Checkpoint 300 Colonial Space in Palestine

"Brilliant, sophisticated, and evocative, Checkpoint 300 expands our understanding of the political and material geographies of Israel's occupation of Palestine. Mark Griffiths explores how Checkpoint 300 structures the temporalities of domestic life and the everyday routines of Palestinians, showing not only the everyday mundane violence of the occupation but also how material infrastructures shape emotional and embodied lifeworlds." - Polly Pallister-Wilkins, author of Humanitarian Borders: Unequal Mobility and Saving Lives

"Mark Griffiths has taken the notorious Checkpoint 300 in Bethlehem and drawn concentric circles outwards in his diligent analysis of the checkpoint: from its bearing on individual subjectivity to its impact on those affected by it even if they do not have to go through it, from the way it redefines the landscape of a street and a city to its wider geopolitical implications. Israeli checkpoints define part of contemporary Palestinian life, and this careful study presents both the details of a specific site and the significance of how all checkpoints sever much more than space. Checkpoint 300 is an important read for anyone interested in Palestine, borders, political geography, and material sites of control." - Helga Tawil-Souri, coeditor of Producing Palestine: The Creative Production of Palestine Through Contemporary Media