{"product_id":"remaking-the-exceptional-tea-torture-and-reparations-chicago-to-guantanamo-paperback","title":"Remaking the Exceptional: Tea, Torture, and Reparations Chicago to Guantánamo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmber Ginsburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAaron Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAliya Hussain\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccompanying the exhibition curated by artists Ginsburg and Hughes, this book brings together artwork and writing by torture survivors, artists, and scholars.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemaking the Exceptional: Tea, Torture, \u0026amp; Reparations Chicago to Guantánamo\u003c\/i\u003e, published on the occasion of the exhibition at DePaul Art Museum, brings together activists, artists, poets, and torture survivors to investigate and resist the ecosystems of violence that connect Chicago to the US military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Edited by artists and co-curators Amber Ginsburg and Aaron Hughes with Aliya Hussain (Center for Constitutional Rights) and Audrey Petty (Illinois Humanities), \u003ci\u003eRemaking the Exceptional\u003c\/i\u003e features new pieces of investigative journalism on the connections between military and police torture by Kari Lydersen (Medill School of Journalism) and Maira Khwaja (Invisible Institute), Spencer Ackerman's 2015 \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e exposé \"Bad Lieutenant,\" reflections on struggles for justice and reparations by Aliya Hussain, Alice Kim, and Aislinn Pulley, essays on art and resistance by Mansoor Adayfi, Marc Falkoff, and Tempestt Hazel, as well as interviews with Chicago and Guantánamo torture survivors. The richly illustrated catalogue is interspersed with poetry and artwork pairings by former and current imprisoned artists creating a virtual dialogue across carceral systems. The aim of the publication is to uncover moments of beauty, poetry, and shared humanity within and despite the traumas of state violence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmber Ginsburg\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and a lecturer at the University of Chicago in the Department of Visual Arts.\u003cb\u003e Aaron Hughes \u003c\/b\u003eis an artist, curator, organizer, teacher, anti-war activist living in Chicago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9.45 x 6.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766637855008,"sku":"9781737760900","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/383b64e239106fcb86b5180d78369224.jpg?v=1780295984","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/remaking-the-exceptional-tea-torture-and-reparations-chicago-to-guantanamo-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}