Public and Private Memory of the Lebanese Civil War

Abstract

The conflict-ridde n mode rn his tory of the Middle Eas t provide s a fe rtile and as ye t rathe r une xplore d s oil for me mory s tudie s. One of the mos t inte re s ting cas e s in point is the me mory of the civil war in Le banon (19 75-Public and private memory of the Lebanese civil war.

The Uses of Oral History in Cyprus and Borneo: Memory and Identity

“…Теоретическая и прикладная лингвистика, 2016, 2 (3), [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] 15…”

“…Реакции испытуемых на вопросы, заданные корреспондентами, и особенности использования лексических единиц в ходе интервью отражают степень го-товности испытуемых говорить о своём печальном опыте во времена политической не-стабильности на границе. Полученные интервью могут найти широкое применение при анализе дискурса и для корпусных исследований.Теоретическая и прикладная лингвистика, 2016, 2 (3), [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] 15 …”

Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon

“…The constant interactions between different communities, sometimes harmonious and sometimes confrontational; sometimes along intra confessional lines and sometimes transgressing confessional boundaries, is indeed an essential feature of the Lebanese society -be it in violent or in peaceful times. 103 As often when it comes to communication, what is being said is less important than how it is being said. This is especially true in a context were matters of religion can easily become sensitive political issues.…”

“…The square is to be thoroughly rearranged, largely according to a design devised by ia + s, a team of Greek architects led by 143 On the initiatives by the Hariri family in Tripoli, see: Tine Gade, De la genèse à la désintégration : la crise du champpolitico-religieux à Tripoli, Liban (1967Liban ( -2011 Antonis Noukakis145 who won the first prize of an international competition.146 Their winning scheme suggests a profound metamorphosis for this historical axis (see Fig. 6 [102][103] while the Sarkis-led proposal suggested a rupture with the subversive character of the square by designing an almost floating set of buildings that aimed at redefining the notion of maidān but at the same time seemed to lack the necessary rootedness with its history to accomplish this (p. 82). 146 For a detailed and well documented analysis of the competition and the transformations proposed by three prized schemes, see: Guillaume Éthier, Patrimoine et guerre: reconstruire la place des martyrs à Beyrouth, Editions MultiMonde -Institut du patrimoine de l'UQAM, 2008.…”

The collectivization of lebanese national identity from contending historical narratives. (c2014)

“…The political influence of the different political stakeholders as well as the interference of ideological projects, affected the writings of the scholars about the civil war during that period. This made the civil war documentations subjective and biased depending on the background and political affiliation of the historian (Haugbolle, 2011). The Lebanese, despite their religious and political belongings,…”