Charlotte Al‐khalili
Biographic Data
| ID | 134297 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charlotte Al‐khalili |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charlotte |
| FAMILY NAME | Al‐khalili |
| SIGNATURE | AL KHALILI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sussex |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4474-4901 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Syria to Gaza
This article examines the emic comparisons drawn by Syrian revolutionaries with Palestinians and the situation of oppression and destruction in their own country, particularly with reference to Gaza. It describes the central place of Palestine in my Syrian interlocutors' framing of becoming revolutionaries, and the forms of solidarity that developed in their praxis before, during and after the 2011 revolution. It thus aims to present a counter-hi…
Present/absent futures
This article explores time and temporality in the wake of the defeat of the Syrian 2011 revolution. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Syrian revolutionaries in Gaziantep, Turkey; it argues that waiting for detainees to be freed, for return to the homeland or for the revolutionary cycle's repetition and closure, deeply modifies displaced Syrians' relation to present, past and future. Syrians' waiting thus appears reversed - directed to the pas…
Rescaling hospitality
As demonstrated in an ethnographic description of displaced Syrians living in Gaziantep, Turkey, hospitality fails when it is captured by a state that transforms ethical-religious duties into legal obligations. Indeed, Syrian "guests" cannot reciprocate state hospitality because they do not belong to the same scale; moreover, they refuse their guest status, claiming to be refugees and thus subjects of law rather than favor. This scalar confusion …
Martyrdom and Destiny in Time of Revolution
Through the ethnographic exploration of the Syrian uprising, this article shows how revolutionary actions and times are shaped by competing ideas of martyrdom. Aiming at tracing Syrian revolutionary engagement through the fragments left by martyrs and witnesses; this article argues that the urge to act now during the 2011 revolution was linked to the imminence of personal and collective endings. Through revolutionary actions, Syrian revolutionari…
Halaqas, relational subjects, and revolutionary committees in Syria
Through an ethnographic account of Syrian halaqas (Sunni religious circles) from the 1980s until the 2011 Syrian revolution, this article argues that halaqas have a revolutionary potential. The analysis demonstrates that Syrian religious circles are spaces of self-transformation that have heterotopic qualities. The Darayya halaqa studied here is a space where present and future are collapsed: a space in which future revolutionary selves and socie…
Rescaling hospitality
As demonstrated in an ethnographic description of displaced Syrians living in Gaziantep, Turkey, hospitality fails when it is captured by a state that transforms ethical-religious duties into legal obligations. Indeed, Syrian "guests" cannot reciprocate state hospitality because they do not belong to the same scale; moreover, they refuse their guest status, claiming to be refugees and thus subjects of law rather than favor. This scalar confusion …
Present/absent futures
This article explores time and temporality in the wake of the defeat of the Syrian 2011 revolution. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Syrian revolutionaries in Gaziantep, Turkey; it argues that waiting for detainees to be freed, for return to the homeland or for the revolutionary cycle's repetition and closure, deeply modifies displaced Syrians' relation to present, past and future. Syrians' waiting thus appears reversed - directed to the pas…
Halaqas, relational subjects, and revolutionary committees in Syria
Through an ethnographic account of Syrian halaqas (Sunni religious circles) from the 1980s until the 2011 Syrian revolution, this article argues that halaqas have a revolutionary potential. The analysis demonstrates that Syrian religious circles are spaces of self-transformation that have heterotopic qualities. The Darayya halaqa studied here is a space where present and future are collapsed: a space in which future revolutionary selves and socie…
Martyrdom and Destiny in Time of Revolution
Through the ethnographic exploration of the Syrian uprising, this article shows how revolutionary actions and times are shaped by competing ideas of martyrdom. Aiming at tracing Syrian revolutionary engagement through the fragments left by martyrs and witnesses; this article argues that the urge to act now during the 2011 revolution was linked to the imminence of personal and collective endings. Through revolutionary actions, Syrian revolutionari…
Rescaling hospitality
As demonstrated in an ethnographic description of displaced Syrians living in Gaziantep, Turkey, hospitality fails when it is captured by a state that transforms ethical-religious duties into legal obligations. Indeed, Syrian "guests" cannot reciprocate state hospitality because they do not belong to the same scale; moreover, they refuse their guest status, claiming to be refugees and thus subjects of law rather than favor. This scalar confusion …
Present/absent futures
This article explores time and temporality in the wake of the defeat of the Syrian 2011 revolution. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Syrian revolutionaries in Gaziantep, Turkey; it argues that waiting for detainees to be freed, for return to the homeland or for the revolutionary cycle's repetition and closure, deeply modifies displaced Syrians' relation to present, past and future. Syrians' waiting thus appears reversed - directed to the pas…
From Syria to Gaza
This article examines the emic comparisons drawn by Syrian revolutionaries with Palestinians and the situation of oppression and destruction in their own country, particularly with reference to Gaza. It describes the central place of Palestine in my Syrian interlocutors' framing of becoming revolutionaries, and the forms of solidarity that developed in their praxis before, during and after the 2011 revolution. It thus aims to present a counter-hi…
History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Middle East Politics and Society (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works)