Sara Mourad's guest appearances

Sara Mourad

The Gateway - A Podcast from the Middle East

The Beirut Banyan

Mona Fawaz

Andrew Smith

Shadi Hamid

Hani Hassan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Quassim Cassam

Gina Haspel

Fred Scharmen

Daniel Dennett

Tariq Ali

Arthur Holland Michel

Qassem Soleimani

Alexander Thurston

Kim Ghattas

Vladimir Putin

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0:00 Intro4:49 Paralysis13:38 Justice22:05 Irrational Optimism30:44  'We Wait for their Return'43:59 ResilienceWe're with Sara Mourad for Episode 212 of The Beirut Banyan.We discuss her recent AlJumhuriya and Rusted Radishes personal essays and reflect on the cycle of prosperity and ruin that came to define modern Lebanon. The conversation delves into the aftermath of the recent Beirut blasts, the persistent demands of protestors and a post-war generation dealing with tragedy once more.We also talk about 'perpetual return', 'irrational optimism' and the constant search for passion, hope and home.Sara Mourad is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the American University of Beirut and co-directs the Women &amp; Gender Studies Program.Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal:https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirutOr donating through our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyanSubscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram &amp; Twitter:@thebeirutbanyanAnd check out our website:www.beirutbanyan.comMusic by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.

0:00 Intro 4:49 Paralysis 13:38 Justice 22:05 Irrational Optimism 30:44 'We Wait for their Return' 43:59 Resilience We're with Sara Mourad for Episode 212 of The Beirut Banyan. We discuss her recent AlJumhuriya and Rusted Radishes personal essays and reflect on the cycle of prosperity and ruin that came to define modern Lebanon. The conversation delves into the aftermath of the recent Beirut blasts, the persistent demands of protestors and a post-war generation dealing with tragedy once more. We also talk about 'perpetual return', 'irrational optimism' and the constant search for passion, hope and home. Sara Mourad is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the American University of Beirut and co-directs the Women &amp; Gender Studies Program. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut</a> Or donating through our Patreon page: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan</a> Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram &amp; Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: <a href="http://www.beirutbanyan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.beirutbanyan.com</a> Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.

Ep.212 (Video): Perpetual Return with Sara Mourad

Resilience

word that gets tossed around international press coverage of conflicts, poverty, or general deprivation is “resilience,” which refers to the ability for a society to endure hardship.Stories of unmitigated disasters and unspeakable horror can be turned into hopeful human-interest stories simply by packaging the tragedy within a narrative of ‘resilience,’ and overcoming.Today I’m speaking with Sara Mourad, an Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the American University of Beirut, on how this ‘resilience’ narrative took hold in post-war Lebanon, and how it naturalizes otherwise preventable injustices.

word that gets tossed around international press coverage of conflicts, poverty, or general deprivation is “resilience,” which refers to the ability for a society to endure hardship. Stories of unmitigated disasters and unspeakable horror can be turned into hopeful human-interest stories simply by packaging the tragedy within a narrative of ‘resilience,’ and overcoming. Today I’m speaking with Sara Mourad, an Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the American University of Beirut, on how this ‘resilience’ narrative took hold in post-war Lebanon, and how it naturalizes otherwise preventable injustices.

Beirut's Explosion and the Death of the Resilience Narrative, with Sara Mourad