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Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal
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Essay Topics
How does El-Kurd identify and critique the double standards of Western media and public discourse regarding Palestinian resistance versus Israeli state violence? What are the strengths and weaknesses of his arguments?
Examine El-Kurd’s use of irreverence and humor as a rhetorical strategy. What role does each play in the text?
Discuss the book’s treatment of fragmentation—geographic, political, and emotional—as both a colonial tool and a lived condition. How does El-Kurd portray the effects of fragmentation on Palestinian identity, solidarity, and/or resistance?
