What We Brought with Us : Things of Exile and Migration
In exile and migration, the things that forcibly displaced people take with them become mobile testimonies of defiance, mourning, creativity, and rejuvenation. Through a series of scholarly essays and autobiographical vignettes, this richly illustrated volume draws on such observations to examine th...
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Transcript Verlag
2024
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Lists of Things
- Conclusion
- References
- What Was Left, What Was Saved: Reflections on Jewish Objects of Migration
- Jewish Objects
- Objects of Migration / Objects of Belonging
- Artistic Readings of the Objects of Migration
- References
- Online References
- Objects in Transition
- "Telling Objects"
- Mementoes and the "Production of Locality"
- Biographies of Things
- "Transitional Objects" in Psychology
- Beyond Nostalgia
- The Comfort of Things (Miller 2008)
- References
- Exile Things
- Child's shoe
- A pair of sandals, a souvenir from Grandpa
- T-shirt
- Dupatta
- Traditional tunic
- White fabric
- Sock
- Glasses stand
- Watch
- Bracelet and watch
- Alarm clock
- Torch
- Ring
- Necklace
- Parting gifts
- Soft little toy
- Postcard
- Fountain pen
- Letter
- Books
- Notebooks
- Kitschy photo
- Pictures of an old man with a cat and a hand-embroidered scarf
- Oil painting
- Queer flag
- Keypad phone
- Afghan flag
- Venetian silk purse
- Fur
- Coffee cups
- Ultrasound
- Toy bear
- Green frog
- Amber with embedded insects
- Amulet
- Keychain
- Indian misbaha
- Syrian misbaha
- Art Market as Community Builder: Empowering the Makers of Welcome Editions
- Lorena Molina
- Baseera Khan
- Vanessa German
- Conclusion
- References
- Amy Conger's Double Exile
- References
- What Matters to Boatpeople: Shirts, Spoons, and Sleep
- Acknowledgments
- Contributor Biographies
- Academy in Exile Contributors
- Index