Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971): Patron of the Arts and Crafts [Moving Biographies]
Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (Professor of Modern Arabic and Comparative Literature, AUB) talks to Sarah Sabban (PhD Candidate in History, AUB) about her doctoral research on the life of Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971) and how it was entwined with the formation of Lebanese heritage and early nation-building in Lebanon.
About MOVING BIOGRAPHIES
This series brings together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decenter life writing. It is a collaboration between LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.
