Mahdavi Dr. Pardis (Arizona State University Usa) - Hyphen - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Object Lessons is a series of short beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. To hyphenate or not to hyphenate has been a central point of controversy since before the imprinting of the first Gutenberg Bible. And yet the hyphen has persisted bringing and bridging new words and concepts. Hyphen follows the story of the hyphen from antiquity " Hyphen is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning to tie together to the present but also uncovers the politics of the hyphen and the role it plays in creating identities. The journey of this humble piece of connective punctuation reveals the quiet power of an orthographic concept to speak to the travails of hyphenated individuals all over the world. Hyphen is ultimately a compelling story about the powerful ways that language and identity intertwine. Mahdavi herself a hyphenated Iranian - American weaves in her own experiences struggling to find a sense of self amidst feelings of betwixt and between. Through stories of the author and three other individuals Hyphen collectively considers how to navigate articulate and empower new identities. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Title: Hyphen
Author(s): Mahdavi Dr. Pardis (Arizona State University Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781501373909
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 6/3/2021
Series: Object Lessons
Category: The Self, Ego, Identity, Personality