Palestine Studies at University of Toronto
February 23, 2024
A conversation with J. Kēhaulani Kauanui and Amahl Bishara
Location: Innis Town Hall
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
Mask Wearing Strongly Recommended
This event is co-sponsored by the Urban Studies Program.
This event will feature creative works by students in CSE445, followed by a keynote lecture “Genocide and the Denial of Palestine” by Dr. Ussama Makdisi
6:-00pm – Gallery walk
6:30pm – Program begins
7:00pm – Keynote Lecture by Dr. Makdisi
Dr. Ussama Makdisi is Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. He was previously Professor of History and the first holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University in Houston. Dr. Makdisi is the author of Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World (2019), Faith Misplaced: the Broken Promise of U.S.- Arab Relations, 1820-2001 (2010), Artillery of Heaven: American Missionaries and the Failed Conversion of the Middle East (2008), and The Culture of Sectarianism: Community, History, and Violence in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Lebanon (2000).
REGISTRATION DETAILS
IN-PERSON
To attend in person, please register on the eventbrite for your ticket.
Those that come in person will get an opportunity to see students’ creative works and listen to the lecture in person. Light snacks will be served. For accessibility needs please contact Prof Desai at ch.desai@utoronto.ca
ONLINE
Folks online will only be able to view/hear Dr. Makdisi’s lecture. Please register for the Zoom webinar for lecture only.
Friday, November 17, 2023 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST
William Doo Auditorium. 45 Willcocks street
Register Here
Speakers
1- Muhannad Ayyash, Mount Royal University, Calgary
2- Rana Baker, King’s College, London
3- Sarah Ihmoud, College of the Holy Cross
4- Munira Khayyat, NYU-Abu Dhabi
5- Amahl Bishara, Tufts University
Description
This panel invites anthropologists who are participating in the American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting in Toronto this year to a public event at the University of Toronto to share their perspectives on “decolonization” in relation to the war on Gaza. Examining the war on Gaza through resistance movements, international law, and the media, they reconsider the meaning of decolonization in the discourses and events that have unfolded since the latest war started. This event provides an opportunity to critically examine how we employ decolonization as a term in academic spheres. Most importantly, it offers a platform to listen to Palestinian voices, perspectives, and realities from researchers of Palestine.
Sponsors
Hearing Palestine
Department of Anthropology
Diversity and Decolonization Committee of the Department of Anthropology
Department of Geography & Planning
Critical Studies of Equity and Solidarity
Dear community,
Like you, we at Hearing Palestine feel at a loss for words to express the suffering, anguish, rage and grief we have experienced over the last four weeks. Nothing we say feels adequate to capture the enormity of the attacks we are witnessing against Palestinians, especially in Gaza, but also in the West Bank and among Palestinian citizens within 48 Israel.
We know that many of you are experiencing deeply personal loss of family members and friends, and ongoing stress and fear because loved ones are in constant danger. Understandably these emotions can lead to lack of focus, inability to sleep, and isolation. We know that this is all too much.
We are planning to host a session to hold space for us to be together, mourn together, and support each other. We hope to have something set up soon and we will circulate information as soon as we have it.
In the meantime, we have consulted with experts in mental health who forwarded the following resources (in no particular order). These include multiple psychotherapists and psychologists who speak Arabic and English. Many of the places listed below are currently offering services for free or for only a small fee. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please do not hesitate to reach out to us and we can reach out to our contacts. You will also be able to find this information soon on our resources page. While these resources come from trusted sources, we are not in a position to recommend anyone, or vouch for anyone, and we are making this list available solely for your information.
Resources:
Palestine Mental Health Response: Link
Palestinian Canadian Mental Health Counsellors: Link
Abrar – Trauma and Mental Health Services: Link
Gaza Therapy Group: Link
Processing Grief during difficult Times Healing Circle: Link
Muslim and South Asian – Across Boundaries: Link
Wellnest: Link
Cedarway Therapy: Link
Naseeha: Link
Liberation Line: Link
Please be sure to register for this very timely lecture at the link below. This in-person event will sell out!
“Threats to Academic Freedom from Without and Within: Sources and Solutions”
KENNETH ROTH
November 16, 2023 | 6-8pm |
Moot Court (250), Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Sponsored by: CAUT; The List; Anthropology, St. George; Anthropology, UTM; WGSI; Social Justice Education, OISE; Centre for the Study of the United States; Hearing Palestine; Institute of Islamic Studies; Jewish Faculty Network; Palestine Forum; Centre for Culture and Technology; Department of Geography and Planning, Scholar Strike Canada; Faculty4Palestine; Arts and Science Students Union; UTFA; Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies; History; CUPE 3902