Palgrave Studies in Literature, Culture and Human Rights: Deaf Walls Speak

Moore, Alexandra S.; Swanson, Elizabeth

 Deaf Walls Speak presents an insider’s view of artmaking in Guantánamo, the world’s most notorious prison, as self-expression and protest, and to stage a fundamental human rights claim that has been denied by law and politics: the right to be recognized as human. The book juxtaposes detainee artist Moath al-Alwi’s testimony and artwork with essays that situate his work within legal, political, aesthetic, and material contexts to demonstrate that artwork at Guantánamo constitutes important forms of material witnessing to human rights abuses perpetrated and denied by the U.S. government. 

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2024-09-22

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783031376580

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37656-6

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 166