A lecture by Basem Ra'ad, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem
Today, 1/11/11, 3-5 PM
Free, Open to Public
UCLA, 10383 Bunche Hall
“A study in deep time, wide space...an anthropology of the present” is how Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak describes this book. Hilton Obenzinger calls it “a brilliant tour de force of recovery, decolonization, re-vision, and inclusivity,” while Naseer Aruri considers it “the first corrective history of Palestine, its people, its region, and its culture.”
Its chapters discuss a range of issues including constructs and terminologies over the centuries, the development of religions, exploitation of sacred sites, ancient/modern place names, the alphabet, Ugarit, identity, appropriation, "self-colonization," and heritage retrieval. Book review
Following the presentation, discussion will concentrate on topics of interest to the audience. Copies of the book may be available for signing by the author. UCLA Int'l Inst. calendar
Info: Johanna Romero (310) 825-1455
romero@international.ucla.edu
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