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We Are Not Princesses is a documentary film about the incredible strength and spirit of four Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut as they come together to tell their stories of love, loss, pain and hope through the ancient Greek play, Antigone.

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The Antigone Complex by Cecilia Sjöholm; Cecilia Sjöholm
ISBN: 9780804748926
Publication Date: 2004-10-08
What if psychoanalysis had chosen Antigone rather than Oedipus? This book traces the relation between ethics and desire in important philosophical texts that focus on femininity and use Antigone as their model.
Burning Country by Robin Yassin-Kassab; Leila Al-Shami
ISBN: 0745336272
Publication Date: 2016-01-20
Burning Country explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in present-day Syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication, drawing on new first-hand testimonies from opposition fighters, exiles lost in an archipelago of refugee camps, and courageous human rights activists among many others.
The Consequences of Chaos by Elizabeth G. Ferris; Kemal Kirisci
ISBN: 9780815729518
Publication Date: 2016-04-26
The massive dimensions of Syria's refugee crisis--and the search for solutions
Disasters: Core Concepts and Ethical Theories by Vilius Dranseika (Editor); Bert Gordijn (Editor); Dónal P. O'Mathúna (Editor)
ISBN: 3319927213
Publication Date: 2018-10-26
The ancient Greek tragedy represents one of the earliest and most dramatic ways of dealing with the phenomenon of disaster in literature. This ancient literary form will be used as a kind of template in the search for recurrent forms of moral attitudes and behaviour that seem to follow almost universally in the wake of war and armed conflicts.
Displacement and Dispossession in the Modern Middle East by Dawn Chatty
ISBN: 0521817927
Publication Date: 2010-03-15
Dispossession and forced migration in the Middle East remain even today significant elements of contemporary life in the region.
Doomed by Hope by Eyad Houssami (Editor); Dalia Khamissy (Photographer); Elias Khoury (Foreword by)
ISBN: 0745333540
Publication Date: 2012-11-09
This is a study of performance during revolution and revolt in the Arab world. Addressing the history of Arab theatre, it centres on legacy of the late Syrian dramatist Saadallah Wannous, whose monumental plays incited audiences to rise up against tyranny decades ago.
Feminist Readings of Antigone by Fanny Soderback (Editor)
ISBN: 1438432801
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Feminist Readings of Antigone collects the most interesting and provocative feminist work on the figure of Antigone, in particular looking at how she can figure into contemporary debates on the role of women in society.
Women and War in the Middle East by Isis Nusair (Contribution by); Riina Isotalo (Contribution by); Shahrzad Mojab (Contribution by); Spike Peterson (Contribution by); Sophie Richter-Devroe (Contribution by); Martina Kamp (Contribution by); Doctor Nicola Pratt (Editor); Doctor Nadje Al-Ali (Editor)
ISBN: 9781848131859
Publication Date: 2009-10-08
Women and War in the Middle East provides a critical examination of the relationship between gender and transnationalism in the context of war, peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction in the Middle East.

In the News

Syria's modern-day Antigone laments her tragic fate in Arabic
Syria’s modern-day Antigone laments her tragic fate in Arabic. (2014). EFE World News Service.
Syrian refugee healing through theatre
Heather Laura Clarke. (2017). Syrian refugee healing through theatre. Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, N.S.).
Syrian refugee women empower themselves through Greek play
Martinez, M. (2018). Syrian refugee women empower themselves through Greek play. The UN Refugee Agency.
Syrian refugee women in Lebanon take heart from Antigone – in pictures
T. Ross,. (2014). Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon take heart from Antigone, “The Guardian”
Syrian Women Displaced By War Make Tragedy Of 'Antigone' Their Own
Syrian Women Displaced By War Make Tragedy Of “Antigone” Their Own.(Broadcast transcript). (2014). In Weekend Edition Saturday. National Public Radio, Inc. (NPR).
We are not princesses
Tchobanian, T. (2018). We are not princesses. Film Threat.

Articles & Book Chapters (SMCCD Login required)

The act of Antigone
Dunker, C. (2011). The act of Antigone. In The Constitution of the Psychoanalytic Clinic (1st ed., pp. 31–49). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429481352-3
Conflict and Forced Migration : Escape From Oppression and Stories of Survival, Resilience, and Hope
https://caccl-smccd.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CACCL_SMCCD/1slusvf/cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC5917664
The Impact of Forced Migration in the Middle East: Syrian and Palestinian Refugees
Ince Yenilmez, M. (2017). The Impact of Forced Migration in the Middle East: Syrian and Palestinian Refugees. Perceptions (Ankara, Turkey), 22(4), 183–.
The Oedipus Complex, Antigone, and Electra: The Woman as Hero and Victim
Dorothy Willner. (1982). The Oedipus Complex, Antigone, and Electra: The Woman as Hero and Victim. American Anthropologist, 84(1), 58–78. https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1982.84.1.02a00050
Plating for time: could making theatre with young Syrian refugees in Beirut give them a sense of belonging?
Ayache, M. (2017). Plating for time: could making theatre with young Syrian refugees in Beirut give them a sense of belonging?(GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT). American Theatre, 34(3), 56–.
Well‐Being and Posttraumatic Growth Among Syrian Refugees in Jordan
Rizkalla, N., & Segal, S. (2018). Well‐Being and Posttraumatic Growth Among Syrian Refugees in Jordan. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 31(2), 213–222. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22281

Articles (Open Access)

Antigone's laments, Creon's grief: Mourning, membership, and the politics of exception
Honig, B. (2009). Antigone's laments, Creon's grief: Mourning, membership, and the politics of exception. Political Theory, 37(1), 5-43.
Antigone re-imagined: uprooted women’s political narratives
Tamboukou, Maria. "Antigone re-imagined: uprooted women’s political narratives." Feminist Theory (2021).
Displacement and Emotional Well-Being among Married and Unmarried Syrian Adolescent Girls in Lebanon: An Analysis of Narratives
Roupetz, S., Bartels, S., Michael, S., Najjarnejad, N., Anderson, K., & Davison, C. (2020). Displacement and Emotional Well-Being among Married and Unmarried Syrian Adolescent Girls in Lebanon: An Analysis of Narratives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4543–. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124543
Invisible Lives: Gender, Dispossession, and Precarity amongst Syrian Refugee Women in the Middle East
Canefe, N. (2018). Invisible Lives: Gender, Dispossession, and Precarity amongst Syrian Refugee Women in the Middle East. Refuge (Toronto. English Edition), 34(1), 39–. https://doi.org/10.7202/1050853ar
The Suppliants of Syria: Narratives of Displacement and Resettlement in Refugee Performances of Greek Tragedy
Remoundou-Howley, A. The Suppliants of Syria: Narratives of Displacement and Resettlement in Refugee Performances of Greek Tragedy. The Arab Journal of Performance Studies, 16.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon: State Fragility and Social Resilience
Dionigi, F. (2016). The Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon: State fragility and social resilience.
The Syria Trojan Women: from therapeutic theatre to a cry for action
Vinagre, S. P. (2019). The Syria Trojan Women: from therapeutic theatre to a cry for action. Euphrosyne-Revista de Filologia Clássica, 47, 403-413.
“With every passing day I feel like a candle, melting little by little.” experiences of long-term displacement amongst Syrian refugees in Shatila, Lebanon
Syam, H., Venables, E., Sousse, B., Severy, N., Saavedra, L., & Kazour, F. (2019). “With every passing day I feel like a candle, melting little by little.” experiences of long-term displacement amongst Syrian refugees in Shatila, Lebanon. Conflict and Health, 13(1), 45–45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-019-0228-7