Rethinking the Past from a Gender Lens: Working Towards Gender-Sensitive Historical Narratives in Lebanon

The Lebanese Association for History (LAH) is launching a research project focusing on gender-sensitive historical narratives on the history of Lebanon.

LAH is calling for proposals that contribute to rethinking the past from a gender lens and contribute to a gender balanced education in Lebanon. Introducing a gender balanced lens is bound to influence how the youth perceive the role of women in society; it will also encourage teachers to bring in genderised narratives to the classrooms as well as gender issues; and will eventually transform the perception of women in the general public.

This   call   involves   the   production   of   2   research    papers,    that   bring   forward

counternarratives that are inclusive and that:

• Contribute to reposition women as part of the wider narrative on the history of Lebanon pre, during and post-civil war periods.
• Bring forward the role of women in peace building during the war.
• Bring forward women’s contributions to State building since independence, at many levels including legislation, culture, politics, economic …) through emphasis on a selected and well researched group of women from different backgrounds.

Research may focus on:

• A gender balanced narrative on the history of Lebanon since independence, with particular focus on State building

Or

• The role of women in building Lebanon as a State through case studies from a variety of fields: political, legal, economic, cultural, and peacebuilding.

• This fellowship extends during the period between February 2024 and June 2024.

• Researchers will be expected to participate in a seminar to share the findings with the

  public.

  Language: Papers may be written in Arabic or English.

• Doctoral or post-doctoral fellows and academicians can apply.

  Fields of Knowledge: History and other social sciences related fields with focus on women history and peacebuilding.