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Violence and Representation in the Arab Uprisings

Knox Hall, 208


Providing a longue durée perspective on the Arab uprisings of 2011, Benoît Challand narrates the transformation of citizenship in the Arab Middle East, from a condition of latent citizenship in the colonial and post-independence era to the revolutionary dynamics that stimulated democratic participation in the region in 2011. Considering the parallel histories of citizenship and marginalization in Yemen and Tunisia, Challand develops innovative theories of violence and representation.

This event is a collaboration with Columbia Global Centers: Tunis. Due to the time difference, it will be live-streamed and the recording will be made available here.

This recording will be deleted automatically on August 12th, 2023.

Benoît Challand

Author and Associate Professor of Sociology at The New School for Social Research

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