A Victim's Shoe, a Broken Watch, and Marbles: Desire Objects and Human Rights by David, Lea

A Victim's Shoe, a Broken Watch, and Marbles: Desire Objects and Human Rights

Everyday items found at the sites of atrocities possess a striking emotional force. Victims' garments, broken glasses,...
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Author: Lea David
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A Victim's Shoe, a Broken Watch, and Marbles: Desire Objects and Human Rights by David, Lea

A Victim's Shoe, a Broken Watch, and Marbles: Desire Objects and Human Rights

BD$87.63

A Victim's Shoe, a Broken Watch, and Marbles: Desire Objects and Human Rights

BD$87.63
Author: Lea David
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Everyday items found at the sites of atrocities possess a striking emotional force. Victims' garments, broken glasses, wallets, shoes, and other such personal property that are recovered from places of death including concentration camps, mass graves, and prisons have become staples of memorial museums, exhibited to the public as material testimony in order to evoke sympathy and promote human rights. How do these objects take on such power, and what are the benefits and pitfalls of deploying them for political purposes?

A Victim's Shoe, a Broken Watch, and Marbles examines how artifacts of atrocities circulate and, in so doing, sheds new light on the institutions and social processes that shape collective memory of human rights abuses. Lea David traces the journeys of what she terms "desire objects" their rediscovery at the locations of mass atrocities, their use in forensic and legal procedures, their return to the homes of grieving families, their appearance in public spaces such as museums and exhibitions, and their role in political protests. She critically investigates the logic that shapes why and how desire objects gain symbolic power and political significance, showing when and under what circumstances they are used to promote particular worldviews and narratives. Featuring both novel theoretical methods and keen empirical analysis, this book offers important insights into the shortcomings of common assumptions about human rights.

Author: Lea David
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 12/31/2024
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780231217743

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