Tag Archives: citizenship

Fellowship Lecture: Citizen, Denizen, Alien

Posted on April 28, 2016 by

Adoption via Lebanon: Practices of Extirpation and Their Impact on Kinship, Community, Identity, and Citizenship Presented under the gracious auspices of The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut Advertisements

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SAVE THE DATE: The Sixth Biennial Conference of the Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture (ASAC)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by

Theme: Building Communities, Changing Discourses Date: October 27–29, 2016 Location: Minneapolis I will be presenting a paper entitled: “Citizenship and Statelessness: The Adoptee as Citizen, Denizen, Alien”.

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Citizen, Denizen, Alien: Lecture • Film Screening

Posted on April 17, 2016 by

The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at AUB presents: A fellowship lecture on the topic of adoption via Lebanon by Daniel Drennan, followed by a screening of the film Memory: Unknown, which documents those adopted via Lebanon to Scandinavia and their … Continue reading →

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The 9th Biennial Adoption Initiative Conference

Posted on March 4, 2016 by

Theme: Myth and Reality in Adoption: Transforming Practice Through Lessons Learned Date: June 9–11, 2016 Location: Montclair State University, New Jersey I will be presenting a paper entitled: “Citizenship and Statelessness: The Adoptee as Citizen, Denizen, Alien”; schedule to be … Continue reading →

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On regaining Lebanese nationality.

Posted on February 9, 2016 by

In my current research, I’ve been looking into various conceptions of citizenship, the nation-states of source and adoption, as well as the ephemeral nature of what makes for adoptee identity and sense of belonging. Coincidentally, I recently submitted the last … Continue reading →

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Adoption in the Lebanese Context: A Proposal

Posted on December 15, 2015 by

I am posting here a small excerpt from my proposal to the Asfari Institute entitled: Adoption in the Lebanese Context: 
Practices of Extirpation and Their Impact 
on Kinship, Community, Citizenship, and Identity. I’ve already expanded it into a full research … Continue reading →

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Is it okay to not provide citizenship for an adopted child?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by

This is the 24th question in the series: “Anti-adoption month: 30 answers to 30 questions on adoption” [link].

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