IRIS: https://IRIS.unica.it/cris/rp/rp07887

Curriculum:

International and Area Studies. History. Spaces. Society.

Project title: Diasporas in Lebanon. Women's traditional handicraft as a space of action and cultural narrative.

Starting from the historical and geographical context of Palestinian diaspora communities in Lebanon, the research addresses the social processes of meaning-making around craft practices perceived as traditional. It focuses on the activity of embroidery (tatriz) performed by Palestinian women, and recently declared UNESCO heritage. The research takes an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating an analysis of historical sources and an ethnographic approach to fieldwork, for which is planned a ten-month stay in Lebanon.