Palestinian Culture and the Nakba: Bearing Witness by Hania Nashef (English) Har

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This book examines the Palestinian Nakba, or catastrophe, of 1948 through the production of culture ranging from film, caricature, painting through to literature including poetry and prose.

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The Nakba not only resulted in the loss of the homeland, but also caused the dispersal and ruin of entire Palestinian communities. Even though the term Nakba refers to a singular historic event, the consequence of 1948 has symptomatically become part of Palestinian identity, and the element that demarcates who the Palestinian is. Palestinian exile and loss have evolved into cultural symbols that at once help define the person and allow the person to remember the loss. Although accounts of the Palestinians' experience of the expulsion from the land are similar, the emblems that provoke these particular memories differ. Certain mementos, memories or objects help in commemorating the homeland. This book looks at the icons, narratives and symbols that have become synonymous with Palestinian identity and culture and which have, in the absence of a homeland, become a source of memory. It discusses how these icons have come into being and how they have evolved into sites of power which help to keep the story and identity of the Palestinians alive. The book looks at examples from Palestinian caricature, film, literature, poetry and painting, to see how these works ignite memories of the homeland and help to reinforce the diasporic identity. It also argues that the creators of these narratives or emblems have themselves become cultural icons within the collective Palestinian recollection.By introducing the Nakba as a lived experience, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Middle East Studies, Cultural Studies, Literature and Media Studies.

Author Biography

Hania A.M. Nashef is an associate professor at the American University of Sharjah, UAE.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Hanthala: the immortal child 2. Nazareth: icon of a lost homeland in Elia Suleiman's film trilogy 3. Mahmoud Darwish: the storyteller of Palestine 4. Ghassan Kanafani: the clock, the orange and what remains of the homeland 5. Ismael Shammout and Tamam al-Akhal: The Exodus and The Odyssey Conclusion

Details ISBN1138500542 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies Year 2018 ISBN-10 1138500542 ISBN-13 9781138500549 Format Hardcover Imprint Routledge Subtitle Bearing Witness Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2018-11-07 DEWEY 956.94052 Short Title Palestinian Culture and the Nakba Language English AU Release Date 2018-11-07 NZ Release Date 2018-11-07 UK Release Date 2018-11-07 Illustrations 22 Line drawings, black and white; 35 Halftones, color; 35 Illustrations, color; 22 Illustrations, black and white Author Hania Nashef Alternative 9780367583903 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 206 We've got this

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