Essays about: "Majlis an-Nuwwab"

Found 1 essay containing the words Majlis an-Nuwwab.

  1. 1. Set in Stone: Power Mediation through French Colonial Architecture in Lebanon’s Majlis an-Nuwwab

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Chaton Smedra Chamoun; [2019]
    Keywords : Architecture; French colonial architecture; Lebanon; Majlis an-Nuwwab; Colonialism; Power;

    Abstract : This thesis will provide an analysis of the current Parliament building in Beirut, which is called Majlis an-Nuwwab, and was built by the French colonial state that ruled over Lebanon. It will examine to what extent it has theoretically contributed to the mediation of the French colonial power over Lebanon, through the analytical framework provided by Njoh and Bigon, along with a theoretical framework offered by Kim Dovey. READ MORE