Palestinians Envision Life Without Occupation--The Power of Visuals in Narratives

• In Event: OHA Poster Session and Project Bazaar

Abstract

This poster session suggests that photographs add another dimension to narratives as photographs provide an opportunity for interviewees to assert their agency through nonverbal expressions and the settings they inhabit. To further advance the argument, this poster presentation combines narratives and photographs of Palestinians living under occupation. The audience is asked to test the credibility of the text as they link the narratives to the portraits. Interviewees share their aspirations, dreams and visions of their homeland as they discuss themes of occupation, liberation, and homeland. Combining photos with narratives, this poster session examines some of the multidimensional meanings that visuals assign to oral histories and thereby expands the ways oral history can be used to capture marginal voices.
This poster consists of seven 24x36 panels that will be displayed on a wall with push pins. The project invites the audience to read the narratives along with the photos and explore the agency of interviewees in the advancement of social change and social justice.

Author

• Irum Shiekh, University of Oregon