Isabel Raad was born in Mexico and raised in Canada. She is an accomplished writer who has written for many national publications, including the Vancouver Sun and the Toronto Star. The fact that she has lived in both countries for most of her life and has written about both sides of her birth country is evidence of her broad perspective that allows her to write about both positive and negative aspects of her national identity as well as her personal growth. Her first book was published in 2021 and since then she has gained a lot of readership.
Height And Identity: The Making Of A Nationality In The World Of Art by Isabel Raad is a fascinating read that covers many issues of importance to many people. It explores the question of why we have a national identity; what constitutes a nationality and how different cultures can co-exist; and how race and gender affect our sense of who we are and our place in the world. The author argues that many of our national boundaries are artificial, and that many of our national identities are constructed by the colonial powers that colonized us. She examines how race and gender shaped the identity of First World and Third World countries, and how those differences affect us today.
Height And Identity also examine some of the ways that our media shapes our perceptions of ourselves and others. While many people know the stereotypes that they are subjected to when they read about themselves in the mirror, there is often very little that they know about how they are presented by the media in pictures or on television. As a result, many of us live with the constant images of our body types projected onto our faces and bodies through advertising, television, and movies. This book provides some important insights into how these images affect our thinking about ourselves.