Syrian Individual arts and Production Mechanisms (Theater and Novel as Models)

Now Then: Testimonials on Independent Syrian Cultural Work

On Syrian Cultural Work During the Years of Embers, Three studies in one book from the Cultural Prio

Ettijahat- Independent Culture published, in association with Mamdouh Adwan Publishing House, a new book titled On Syrian Cultural Work During the Years of Embers. The book includes three studies:

Research To Strengthen Culture of Knowledge programme publishes a training guide on cultural researc

Ettijahat- Independent Culture will publish, in association with Mamdouh Adwan Publishing House, a specialised training guide on cultural research design, by researcher Rama Najmeh.

Five Research Papers on Contemporary Syrian Questions published by Research To Strengthen Culture of

Ettijahat- Independent Culture published, in association with Mamdouh Adwan Publishing House, a book titled Five Research Papers on Contemporary Syrian Questions. Seven young researchers worked on the book, published as a part of the Research To Strengthen Culture of Knowledge programme 2015, in order to write five research papers including:

The World as a Battlefield: The Migration of Contemporary Syrian Art and the Prospects of Continuity

The first draft of this text was written at an Ettijahat- Independent Culture workshop held in Beirut in September 2013 as an activity of the Priorities of Cultural Work in Syria program, framed within the context of the country’s current transformations.

Country Profile: Cultural Policy in Syria

The study has been completed according to the Compendium model which is adopted in study about cultural policies around the world. Research is divided into the following: 1- Cultural context from a social and historical perspective. 2- Administrative Subsidiarity and decision-making. 3- General objectives and principles of cultural policies. 4- Current topics debated in cultural policy development. 5- Main legal texts in the cultural field.

Development of Cultural Infrastructure in Syria

The research aims to diagnosing the condition of the cultural infrastructure in Syria before and during the crisis, based on research and modern deontology, in addition to the development of the methodology of work to identify the settings for cultural policy and effectiveness of institutions and their impact on cultural life before and during the crisis, the research found that the weak institutional performance in the cultural field before the crisis and the degradation during it manifested in suffocating restrictions on cultural freedoms.