Briefly, scholars face hostility and job insecurity when they choose to teach or engage in studies involving Palestine, and especially Israel's victimization of Palestine, while failing to embrace the Zionist mantra that Palestinians are terrorists.
In this 53-minute episode we feature an incisive presentation by Northwestern University anthropologist Jessica Winegar. She takes a long critical look at the minefield of Middle East studies in academia today through her new book, Anthropologyâs Politics: Disciplining the Middle East.
This talk, based on the book co-authored with Lara Deeb, examines the complex pressures that shape how U.S. scholars research and teach about the Middle East. Using ethnographic and archival research on Middle East anthropology as a lens onto the broader politics of the U.S. academy, it reveals the persistent consequences of ongoing racism, sexism, Islamophobia, and anti-Palestinian prejudice within the academy.
Jessica Winegar gave this talk recently at Tufts University. She is introduced by Tufts Anthropology Professor, Amahl Bishara.
This Week In Palestine (a weekly part of Truth and Justice Radio) is an award-winning three-quarter-hour segment of news from Palestine and discussion of issues relevant to the Palestinians' struggle for freedom from Israel's brutal military occupation and colonization of their homeland. It speaks from the point of view of Palestinians and those who care about them. It's a regular part of Truth and Justice Radio, aired Sundays 6-10am ET on WZBC 90.3FM, Newton, MA, streaming and archived for two weeks at wzbc.org; TJR's website, truthandjusticeradio.org, has a link to This Week In Palestine archives back thru 1-6-2008; earlier editions are obtainable from radio4all.net or by navigating through our playlists. (At this important time, TJR has been airing a lot of Palestine coverage IN ADDITION to that provided by This Week In Palestine.) We hope you'll write to us at tjr@bluebottle.com if you rebroadcast our work, or have questions or comments.
This Week In Palestine 4-10-2016
Jessica Winegar on the minefield of Middle East studies in academia today
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