2026-04-12 –, Seminar room 3 Language: English
This talk examines the reality of digital occupation in Lebanon today, what it means for those living under it, and how it might help us understand our future.
Cyberwarfare has long been feared as the threat of the future. But Israel's mass surveillance and automated bombardments already are the reality in Lebanon, where drones with facial recognition power follow widows of fighters and the pager attacks injured thousands.
This talk examines the reality of digital occupation in Lebanon today, what it means for those living under it, and how it might help us understand our future.
Jara Nassar is a Lebanese-German artist and writer who has just returned from relief work in Lebanon during the ongoing war. Her focus lies on political violence, especially in Lebanon, Palestine, and Germany.