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The Objects That Remain /

On a November evening in 1989, Laura Levitt was raped in her own bed. Her landlord heard the assault taking place and called 911, but the police arrived too late to apprehend Laura's attacker. When they left, investigators took items with them-a pair of sweatpants, the bedclothes-and a rape exa...

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Autor principal: Levitt, Laura (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2020]
Colección:Dimyonot: Jews and the Cultural Imagination ; 11
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prelude: An Affection for Objects, a Memory of Blood
  • Introduction: The Afterlife of Objects
  • Part 1 Sacred Texts: The Red Parts
  • Chapter 1 The Allure of Bloody Garments A Medieval Interlude
  • Chapter 2 In the Poet's Hand The Red Parts
  • Chapter 3 In the Potter's Hands Containers of Loss
  • Part 2 The Arts and Rites of Holding
  • Chapter 4 The Art of Custody Police Property Management
  • Chapter 5 The Arts of Conservation and Collections Management
  • Chapter 6 Tending to Sacred Objects and Their Afterlives
  • Coda Returning to Atlanta, Carrying On
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index