TY - JOUR
KW - Embroidery
KW - Palestinian resistance
KW - cultural resistance
KW - social nonmovement
KW - thobe
AU - Enji Matar
AB - Cultural resistance is central to Palestinian resistance. Cultural resistance can encompass various practices, such as arts, music, handicraft, literature, and film. Palestinians have been able to utilize handicrafts, particularly embroidery, for their own cause. By analyzing the overarching significance of embroidery in the life of Palestinians, this study answers the following question: what is the significance of embroidery to Palestinians and the Palestinian cause, and how is it utilized? This paper argues that Palestinian embroidery is used as a means for preserving national identity/heritage and combating economic difficulties. Employing Asef Bayat s theory of "social nonmovement," the paper shows not only the symbolic power of embroidery, but also the practical role this activity plays in the lives of many Palestinians, especially women. It examines the how embroidery was utilized in the past, all the way to the digital era.
DO - 10.1080/14759756.2024.2447102
M1 - 1
N1 - Num Pages: 13 Place: Abingdon Publisher: Routledge Journals, Taylor \& Francis Ltd Web of Science ID: WOS:001432640500001
N2 - Cultural resistance is central to Palestinian resistance. Cultural resistance can encompass various practices, such as arts, music, handicraft, literature, and film. Palestinians have been able to utilize handicrafts, particularly embroidery, for their own cause. By analyzing the overarching significance of embroidery in the life of Palestinians, this study answers the following question: what is the significance of embroidery to Palestinians and the Palestinian cause, and how is it utilized? This paper argues that Palestinian embroidery is used as a means for preserving national identity/heritage and combating economic difficulties. Employing Asef Bayat s theory of "social nonmovement," the paper shows not only the symbolic power of embroidery, but also the practical role this activity plays in the lives of many Palestinians, especially women. It examines the how embroidery was utilized in the past, all the way to the digital era.
SP - 74
EP - 86
TI - Resisting Occupation Through Cultural Nonmovement: Palestinian Embroidery as a Multipurpose Tool
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14759756.2024.2447102
VL - 23
SN - 1475-9756, 1751-8350
ER -