The Map is Not the Territory: Parallel Paths-Palestinians, Native Americans, Irish - Paperback

by Jennifer Heath (Author)

Catalogue and artbook for the touring exhibition, The Map is Not the Territory, which looks at relationships and commonalities in Palestinian, Native American and Irish experiences of invasion, occupation and colonization. Although many peoples worldwide have suffered long and brual invasions, Palestinians, Native Americans and the Irish have intersected for centuries in specificand often unusual ways. What are some of these intersections and how do contemporary artists examine and process them through their own lives and visions? Thirty-nine artists and nine writers -- most of them Palestinian, Native American and Irish -- explore the many profound connections between these three groups across centuries of conflict and resistance.

Author Biography

JENNIFER HEATH is an award-winning author, editor, curator, cultural journalist and activist. Among her twelve books - many translated internationally -- are SuperColón: Admiral of the Ocean Sea (illustrated by Kristine Smock); On the Edge of Dream: The Women of Celtic Myth and Legend (Penguin, 1998), The Scimitar and the Veil: Extraordinary Women of Islam (Paulist Press, 2004), The Veil: Women Writers on its History, Lore, and Politics (University of California Press, 2008), Land of the Unconquerable: The Contemporary Lives of Afghan Women (with Ashraf Zahedi, University of California Press, 2011), Children of Afghanistan: The Path to Peace (with Ashraf Zahedi, University of Texas Press, 2014), and El Repelente (Or the 2012 Antics of Anabela). Some of her traveling exhibitions include Black Velvet: The Art We Love to Hate (1990-1994); The Veil: Visible & Invisible Spaces (2008-2013) (with catalogue); and Water, Water Everywhere: Paean to a Vanishing Resource (2012-2017) (with catalogue). Baksun Books & Arts, which she founded in 1995, is dedicated to de-commodifying the word through small-press activities and to producing exhibitions and programs on behalf of social and environmental justice.