Palestine and the U.S. Academy at the MLA
A panel entitled "The American Academy and the Question of Palestine: Confronting the Politics of Evasion," which was recently submitted to the MLA for consideration for this December's annual confere... continue reading »
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"Remarkable that the MLA would not welcome the efforts of a group of scholars to examine how knowledge is constructed by looking at what might be the most critical conflict on the planet."
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"this is a critical issue, and the silencing of academics seeking to engage on all aspects of the ME conflict has become a major obstacle to the kind of robust discourse that will ultimately promote a just and peaceful resolution of the conflict."
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"Where can honest and vigorous discussion take place in American society? You hardly ever see any Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, or Iranian voices in the media able to talk, in their own voice, about Israel's occupation or America's invasions. Does it have to "
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"Debate is the essence of scholarship. But, first, ideas have to be aired out, not censored."
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"Whatever happened to freedom of intellectual inquiry!?"
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"I urge everyone concerned to read Stanley Cohen's States of Denial. Academics need to learn how people deny crucial truths and also how they succumb to strategies of intimidation."
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"I don't belong to MLA, but this decision, from what I can tell, is a threat going beyond those disciplines...I also disassociate myself from the put-down of E. Browning scholarship."
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"A worthy session. A year ago, I did a search to see how many US courses were being offered in Palestinian literature--I came up with two or three. Given the brilliance of the literature itself, I think we need to look to the profession for an explanation."
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"Another example of bias and double-standard"
"My colleagues in English tell me that the MLA meetings are the hub of intellectual debate. While I disagree that anything in academic discussion is sublime, I think that we need to think seriously about silencing the debates about the Palestinians, the Le"
