
We Are Iraqis
Aesthetics and Politics in a Time of War
Syracuse University Press
Published on 30. January 2013
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-8156-3301-3 (ISBN)
Description
While the occupation of Iraq and its aftermath has received media and political attention, we know very little about the everyday lives of Iraqis. Iraqi men, women, and children are not merely passive victims of violence, vulnerable recipients of repressive regimes, or bystanders of their country's destruction. In the face of danger and trauma, Iraqis continue to cope, preparing food, sending their children to school, socialising, telling jokes, and dreaming of a better future. Within the realm of imagination and creative expression, the editors find that many Iraqi artists have not only survived but have also sought healing.
In We Are Iraqis, Al-Ali and Al-Najjar showcase written and visual contributions by Iraqi artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, photographers, and activists. Contributors explore the way Iraqis retain, subvert, and produce art and activism as ways of coping with despair and resisting chaos and destruction. The first anthology of its kind, We Are Iraqis brings into focus the multitude of ethnicities, religions, and experiences that are all part of Iraq.
In We Are Iraqis, Al-Ali and Al-Najjar showcase written and visual contributions by Iraqi artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, photographers, and activists. Contributors explore the way Iraqis retain, subvert, and produce art and activism as ways of coping with despair and resisting chaos and destruction. The first anthology of its kind, We Are Iraqis brings into focus the multitude of ethnicities, religions, and experiences that are all part of Iraq.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
10 colour and 25 black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
651 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8156-3301-3 (9780815633013)
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Nadje Al-Ali is professor of gender studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Her publications include raqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present and What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq (coauthored with Nicola Pratt).
Deborah Al-Najjar is a PhD candidate in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.
Deborah Al-Najjar is a PhD candidate in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.