The year 1978 marked Israel's entry into Lebanon, which led to the
long-term military occupation of non-sovereign territory and the
long, costly war in Lebanon. In the years that followed, many
Israelis found themselves alienated from the idea that their
country used force only when there was no alternative, and Israeli
society eventually underwent a dramatic change in attitude toward
militarisation and the infallibility of the IDF (Israel Defense
Forces). In Narratives of Dissent: War in Contemporary Israeli Arts
and Culture editors Rachel S. Harris and Ranen Omer-Sherman collect
nineteen essays that examine the impact of this cultural shift on
Israeli visual art, music, literature, poetry, film, theatre,
public broadcasting, and commemoration practices after 1978.
Divided into three thematic sections-Private and Public Spaces of
Commemoration and Mourning, Poetry and Prose, and Cinema and
Stage-this collection presents an exciting diversity of
experiences, cultural interests, and disciplinary perspectives.
From the earliest wartime writings of S. Yizhar to the global
phenomenon of films such as Beaufort, Waltz with Bashir, and
Lebanon, the Israeli artist's imaginative and critical engagement
with war and occupation has been informed by the catalysts of
mourning, pain, and loss, often accompanied by a biting sense of
irony. This book highlights many of the aesthetic narratives that
have wielded the most profound impact on Israeli culture in the
present day. These works address both incremental and radical
changes in individual and collective consciousness that have spread
through Israeli culture in response to the persistent affliction of
war. No other such volume exists in Hebrew or English. Students and
teachers of Israeli studies will appreciate Narratives of Dissent.
Contributors: Glenda Abramson, Galeet Dardashti, Michael Feige,
Esther Fuchs, Shiri Goren, Rachel S. Harris, Philip Hollander,
Adriana X. Jacobs, Ranen Omer-Sherman, Philip Metres, Yael Munk,
Yaron Peleg, Esther Raizen, Noa Roei, Adam Rovner, Liav Sade-Beck,
Ilana Szobel, Dan Urian, Tal Ben Zvi
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