Faedah Totah, Associate Professor of Political Science, will talk about her new book, "Preserving the Old City of Damascus" (Syracuse University Press, 2014).
In "Preserving the Old City of Damascus," Totah examines the ways in which this urban space became the site for negotiating new economic and social realities.One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a major cultural and religious center, Damascus is a repository of numerous civilizations, ancient and modern, that embody the collective national as well as Arab/Islamic memory. Although a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, the Old City only attracted the interest of investors toward the end of the last century. The historic neighborhoods of greater Damascus became the focus of private investment when the government encouraged a more market-based national economy.
October 7, 2015
7PM
Multipurpose Room, Second Floor (room 250), Cabell Library
Admission is free and all are welcome!
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