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Israel in the making : stickers, stitches, and other critical practices /
The brilliant kaleidoscope of everyday creativity in Israel is thrown into relief in this study, which teases out the abiding national tensions and contradictions at work in the expressive acts of ordinary people. Hagar Salamon examines creativity in Israel's public sphere through the lively di...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
[2017]
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The brilliant kaleidoscope of everyday creativity in Israel is thrown into relief in this study, which teases out the abiding national tensions and contradictions at work in the expressive acts of ordinary people. Hagar Salamon examines creativity in Israel's public sphere through the lively discourse of bumper stickers, which have become a potent medium for identity and commentary on national and religious issues. Exploring the more private expressive sphere of women's embroidery, she profiles a group of Jerusalem women who meet regularly and create "folk embroidery." Salamon also considers the significance of folk expressions at the intersections of the public and private that rework change and embrace transformation. Far ranging and insightful, Israel in the Making captures the complex creative essence of a nation state and vividly demonstrates how its citizens go about defining themselves, others, and their country every day. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 292 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253023285 0253023289 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 08, 2017). |