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By reconstructing the presence of consulates, the lives of consuls, their interactions with local authorities, and their relationships with diverse local populations, Dr. El Ghali endeavors to spatially transcribe the diplomatic and human dynamics in which the consul &#8211; acting as a cultural intermediary and keen observer &#8211; plays a pivotal role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving from the scale of individual monuments to that of the consular quarter and the city at large, and drawing on the case studies of Tunis (17th-19th centuries) and Jeddah (19th-20th centuries), the lecture will explore questions concerning the evolution of human morphology in relation to the development of consular quarters. 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