Graphic War – Jewish Women Drawing Contested Spaces Kavaloski Hardback

Name: Graphic War – Jewish Women Drawing Contested Spaces Kavaloski Hardback
Brand: Rutgers University Press

Rutgers University Press

Graphic WarJewish Women Drawing Contested Spaces\nAuthor(s): Laini Kavaloski\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9781978830998, 978-1978830998\nSynopsis\nEmploying geographical and political structures to her analyses, Laini Kavaloski argues that spatial forms that represent boundaries such as walls, ghettos, and war zones together with the artistic renderings of emotion, gendered experiences, and cultural narratives make visible the consequences of war on bodies and political futures. Representations of Jewish territorial positions are not only metaphoric but are also active forces in determining the effects of boundariespolitical and cultural on Jewish lives. Through an archive of contemporary memoirs that grapple with Jewish experiences of war, Graphic War makes visible the consequences of state structures, militarized environments, and nationalisms on the female body and in doing so registers a shift f.