Rebecca L. Stein, "Screen Shots: State Violence on Camera in Israel and Palestine" (Stanford UP, 2021)
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The Multiple Genres Within Photography
The early years when palestinians were beginning to have more living under occupation, were starting to produce greater numbers of a short films. These could be organized attacks coming into communities. They could be mass settlers coming into try to seize palestinian land. The amateur image, to our mind, i think, maybe maybe a very powerful image. It's footage produced by people who don't know how to use cameras,. but who pick up cameras when the trained camera operator in their house and hear hem talking aboutPalestinians under occupation are out fighting settlers.
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