{"product_id":"given-photographs-and-dispatches-from-el-paso-cemeteries-9781648434020","title":"Given: Photographs and Dispatches from El Paso Cemeteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiven: Photographs and Dispatches from El Paso Cemeteries\u003c\/i\u003e is composed of stunning photography, poetry, and a larger history of three adjoining cemeteries--Concordia Cemetery, Temple Mt. Sinai, and B'nai Zion Cemetery. The collection presents an intriguing view of the boundaries between: life and death; social groups; communities; religious backgrounds; and past, present, and future. \"In the cemetery, the camera, by further stopping time, reminds us (to borrow from the poet Wendell Berry) that a day comes when the road neither comes nor goes, when the way is no longer the way but a place,\" Michael Dunn writes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDunn's work reveals the multifaceted meanings of the wall that separates the Jewish cemeteries from the Catholic one and how the Rio Grande divides the neighboring cities yet imbues life. \u003ci\u003eGiven\u003c\/i\u003e unveils the gift of keen observation, highlighting how photographers receive a deeper meaning from their subject but risk imposing preconceived notions upon it with their cameras. With images captured over a ten-year period beginning in 2001, this collection includes poetry by Enrique González Martínez, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, and Emma Lazarus. \u003ci\u003eGiven\u003c\/i\u003e also features thoughtful essays by David Dorado Romo and Alexander Nemerov that provide a culturally informed history of the cemeteries and a sensitive meditation on seeing the place in its variety, its occasional disarray, and its quiet dignity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiven \u003c\/i\u003eprovides readers with absorbing impressions and an appreciation for a setting in a way that encourages reflection and remembrance. It opens a window to the local history and culture of El Paso. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648434020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144","brand":"Michael Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53458965725365,"sku":"9781648434020","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781648434020.jpg?v=1791297579","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/given-photographs-and-dispatches-from-el-paso-cemeteries-9781648434020","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}