Symposium: Heritage and the Arab Spring

Feb 28, 2014, Freer Art Gallery, Washington DC

Location

Off Campus

Date

February 28, 2014 (All Day Event)

Description

The Arab Spring has launched political shifts that were once considered impossible. The movement also has increased global awareness of the power of social movements and the potential of technology and social media as agents of large-scale change. At the same time, the human cost in some places, notably Syria, has been extraordinarily high and continues to climb. Moreover, damage to important historical monuments and urban centers and the looting of archaeological sites has led some to call the Arab Spring a “Dark Autumn” for cultural heritage.

[Click on the website link for more information, the full program, and speaker biographies.]