Concepts and practices of patrimonialisation in the Middle East, although primarily imported from Europe during the last phase of Ottoman rule and the colonial mandate/period, have been reinterpreted and given new meanings and aims in the postcolonial era. I investigate a local re-conceptualisation of heritage practice, put forward by Damascenes involved in the heritage policies of Syria’s capital city. I also focus on the marginalisation of groups of people considered unfit to be part of the heritage, which is a common outcome of patrimonialisation. Finally, I explore some questions related to the ethnographical study of the global social spaces that are frequently labeled as “heritage-scapes.”Les concepts et pratiques de patrimonialisatio...
This thesis examines gentrification in the historic centre of the Syrian capital Damascus prior to ...
The last hundred years of Ottoman rule in Syria saw the incorporation of Damascus into the world eco...
International audienceThe concept of authenticity, as defined in international circles between the 1...
Concepts and practices of patrimonialization in the Middle East, although primarily imported from Eu...
In this paper I will discuss the politics of recovery and revitalization of “the Old City” of Damasc...
This thesis examines the heritage question, and seeks to understand social dynamics in progress with...
The heritage process in urban centres transforms the relationship between actors and the historic to...
Cultural heritage in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been deliberately targeted o...
La thèse examine, à partir de la question patrimoniale, les dynamiques sociales en cours dans des vi...
The ethnographic study of architecture shows that building and restoring practices play an active pa...
[EN] Cultural heritage is in danger in Syria, as in all the world heritage cities. Historical buildi...
This thesis argues that heritage is as much about people as it is about places and objects, employin...
The ethnographic observation of patrimonialization in Damascus, SAR, shows that in each stage of the...
textThis dissertation explores the ways in which the historic preservation of the Old City of Damas...
International audienceCapital cities of Arab countries in the Mediterranean have difficulty managing...
This thesis examines gentrification in the historic centre of the Syrian capital Damascus prior to ...
The last hundred years of Ottoman rule in Syria saw the incorporation of Damascus into the world eco...
International audienceThe concept of authenticity, as defined in international circles between the 1...
Concepts and practices of patrimonialization in the Middle East, although primarily imported from Eu...
In this paper I will discuss the politics of recovery and revitalization of “the Old City” of Damasc...
This thesis examines the heritage question, and seeks to understand social dynamics in progress with...
The heritage process in urban centres transforms the relationship between actors and the historic to...
Cultural heritage in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been deliberately targeted o...
La thèse examine, à partir de la question patrimoniale, les dynamiques sociales en cours dans des vi...
The ethnographic study of architecture shows that building and restoring practices play an active pa...
[EN] Cultural heritage is in danger in Syria, as in all the world heritage cities. Historical buildi...
This thesis argues that heritage is as much about people as it is about places and objects, employin...
The ethnographic observation of patrimonialization in Damascus, SAR, shows that in each stage of the...
textThis dissertation explores the ways in which the historic preservation of the Old City of Damas...
International audienceCapital cities of Arab countries in the Mediterranean have difficulty managing...
This thesis examines gentrification in the historic centre of the Syrian capital Damascus prior to ...
The last hundred years of Ottoman rule in Syria saw the incorporation of Damascus into the world eco...
International audienceThe concept of authenticity, as defined in international circles between the 1...