04290nam 22004933 450 991076026090332120230923060240.097830313765663031376560(MiAaPQ)EBC30750427(Au-PeEL)EBL30750427(Exl-AI)30750427(CKB)28274163200041(EXLCZ)992827416320004120230923d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Guantánamo Artwork and Testimony of Moath Al-Alwi Deaf Walls Speak1st ed.Cham :Springer International Publishing AG,2023.©2024.1 online resource (192 pages)Palgrave Studies in Literature, Culture and Human Rights SeriesPrint version: Moore, Alexandra S. The Guantánamo Artwork and Testimony of Moath Al-Alwi Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031376559 Intro -- Preface -- Releasing Art and Testimony from Guantánamo -- Notes on Process: Voice, Timeline, and Translation -- A Very Incomplete Chronology of Moath al-Alwi's Artwork -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for The Guantánamo Artwork and Testimony of Moath al-Alwi -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Guantánamo Artwork of Moath al-Alwi: Art as Expression, Witness, Evidence -- Carceral and Evidentiary Aesthetics -- Calling Forth a Public -- Works Cited -- Chapter 2: Artmaking at Guantánamo: A Ship Expresses Rescue -- A Ship Expresses Rescue: The Ark -- Gondola -- GIANT -- Eagle King -- Witnesses -- Chapter 3: My Brother, the Artist -- Works Cited -- Chapter 4: "APPROVED BY US FORCES": Showing and Hiding Art from Guantánamo -- Works Cited -- Chapter 5: From Wasting Away to a Way with Waste: The Visibility of Moath al-Alwi's Hunger and Sculpture -- Introduction -- Wasting Away as Resource: The Hunger Strike -- Imprisonment and Art (with Some Help from Hannah Arendt) -- Moath al-Alwi's viva activa -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Chapter 6: Ships of Scraps: Moath's Model Ships in Islamic Art and Prison Histories -- Moath and Islamic Visual Traditions -- Moath and Prison Histories of Making -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Chapter 7: Guantánamo Bay Ensigns: Material Rhetorics and Moath al-Alwi's Ships -- Works Cited -- Chapter 8: A Sea Without a Shore: Toward Building an Alternative Visual Archive of Guantánamo Bay -- The Visual and the Archive -- Art, Visuality, and the Law -- "To get [a] soul out of prison": The Art, the Stamp, and the Ban -- Works Cited -- Chapter 9: Assemblage by Necessity: The Maritime Sculpture of Moath al-Alwi -- Works Cited -- Index.This book presents the artwork and testimony of Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi, a Yemeni citizen who has been detained without charge at Guantánamo Bay since 2002. It showcases his development as an artist and details the harsh conditions of his detention, including solitary confinement and degrading treatment, which are explored in the context of human rights violations. The volume draws on contributions from individuals who have interacted with Moath, including his attorney and a former fellow detainee, providing insights into the oppressive environment and the complex process of sharing his art and experiences with the public. Intended for readers interested in human rights, legal studies, and art as a form of resistance, this work highlights the intersection of culture and human rights advocacy.Generated by AI.Palgrave Studies in Literature, Culture and Human Rights SeriesLiability for human rights violationsGenerated by AIDetention of personsGenerated by AILiability for human rights violations.Detention of persons.709.2Moore Alexandra S1438710Swanson Elizabeth1438711MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910760260903321The Guantánamo Artwork and Testimony of Moath Al-Alwi3600348UNINA