The institute's program typically comprises eleven working days and one day off. Each working day begins at 9am and conclude by approximately 5:30pm, with coffee, lunch, and other breaks included. Each working day is comprised of three components: a site visit to research institutions or a public tour, a state-of-the-field lecture, and a seminar discussion. The order will vary depending on the day.
Please note that institute activities are closed to the public due to space limitations. Some of the information shared and developed in the course of the institute will be made available to the public with the consent of relevant participants and presenters. There will also be an institute-sponsored public event on "Research and Public Engagement" featuring local researchers working on different projects.
State-of-the-Field Lectures are designed to highlight the current state of academic literature on Lebanon in a given discipline or topic. The confirmed speakers represent an array of renowned scholars and researchers who have actively contributed to shaping the academic literature on Lebanon.
Site Visits will include archives, libraries, and research centers, as well as walking tours and public events. They are designed to enhance students’ understanding of institutional resources for researching Lebanon, as well as complicate neighborhoods, towns, cities, and the country as a lived experience.
Seminar Discussions will meet once a day, facilitated by Ziad Abu-Rish and Nadya Sbaiti. The aim here is to discuss specific texts from the institute reader, debrief on the day’s events, and/or participate in other reflective exercises.
An Institute Reader forms a central component of the program. The reading list is meant to both deepen participants' collective knowledge of the history of Lebanon, but also to expose them to some of the major works/approaches/questions in the interdisciplinary study of Lebanon. This reader is not meant to be a definitive bibliography for the study of Lebanon, but rather one that will enhance the collective experience, and deepen conversations, during the institute. Some readings will be discussed during lectures, others will be discussed during the seminar portion.
This year's summer institute is being held virtually 7-17 June 2021. It will therefore feature modified structure and itinerary to account for the various time zones from which the participants are joining and the desire to limit "virtual fatigue." We look forward to returning to our full and in-person itinerary in 2022, pandemic and other conditions permitting.
Please note that institute activities are closed to the public due to space limitations. Some of the information shared and developed in the course of the institute will be made available to the public with the consent of relevant participants and presenters. There will also be an institute-sponsored public event on "Research and Public Engagement" featuring local researchers working on different projects.
State-of-the-Field Lectures are designed to highlight the current state of academic literature on Lebanon in a given discipline or topic. The confirmed speakers represent an array of renowned scholars and researchers who have actively contributed to shaping the academic literature on Lebanon.
Site Visits will include archives, libraries, and research centers, as well as walking tours and public events. They are designed to enhance students’ understanding of institutional resources for researching Lebanon, as well as complicate neighborhoods, towns, cities, and the country as a lived experience.
Seminar Discussions will meet once a day, facilitated by Ziad Abu-Rish and Nadya Sbaiti. The aim here is to discuss specific texts from the institute reader, debrief on the day’s events, and/or participate in other reflective exercises.
An Institute Reader forms a central component of the program. The reading list is meant to both deepen participants' collective knowledge of the history of Lebanon, but also to expose them to some of the major works/approaches/questions in the interdisciplinary study of Lebanon. This reader is not meant to be a definitive bibliography for the study of Lebanon, but rather one that will enhance the collective experience, and deepen conversations, during the institute. Some readings will be discussed during lectures, others will be discussed during the seminar portion.
This year's summer institute is being held virtually 7-17 June 2021. It will therefore feature modified structure and itinerary to account for the various time zones from which the participants are joining and the desire to limit "virtual fatigue." We look forward to returning to our full and in-person itinerary in 2022, pandemic and other conditions permitting.