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An Introduction to the New Syrian National Archive
Ali Shamseddine and John Rich
A Compressed Archive
One of the first acts the Syrian people performed when they rose up against the Assad regime was to destroy photographs and public monuments depicting Hafez al-Assad, Bassel al-Assad, and Bashar al-Assad. They proceeded to replace the national flag with another one from a bygone era. The other thing the Syrians destroyed was the notion of dynastic legacy. The relentless and predictable growth of such a legacy dictated how the Syrians occupied themselves in their…
e-flux Journal
Posted: December 1, 2014
Category
Image, War & Conflict
Subjects
Death, Video Games, Libraries & Archives, Middle East, Media Critique