Xavier Guignard. (Credit: Matsas/D.R.)
In Understanding Palestine: A Graphic Investigation (Les Arènes, 2025), political scientist and Noria Research associate researcher Xavier Guignard and illustrator Alizée De Pin revisit a century of dispossession, focusing on the partition of Palestine and how it has evolved over time. Their historical approach centers the Palestinian perspective, often overshadowed by a diplomatic discourse that prioritizes a "two-state solution," a prospect that is now more compromised than ever.One of the book’s defining features is its combination of text and visual aids. However, the two forms of storytelling do not simply repeat each other.How did the idea for this book come about?The idea emerged during Donald Trump’s "deal of the century" in 2020. At the time, I realized that none of my media contacts, including specialists,...
In Understanding Palestine: A Graphic Investigation (Les Arènes, 2025), political scientist and Noria Research associate researcher Xavier Guignard and illustrator Alizée De Pin revisit a century of dispossession, focusing on the partition of Palestine and how it has evolved over time. Their historical approach centers the Palestinian perspective, often overshadowed by a diplomatic discourse that prioritizes a "two-state solution," a prospect that is now more compromised than ever.One of the book’s defining features is its combination of text and visual aids. However, the two forms of storytelling do not simply repeat each other.How did the idea for this book come about?The idea emerged during Donald Trump’s "deal of the century" in 2020. At the time, I realized that none of my media contacts, including...
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