ROUND TABLE
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The MAP Round Table gathers an international cohort of thinkers to discuss a particular theme, with conversation ranging across disciplines and viewpoints. Past themes have included Movement & Migration and Resistance; in June 2026, the theme will be Non-Human Communication.
The Round Table format enables communication between specialists in diverse fields, enacting MAP’s broader mission to foster inter-disciplinary collaboration. Each participant presents a brief lecture, aligned with their area of expertise; this is followed by a moderated discussion with the audience, involving both Round Table and Atelier participants.
PAST PARTICIPANTS
June 2026 – Non-Human Communication
Hilary Callahan, plant biologist, USA
Aminatta Forna, author, UK and Sierra Leone
Melissa Franklin, particle physicist, USA
Vikram Gadagkar, ornithologist, USA and India
Peter Godfrey-Smith, author and biologist, Australia
Margret Grebowicz, cynologist and philosopher, USA and Poland
Alexandra Horowitz, cynologist, USA
Dino Martins, entomologist, Kenya
Joshua Plotnik, elephant biologist and comparative psychologist, USA and Thailand
David Rothenberg, philosopher and musician, USA
Daniela Rus, AI and robotics researcher, USA and Romania
Daphna Shohamy, cognitive neuroscientist, USA and Israel
Christine Webb, primatologist, USA
October 2025 – Resistance
Curated by Tabitha Jackson and Kirsten Johnson
Issa Amro, peace activist and documentary subject, Palestine
Annouchka de Andrade, curator and filmmaker
Hicham Falah, curator and filmmaker, Morocco and France
Rami Farah, actor and filmmaker, Syria and France
Tomer Heymann, filmmaker, Israel
Leigh Heiman, film producer, Israel
Gladys Joujou, film editor, Lebanon
Rasha Salti, curator and film critic, Lebanon and France
Velma Šarić, journalist, Bosnia
Elia Suleiman, filmmaker, Palestine
June 2025 – Movement & Migration
Joelle Abi-Rached, author and professor, Lebanon
Philippe Bellaïche, cinematographer and documentary filmmaker, Israel/France
Lina Chawaf, journalist and activist, Syria
Catherine Conybeare, author and professor; Italy, UK, and USA
Mark Gevisser, author and journalist, South Africa
Jeremy Harding, journalist, France and UK
Eva Illouz, author and professor, France and Israel
Rachel Leah Jones, documentary filmmaker, Israel/France
Achille Mbembe, author and professor, Cameroon and South Africa
Sarah Nuttall, author and professor, South Africa
Robert Worth, journalist, USA