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Mothercraft, statecraft, and subjectivity in the Palestinian intifada

American ethnologist • 27 (1) • Published In 2000 • Pages: 100-127

By: Jean-Klein, Iris.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

In this article, Jean-Klein examines the status transformation of male youth (SHEBAB) during the Intifada and the significant role mothers, sisters, and brides play in this identity process. According to Jean-Klein, the stories women tell about their young men, their experiences of civil disobedience, and subsequent experiences following their arrests and detentions were necessary in transforming their status from heroic youth to real men, a process which challenged the traditional role of fathers in this process, as well as, the authority of the nationalist movement leaders. This process of cross-subjective narration and 'self-enactment' served female interests, too, shaping for them a newly engendered identity.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Verbal arts

Family relationships

Revolution

Majority

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Palestinians

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2005

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Middle East

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Middle East

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

article

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Ethnologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Ian Skoggard ; 2004

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1989-1990

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1988-1990

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Ramallah, West Bank, New Territories, Israel

NotesAdditional notes

Iris Jean-Klein

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-127)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

74644326

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Palestinian Arabs