Fantasmic Objects: Art and Sociality from Lebanon, 1920-1950

by Kirsten L Scheid and Kirsten L. Scheid

Book Overview

In Lebanon, the study of modern art--rather than power or hierarchy--has compelled citizens to confront how they define themselves as a postcolonial nation.

In Fantasmic Objects, Kirsten L. Scheid offers a striking study of both modern art in Lebanon and modern Lebanon through art. By focusing on the careers of Moustapha Farrouk and Omar Onsi, forefathers of an iconic national repertoire, and their rebellious student Saloua...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253064244
• ISBN13: 9780253064240
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher