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Part 1 & 2 with Rosemary Sayigh
This Episode is in English with an Arabic language introduction.
An interview with Dr Rosemary Sayigh, anthropologist and researcher who has pioneered the use of Oral history, particularly in documenting the narrative of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. She has published extensively, including two seminal books:
- Palestinians: From Peasants to Revolutionaries. Zed Press. (1979)
- Too Many Enemies: The Palestinian Experience in Lebanon. Zed Books. (1993)
Her most recent title is the edited anthology, Becoming Pro-Palestinian: Testimonies from the Global Solidarity Movement. I.B. Tauris (2024).
Interviewed and produced by Samar Kanafani.
Sound editing and post-production: Majd Al Hamwi.
(With support from Muzna Al-Masri).
This podcast was produced by the Arab Council for the Social Sciences’ (ACSS) Working Group on “Ethnography and Knowledge in the Arab Region”.
Palestinians: From Peasants to Revolutionaries. Zed Press. (1979)
- Too Many Enemies: The Palestinian Experience in Lebanon. Zed Books. (1993)
Becoming Pro-Palestinian: Testimonies from the Global Solidarity Movement. I.B. Tauris (2024)
Music by - Faraj Suleiman - It's Field Trip Day (ToyBox live album - 2018) - www.farajsuleiman.com
References mentioned in the interview - مصادر ومشاريع ذُكرت في المقابلة
- Gaza Writes Back
– كتاب من إعداد د. رفعت العرعير، الذي استشهد في غارة إسرائيلية على غزة في كانون الأول/ديسمبر 2023
justworldbooks.com/books-by-title/…za-writes-back/
- مشروع حكايات جدودنا، والذي قامت به بالتعاون مع باحثين وباحثات فلسطينيين منهم السّيدة خلود حسين والسيدة بشرى مغربي والسيد محمود زيدان والسيدة حسناء مكداشي
palestine.mei.columbia.edu/oral-history-project
7ekayatjdudna.wordpress.com/
Further reading about Rosemary Sayigh
Doumani, B., & Soukarieh, M. (2009). A Tribute Long Overdue: Rosemary Sayigh and Palestinian Studies. Journal of Palestine Studies, 38(4), 6–11. doi.org/10.1525/jps.2009.38.4.6
To listen to the podcast
Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/ethno-knowledge/03-part-3-rosemary-sayigh-how-is-ethnography-useful
