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Gobbi, Maria (2019)

Whose culture is worth protecting? Cultural cleansing: a case study of the Islamic State

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)
The attacks of the Islamic State to cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq have been described by UNESCO and other international organizations as a strategy of "cultural cleansing". However, the concept was rejected multiple times in the framework of international law, and now amounts to a groundless menace, incapable of generating consequences for the perpetrators. This thesis uses critical concept analysis to understand why international organizations keep using the concept "cultural cleansing" despite its recurrent exclusion from international law, and what consequences this concept encompasses.
Cultural heritage
Islamic State
Syria
Iraq
Cultural cleansing
Cultural genocide
Author
Gobbi, Maria
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Culture and Politics
Supervisors
Schonmann, Noa
ECTS Credits
15
Language
en