Formerly known as the Moroccan‑American Studies Lab, housed within the esteemed Faculty of Letters and Humanities at Ben M'sik, Hassan II University of Casablanca, our laboratory aims to carry out state-of-the-art research in linguistic studies, education and communication studies, and literary and cultural studies while relating scientific research with multidisciplinary development.
Led by Lab Director Abdelaziz Boudlal and Associate Director Mohamed Sghir Syad, the Language, Society and Culture Studies Laboratory (LSCS-Lab) is a pioneering research institution dedicated to exploring the complex intersections between culture, literature, education, and language. Through its main research groups, LSCS-Lab aims to deepen our understanding of the cultural, social, and political dynamics, while also addressing critical issues of identity, citizenship, and educational equity. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and engaging with stakeholders, LSCS-Lab seeks to generate insights that contribute to academic scholarship, inform public discourse, and promote cross-cultural understanding and cooperation.
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The Narratology and Cultural Discourses Lab (NCD-L) and Language, Society and Culture Studies Lab (LSCS-L) under the auspices of the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Ben M’sik, Casablanca, Morocco, and in partnership with the College of Staten Island, CUNY, are organizing the international conference "Transatlantic Dialogues Between Morocco and the United States: Popular Culture and the Rewriting of History" on December 17-18, 2026.
The conference examines popular culture as a primary historical source for rewriting history from below and deconstructing dominant narratives. Researchers are invited to submit papers addressing epistemological revisions, living memory, comparative Moroccan and US case studies, and digital historiography.
Abstracts up to 300 words in Arabic, English, or French are due by July 20, 2026.
Send submissions including your current position, affiliation, and a short academic biography to culturalhistory.uh2c@univh2c.ma
The Ben M'Sik-Casablanca Faculty of Letters and Humanities was founded in 1984. From the outset, it has had a cultural and artistic vocation, reflected in a wide range of cultural activities at both national and international levels, and above all through its highly competent staff, who have always worked at both local and international levels.
Our facutly offers a diverse range of educational opportunities spanning various disciplines. We boast a total of 9 departments, each dedicated to providing quality education and research. Within these departments, there are 16 undergraduate programs. Complementing these undergraduate offerings are 8 master's programs. Moreover, our commitment to advanced education is reflected in the provision of 10 doctoral programs, dedicated to nurturing academic excellence and innovation across all levels of study.