Isn't the dissident quality of art intimately related to precisely its capacity of transcending mere political protest? In our post-modernist era, where art is expected to be overtly political, does it lose some of its political potential by attending to such expectations? Rayane al-Rammal works on art (&) activism in modern Lebanon. She runs a Books Review Youtube Channel. Click here to find out more about Rayane al-Rammal and her research for the MIDA project. #lebanon #art

It has been half time of the MIDA. The Team met in Paris, September 2021. The film shows Prof. Pascal Buresi and Prof. Thijl Sunier resuming and reflecting the first 2 years of the ITN-Project. Film by PS Media (ps-stories.com) Editing: Philipp Rückriem Camera: Arne Jannsen YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/LXQEBEZZ3Ow #ITN #MSCA #H2020 #EU #ISLAM #digitization #media #communication #university #academia #paris #ENIS #MIDA #CNRS #SOCIOLOGY #ANTHROPOLOGY #ARCHEOLOGY #HISTORY #ART #PH