Abstract
In her own photo-text series, Leslie Hakim-Dowek attempts to map out a personal “archaeology” encompassing the Lebanese Civil War (1975_1990) and exile. A parallel is drawn between a personal tale and the many transformations of Beirut from a magical place to a war-torn no-man’s land and finally to become a totally sanitized urban space. A process of mental mapping is delineated marking the sites of violence, personal trauma and the ever-shifting boundaries in a city seen in a constant process of erosion and dissolution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 587-596 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Contemporary French and Francophone Studies |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |