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Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) AIHR

Towers of Ivory and Steel

How Israeli universities deny Palestinian freedom

Dr. Maya Wind will be giving an introduction to her book at UvA. The talk will be followed by a commentary by Prof. Sarah Bracke (Professor of Sociology of Gender and Sexuality, UvA) and Omar Barghouti (PhD candidate at UvA and co-founder of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel). The event will be moderated by Prof. Suzanne Legêne (Prof. of Political History, VU).
Date
16 May 2024
Time
13:00
Location
Dominicuskerk, Spuistraat 12

Between 13-17 May, Dr. Maya Wind will tour the Netherlands with her new book titled: ‘Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli universities deny Palestinian freedom’ (Verso, 2024). Maya Wind is a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Her research on the reproduction and international export of Israeli security expertise has been supported by the Canadian National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, and the Canadian Killam Laureates Trust. See https://www.dutchscholarsforpalestine.nl/maya-wind-book-tour.

On 16 May, Dr. Maya Wind will be giving an introduction to her book at UvA. The talk will be followed by comments by Omar Barghouti (PhD candidate at UvA and co-founder of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel) and Prof.dr. Sarah Bracke, Professor of Sociology of Gender and Sexuality at the UvA. Collectively organised by Palestine Solidarity Scholars at Free University Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam, and ASCA.

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The event will be hosted at the Dominicuskerk, Spuistraat 12 Amsterdam. 
Date and time: 16th May, 13:00-15:00

Doors open: 12:30. Coffee and tea after the lecture until 16:00.