Sarah Griswold: Resurrecting the Past: Archaeology and the Coloniality of Knowledge in the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
May 7, 2026, 18:00-20:00 Online-Lecture Language: English Discussant: Ceren Abi (Middle East Studies Association – MESA) How did heritage science abet the mandate regimes that took shape from 1918? This talk examines how the French mandate in Syria and Lebanon used archaeology, preservation, and museums to produce political authority after the First World […]