Attacks on those protesting the Israeli state policies and practices which have maintained the violent dispossession of Palestinians have commonly misrepresented, distorted, and even manufactured disinformation. This has done great damage to the lives and careers of...
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Creating an institutional space for the Critical Study of Zionism: A Conversation with Emmaia Gelman and Christine Hong
Today we speak with Emmaia Gelman and Christine Hong, two of the founders of the new Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism. They tell us what motivated them and others to take up this project to create a space where the critical study of Zionism could take place...
Amplifying Palestine Through Art: Author-Activist Susan Albuhawa Discusses the Palestine Writes Festival
Today on Speaking Out of Place we talk with award-winning novelist and activist Susan Albuhawa about a major literary festival she is organizing entitled “Palestine Writes,” which will take place in Philadelphia from Sept 22 to Sept 24. “Palestine Writes” is the only...
Narrating Humanity: A Discussion with Cynthia Franklin
Today we talk with Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going...
Race, Nativism, and Natives in France: A Conversation with Olivia Harrison
On today’s episode of Speaking Out of Place we talk with Olivia Harrison, author of a new book entitled, Natives Against Nativism: Antiracism and Indigenous Critique in Postcolonial France, which takes on the appropriation of the figure of the “native” to serve...
Anthropologists Must Answer the Call from Palestinian Civil Society: a Conversation with Nadia Abu El-Haj and Sami Hermez
In November 20, 2015, a resolution presented to the members of the American Anthropological Association for a boycott of Israeli institutions narrowly missed adoption (2,384 in favor and 2,423 opposed; 49.6% - 50.4%). Responding to the new petition members submitted...
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