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By entering and critically re-activating the Zionist photographic
archive established by the Division of Journalism and Propaganda of
the Jewish National Fund, this research examines its rippling
impact on civil landscapes prior to 1948 in Palestine, and its
lasting impact on the region to date. This study argues that the
Zionist movement makes particular use of the machinery of the
photographic archive, aiming to constitute the boundaries of
Palestine as a Jewish state, claiming ownership over the land and
announcing internationally the success of its enterprise, thus
substantiating the image it sought to embed as the "reality" of the
land. This archive was not stand-alone, as it was functioning in
relation to a vast, complicated network of organizational systems
and technologies, in the Middle East and across the world.
Crucially, this system functioned as a national archive in future
tense, for a nation-state that was not yet in existence, seeking to
substantiate its regional authority and shape its cultural
repository, outlining parameters for inclusion and exclusion from
its civic space. The book will be of interest to scholars working
in art history, photography history, visual culture, Jewish
studies, Israel studies, and Middle East studies.
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