"Displacement, Diaspora, and Geographies of Identity" challenges conventional understandings of identity based on notions of nation and culture as bounded or discrete. Through careful examinations of various transnational, hybrid, border, and diasporic forces and practices, these essays push at the [...]
This important volume rethinks the traditional parameters of Middle East studies and the dominant trends in scholarship on Israel and Palestine by focusing on popular culture--from the internet to music videos, tourism to advertising, comics to cafe culture. The essays in this collection challenge t[...]