Name: Veil (Object Lessons)
SKU: 49243640
Price: 11.63 EUR
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Author: Zakaria, Rafia ; Schaberg, Christopher ; Bogost, Ian
ISBN: 9781501322778

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English

Pages

136

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

16.3x12.2x1 cm

Weight

0.09 kg.

ISBN13

9781501322778

Synopsis "Veil (Object Lessons)"

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. The veil can be an instrument of feminist empowerment, and veiled anonymity can confer power to women. Starting from her own marriage ceremony at which she first wore a full veil, Rafia Zakaria examines how veils do more than they get credit for. Part memoir and part philosophical investigation, Veil questions that what is seen is always good and free, and that what is veiled can only signal servility and subterfuge. From personal encounters with the veil in France (where it is banned) to Iran (where it is compulsory), Zakaria shows how the garment's reputation as a pre-modern relic is fraught and up for grabs. The veil is an object in constant transformation, whose myriad meanings challenge the absolute truths of patriarchy. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

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