{"product_id":"archiving-gaza-in-the-present-memory-culture-and-erasure","title":"Archiving Gaza in the Present Memory, Culture and Erasure","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"book-editor\"\u003eEdited by Dina Matar and Venetia Porter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConflict does more than destroy physical spaces. It extinguishes lives, erases histories and disrupts the collective memory of entire communities. In Gaza, where genocide has wrought catastrophic loss, the destruction of heritage adds another dimension of devastation. Yet amid the rubble, acts of archiving, art-making and storytelling persist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchiving Gaza in the Present\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings together voices from Palestine and beyond to document the cultural erasure and to explore how creative and archival practices resist it. Contributions from curators, architects, artists, journalists, lawyers and scholars capture Gaza’s once-vibrant cultural life – historic buildings, art centres, universities and museums that existed before October 2023 – now turned to rubble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing rich visual material – from fragmented WhatsApp testimonies to forensic documentation – and including artworks, maps and photographs,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchiving Gaza in the Present\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis both a living archive and a call to action. It is a vital resource for understanding Gaza’s cultural survival amid destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn partnership with the Arab British Centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors: Vera Tamari, Selma Dabbagh, Salman Abu Sitta, Shareef Sarhan, Bahaa Abudaya, Salman Nawati, Marion Slitine, Mohamed Abusal, Sarvy Geranpayeh, Hazem Harb, Malak Mattar, Marc-André Haldimann, Jawdat Khoudary,  Béatrice Blandin, Georgia Andreou, Yasmeen Elkhoudary, Ayman Hassouna, Seif El Rashidi and Leena Ghannam, Muneer Elbaz, Omar Al-Qattan, Aser El Saqqa, Kegham Djeghalian Jr, Dina Asfour, Rachel Dedman, Omar Shweiki, Mohammedwesam Amer, Chin-Chin Yap, Emily Tripp, Ghada Dimashk, Nadia Yaqub, Fred Pearce, Caitlin Procter, Lina Khamis, Fionnuala Rogers, Joanna Oyediran, Atef Alshaer, Shatha Safi, Hiba Omari, Yara Sharif and Nasser Golzari.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eAbout the Editor(s)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDina Matar is professor of Global Communication and Arab Media at SOAS, University of London and former Chair of Centre for Palestine Studies. She is editor, with Helga Tawil-Souri, of Producing Palestine: the Creative Production of Palestine through Contemporary Media (Bloomsbury Academic, 2024), Gaza as Metaphor (Hurst, 2016), and author of What it Means to be Palestinian: Stories of Palestinian Peoplehood (I.B. Tauris, 2010).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVenetia Porter is former senior curator for Islamic and Contemporary Middle East art at the British Museum where she is now honorary research fellow. Her exhibitions include Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam (2012) and she was the lead curator for the Albukhary Foundation gallery of the Islamic World (opened 2018). She is a trustee of the Arab British Centre and her most recent publication is Artists Making Books: Poetry to Politics (British Museum Press 2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eArchiving Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a rich repository of cultural production that redefines archiving during a genocide. Scholars will return to this work for years to come to bear witness to the destruction and to celebrate Palestinian culture and steadfastness.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePalestine Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A truly incredible collection touching on creative work ranging from museums, architecture and poetry to graffiti, digital media and painting. A testament to Palestinians’ will to live and create even under unimaginably violent conditions.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelga Tawil-Souri, Associate Professor, Department of Media, Culture and Communication the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, NYU\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eArchiving Gaza in the Present\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill no doubt become a key reference point for a fundamental moral, political, historical and legal reckoning with what we have lost and are losing in Gaza today.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Downey, Professor of Visual Culture in the Middle East, Birmingham City University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This significant collection of writings allows us a glimpse at the devastating impact on the cultural landscape of Gaza during Israel's genocidal war, and the crucial need to do all we can to support and champion Palestinian voices.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Gorman, Director, English PEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arab American National Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49502209573016,"sku":null,"price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0318\/0585\/files\/Archiving-Gaza_cover-23.9.25-411x513.jpg?v=1784309388","url":"https:\/\/store.arabamericanmuseum.org\/products\/archiving-gaza-in-the-present-memory-culture-and-erasure","provider":"Arab American National Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}