Selim, G orcid.org/0000-0001-6061-5953, Mohareb, N and Elsamahy, E (2022) Disseminating the Living Story: Promoting Youth Awareness of Lebanon Contested Heritage. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 28 (8). pp. 907-922. ISSN 1352-7258
Abstract
This article introduces an intervention framework to build the capacity of Lebanese youth to participate in effectively preserving Beirut’s heritage. Despite the current sectarian politics, enabling the youth to voice their narratives of the lived everyday contestation could herald their substantial contribution to the city’s urban reconciliation and peace-making process with the past. Through interviews and focus groups within the wider academic community, NGOs, and activists in Lebanon, the youth reflected on their interpretations of contestation and which elements of the local contested heritage are authentic. We argue that such authenticity is gained through lived space and experience, as we engage with emerging work that grasps authenticity as a subject of performance, negotiation, and experience.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Gehan Selim, Nabil Mohareb and Eslam Elsamahy. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Heritage Studies on 14 July 2022, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13527258.2022.2099445. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Beirut; Contested heritage; empowerment; memory; participation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2022 10:23 |
Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2024 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13527258.2022.2099445 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:188781 |