FWD: “Inventing Home: The Making of Lebanon and the Lebanese Diaspora” by Akram F. Khater
In this afikra FWD, Gustavo Racy forwards a book on the Lebanese diaspora by Akram F. Khater, Inventing Home: Emigration, Gender, and the Middle Class in Lebanon, 1870-1920. Inventing Home delves into the stories of these travels, shedding much-needed light on the impact of emigration and immigration on the development of modernity.
Note: The presenter is not an expert on this subject but is sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in the subject.
About the afikra Community Presentations
A community member delivers an in-depth presentation on a topic related to the Arab world’s history and culture during a one-hour online event. The presentation is the culmination of a month-long afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. The goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity, research, and share some knowledge. Each presentation is followed by a moderated Q&A with questions coming from the live virtual audience on Zoom.
Sources and Further References
Jorge Amado. 2012. The Discovery of America by the Turks. London: Penguin.
Banning Eyre. “A.J. Racy: The Lebanese Diaspora in Brazil and the U.S”.
https://afropop.org/articles/a-j-racy-the-lebanese-diaspora-in-brazil-and-the-u-s
Ghassan Hage. 2021. The Diasporic Condition. Ethnographic Explorations of the Lebanese in the World. Chicago: Chicago University Press.
Milton Hatoum. 2013. “Brazilian Arabesques”. Mashriq & Mahjar, 1 (2), pp. 3-13.
Albert Hourani & Nadim Shehadi (eds.). 1993. The Lebanese in the World. A century of emigration. London: Centre for Lebanese Studies; I.B. Tauris.
Ameen Rihani. 2012. The Book of Khalid. New York: Melville House
The Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies - https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/
Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.