Tag: Palestine
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Book Talk: All Water Has Perfect Memory, a Palestinian-American memoir by Nada Samih-Rotondo
Braving the winter chill as we gear up for the spring semester, please join PCS in giving a warm welcome to Palestinian-American author Nada Samih-Rotondo, who will be discussing her memoir All Water Has Perfect Memory in the Scheuer Room at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30.
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Dr. Sa’ed Atshan to return to Swarthmore College and the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies
It is with great pleasure and anticipation that we share that Dr. Sa’ed Atshan will return to the faculty of Swarthmore College and that he will serve as Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies in the fall semester. We are so excited that future generations of students will benefit from his exceptional…
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Prof. Atshan Headlines 50th Anniversary Edition of Journal of Palestine Studies
Now, THERE is a neat way to end the calendar year! Congratulations to Prof. Atshan for his important role in advancing Palestine studies.
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Prof. Sa’ed Atshan’s Book, Queer Palestine, Awarded Honorable Mention for the 2021 Benedict Prize
The Ruth Benedict Prize Committee of the Association for Queer Anthropology has awarded Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique, written by Peace and Conflict Studies Associate Professor Sa’ed Atshan, an honorable mention for the 2021 Benedict Prize. The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) website provides more information about the prize: “The Ruth Benedict Prize…
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Israel/Palestine Film Series- Fall 2019
Israel/Palestine Film Series Fall 2019 Please join us next week for the annual Israel/Palestine Film Series at Swarthmore. There will be screenings for the first six Wednesdays of the semester, and all are free and open to the public (including pizza and refreshments). All screenings at 4:15PM in the Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema. Organized by…
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Humanitarian Predicaments: Protracted Displacement and Palestinian Refugee Politics
Please join us on Wednesday, February 6th for a lecture by Ilana Feldman (Anthropology, George Washington University), who will be visiting campus as part of the “Contending Visions of the Middle East” series. Ilana’s lecture draws from her recently published book “Life Lived In Relief” (University of California Press, 2018). February 6 4:30 – 6:00 PM | SCI…
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Q&A with Lang Opportunity Scholar Ferial Berjawi ’19
Congratulations to Peace and Conflict Studies special major, Ferial Berjawi ’19! From News and Events, October 17th, 2018 By Arthur Davis ’19 For her Lang Opportunity Scholarship project over the summer, Ferial Berjawi ’19 designed and ran the BetterFly Camp, a six-week program that brought 30 young refugee girls in Lebanon together to discuss body image,…
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Israel/Palestine Film Series – Fall 2018
Israel/Palestine Film Series Fall 2018 Please join us next month for the annual Israel/Palestine Film Series at Swarthmore. There will be screenings for the first six Wednesdays of the semester, and all are free and open to the public (including pizza and refreshments). All screenings at 4:15PM in the Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema. Organized…
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Existence is Resistance: A Performance by Palestinian Drag Queen Madam Tayoush
Existence is Resistance: Palestinian Drag Queen Madam Tayoush WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018, 7 – 9PM SCHEUER ROOM Download a flyer here: Madam Tayoush Poster Performance Artist Elias Wakeem, also known as Madam Tayoush, is a queer Arab Palestinian artist living and working in Palestine. Through performance they/she examines the reaction of the audience to their/her personal…
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Human Rights Hummus: A Podcast Produced by Peace and Conflict Studies Alumni
Swarthmore Peace and Conflict Studies recent graduates Lily Tyson and Marissa Cohen have already produced three episodes of their new podcast, “Human Rights Hummus: Voices of the Holy Land.” Lily and Marissa interview Israelis and Palestinians and record their stories, teaching listeners “what their lives are like and about what is going on with this occupation today,…