Bedouin—Arab Children Use Visual Art as a Response To the Destruction of Their Homes in Unrecognized Villages

Bibliographic Data

ID11560878
AuthorsAlean Al-Krenawi (0000-0002-3120-7851, Spitzer Department of Social Work at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Nancy Slater (Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago)
Year2007
Volume47
Issue3
Pages288-305
Publication date2007-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022167807302179
OpenAlexW2162779502
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

This study examines the effects on Bedouin—Arab children regarding the government policy to destroy houses in the unrecognized Bedouin—Arab villages in the Negev of Israel. In this study, the Bedouin—Arab children engaged in art and story-making activities. Their responses provide new perspectives on the effects of the destruction of their homes. The sample includes 19 participants, 11- to 14-year-old boys and girls from two unrecognized villages. They were asked to draw pictures of where they live, to write a story about their drawings, and to talk about them. Using descriptive analysis, the researchers systematically examine the drawings and stories. The findings reveal that the participants have experienced negative emotional and psychological effects because of the destruction of homes and the witnessing of the ongoing destruction in their under-resourced, unrecognized villages

Government (linguistics · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Middle East Politics and Society · Psychology · Public Spaces through Art

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