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Product Identifiers
PublisherSyracuse University Press
ISBN-100815634749
ISBN-139780815634744
eBay Product ID (ePID)229533269
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePerforming Democracy in Iraq and South Africa : Gender, Media, and Resistance
Publication Year2016
SubjectPolitical Process / Media & Internet, Media Studies, Globalization, Gender Studies, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Political Ideologies / Democracy
TypeTextbook
AuthorKimberly Wedeven Segall
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
ReviewsSegall reminds the reader of the importance of performance in creating national collective memories and histories that enable mourning and healing, particularly music, poems and dance. In this sense, the arts transcend their entertainment role and make collective political claims., A bold attempt to recreate the mindscapes of the South African and Iraqi worlds that were under the jackboot of tyranny and repressive governance., With literary skill, Segall gently guides the reader through the contours of blogs, performed protests, plays, books and even witchcraft to explore the symbolic realms of those who 'perform democratic desire with diverse claims' beyond the lens of the mainstream media.
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal320.9567
SynopsisReflecting twenty years of research and experience--after working with guerrilla fighters in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, with Iranian refugees in Istanbul, with interreligious reconciliation groups in Morocco, and with former political prisoners in South Africa--Segall offers a groundbreaking study of globalization, gender, and resistance in public spaces. With timely correctives to the media lens of the Arab and African Spring, the author views protest not just as an economic and political act but also as a potential space of healing and creativity amidst contentious and gendered territories. Analyzing blogs, graphic novels, performances, and public testimonials, this book is unique in its attention to local expressions and creative use of technology to speak of political identities. With its impressive range of generational and gendered voices, Performing Democracy suggests hybrid protests that are voicing trauma, seeking change., Provides a groundbreaking exploration of how groups use cultural forms to navigate memories of violation and to create new political identities.
LC Classification NumberJQ1849.A91
