Islands of Exile: Hemmed in by the Sea left non-comfortable walks and bicycle rides

non-comfortable walks and bicycle rides

and Eyal Weizman suggest revisiting the term “decolonization

On another level

or do our senses demand that we walk

Islands of Exile: Hemmed in by the Sea left non-comfortable walks and bicycle ridesSurrounded by unyielding waters, islands have long served as ideal sites of banishment: places where those deemed unfit to exist within the political order, are cast away. Today, at the edges of democracy, and as obedience increasingly becomes an imperative for public presence, the specter of exile islands resurfaces. The entry point for this book is a research trip to Gyaros, an island scarred by memories of displacement and persecution memories