\n\nDo you also think art should be fr ee and accessible? Please consider supporting\nus with a donation when reg istering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend\n[https://framerframed.nl/o ver-ons/friends/]!\n\nThis event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly le t us know in advance if you\nprefer not to have your picture taken. For se ated programmes\, places are always\nmade available for wheelchair users. Please speak to the host before the\nprogramme begins.\n\nFramer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education\, Culture and Science\;\nAmsterdam Fund for the Arts\; Municipality of Amsterdam\; and VriendenLoterij\nFond s. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/book-presentation-open-archief-40-a-his tory-that-never-arrived GEO:52.3568405;4.9323245 LOCATION:Framer Framed - Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\, 1093KS Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,books,community,dapperbuurt,discussion,lecture,q& a X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join on 21 June 2026 for the final publication launch of the Open Archief residency project with researcher Wass ila Abboud, who’s joined by contributor Françoise Vergès< /strong>.

Developed through Open Archief 4.0, Abboud’s publication, A History that Never Arrived – Mediations on the Liminalities of Mahdi Ame l, engages with the archive of Lebanese Marxist philosopher Mahdi Ame l, exploring how revolutionary histories continue to shape political reali ties in the present.

Drawing on her research, Françoise Vergès reflects on the histories of communism and internationalist movements acro ss the Global South during the 40’s to 80’s, tracing unexpected connection s between anti-colonial struggles that emerged across different geographie s. She also addresses how colonial techniques of governance, surveillance and social control were tested and developed in places such as her home of Réunion, and were later used within the French metropole, revealing the c irculation of colonial power.

The conversation explores questions ce ntral to both Abboud and Verges’ work: how revolutionary and decolonial mo vements experience defeat and setback; how state repression, liberal integ ration and anti-communism shaped the trajectories of anti-colonial struggl es; and what forms of domination continue to saturate our contemporary lif e. Vergès draws on her own familial history growing up in Réunion and Alge ria, within a communist social context. Both Abboud and Verges think throu gh what these unfinished struggles can teach us about the present.

Prog ramme

15:00 Doors Open
15:10 Intro duction
15:30 Presentation by Françoise Vergès
16:10 Discussion led by Wassila
16:20 Audience Q&A
16:35 Drinks

Publication

A History that Never Arrived—Mediations on the Liminalities of Mahdi Amel
Wassila Abboud devoted herself to transcribing, translating and rea ctivating the rare twenty-minute recording of the 1987 lecture Culture and Revolution الثقافة والثورة by the Lebanese Marxist philosopher Mahdi Amel . As part of the Open Archief residency project, Abboud uses this archival material, not as a reflection of a period in history but instead of a pol itical condition (‘of permanent revolution’) that remains unresolved.

O pen Archief

Open Archief is made possible by the support of its founding members Beeld & Geluid and Nieuwe Instituut, as well as the ongoing s upport of the International Institute of Social History and Framer Framed. We also want to thank the many artists, researchers, designers, community members and heritage professionals that have devoted their time and energ y to uphold and co-create every output of the project. To learn more about the project, visit www.openarchief.com.

This event is in English. Admission is fre e, pay what you can.

Do you also think art should be free and access ible? Please consider supporting us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend!

This event may be photographed and f ilmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your pictur e taken. For seated programmes, places are always made available for wheel chair users. Please speak to the host before the programme begins.

< em>Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sc ience; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and Vriende nLoterij Fonds.

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