The Textual Materialist
Rebecca Ruth GouldWhere literature and politics meet. \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8Palestine and West Asia. Cultural criticism from a global perspective.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 33 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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A Rainy Afternoon in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: Talking about Strangers
This conversation was recorded in March at Alcatraz Restaurant in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, during a spell of heavy rain. Jeffrey Herlihy Mera, Cora Monroe González, and I had gathered to talk about Strangers, but the conversation soon moved o...
In Gaza, Even Broken Ribs Are Not Enough Reason to Rest
Palestinians in Gaza struggle to access prosthetics and medical care amid continuing shortages. (Anadolu Agency)
When Sara told her brother to rest, she knew he would not listen. Mohammad had made it back to the shelter where they w...
Genocide is a Process, Not an Event
What the destruction of the Circassian people tells us about how genocides happen
Edward Said and the Task of the Intellectual
On Palestine, epistemicide, and the obligations of intellectual life
The Textual Materialist is a reader-supported publication focused on the literary and political life of texts and ideas in Palestine, West Asia, and beyond. If this essay...
Palestine Action: Would the UK have proscribed the suffragettes as terrorists?
By current standards, the suffragettes were terrorists
The Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn the High Court ruling against the proscription of Palestine Action brought me back to this essay, written in July 2025 immediately after the...
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Where aesthetics meets politics. \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 Palestine. Prison writing. Forced starvation. The Textual Materialist newsletter. My books: Strangers (2025), Erasing Palestine (2023), Prison Hunger Strikes (2023), Persian Prison Poem (2021). Professor@SOAS
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