A Palestinian poet and writer, born in Gaza. He enrolled at the University of Palestine and studied law. He has participated in various cultural workshops and seminars in Gaza. He contributed to the book "Nests of Memory"," a collection of writers from the Levant. After moving to Turkey in 2018, he participated in numerous poetry evenings there.
Abu Jame writes regularly for literary supplements and several of his articles have been published on Arabic websites. His poems have also been translated into English. In 2022, as part of a refugee journey, he migrated on a small boat from the Turkish coast to Belgium, where he currently resides as a refugee.
In 2023, he published a book of poetry entitled "A World Injected with Botox" with Raya Publications in Beirut.
Wadah Abu Jame
Wounded Sovereignty: The Palestinian Body as Symbolic Capital in the Age of War Economies
In this article, the Palestinian body is studied not only as a physical entity, but also as a symbolic surface through which practices of control are transmitted and systems of conflict are rewritten. From the field to the image, from oppression to resistance, the article traces how the body is persecuted, consumed, and re-represented, while exploring the possibility of restoring its meaning and sovereignty from within the visual space itself.
On the Concept of Memory and the Dilemma of Forgetfulness
Have we ever heard anyone speak of collective forgetfulness? While the term "collective memory" exerts its power over us, it places a whip in our hands against our attempts at personal forgetfulness.