October '15
“The World as a Battlefield: The Migration of Syrian Contemporary Art and the Prospects of Continuity in Hosting Countries” study conducted by researcher Jumana Al-Yasiri is part of this year’s “Cultural Priorities in Syria” project, which was launched by Ettijahat: Independent Culture in 2012, and focuses on producing cultural research and studies carried out by several researchers and activists working in the field of cultural policy. A book that includes a number of completed research papers tackling the question of challenges facing cultural work in Syria’s current condition will follow publication and is edited by researchers and academics from various specialisations.
It is worth noting that the “Cultural Priorities in Syria” project was launched in parallel with the foundation of the Core Group for Cultural Policy in Syria which is part of “Cultural Policy in the Arab Region” programme’s framework, launched by Al Mawred Al Thaqafi in 2009. The programme seeks to develop cultural policy in Arab countries and improve the conditions of cultural work through forming national working groups that bring about change at the level of cultural policy. Ettijahat functions as the programme’s regional coordinator. Link