Category: Palestine Talks

Amos Goldberg: Decolonizing the Fight against Antisemitism (03/03/2025: 16.00-17.45)

Professor Amos Goldberg will be visiting UGent on Monday, March 3, 2025. His work on Holocaust historiography, trauma, and memory studies has been highly influential, and this visit presents a great opportunity for engaging discussions. He will share insights from his research, followed by an open discussion (16.00-17.45, Auditorium D, Rozier). 

Amos Goldberg: History, Politics, and the Genocide in Gaza (03/03/2025: 13.00-14.30)

Together with our colleagues from Conflict and Development Studies, we are organising a roundtable discussion on “History, Politics, and the Genocide in Gaza” on Monday, March 3 from 13.00-14.30 (Faculty Board Meeting Room, Technicum, 3rd Floor). This conversation has a registration link: https://event.ugent.be/registration/conversationamosgoldberg

Bearing Witness to Scholasticide (Palestine Talks autumn 2024)

Bearing Witness to Scholasticide (Palestine Talks autumn 2024)

The Destruction of Gaza’s Educational Infrastructure, 2023-24

In this lecture, Prof Wesam Amer (Gaza University) talks about Israel’s systematic destruction of Gaza’s educational infrastructure in 2023-24.

 

Date: 1/10/2024

Time: 4 pm to 6 pm

Venue: Auditorium G, Technicum, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Gent

Contact: Islam.Dayeh@Ugent.be

Solidarity and Resistance (Palestine Talks spring 2024)

The Arabic and Islamic Studies section at Ghent University invites you to its second academic event discussing the genocide in Gaza as well as the ongoing escalation of violence in Palestine and the wider region. The event will commence on 24 April 2024 with the screening of the documentary film Off Frame aka Revolution Until Victory (2016) by Palestinian filmmaker Mohanad Yaqubi. The film offers a critical exploration of themes such as resistance, agency and Palestinian self-representation in historical and contemporary contexts that remain deeply relevant today.

On 30 April, a panel discussion will take place, bringing together distinguished scholars from multiple disciplines with a range of expertise to discuss a number of key issues, including violiations of international law, violent and non-violent resistance, individual and collective agency and solidarity, and the prospects for a sustainable and just peace in the region.

Both parts of the event are open to all students, faculty members and anyone interested from the public. We look forward to on open, informed and thoughtful conversation.

Two-Part Event

  1. Screening of the documentary Off Frame aka Revolution Until Victory, followed by a Q&A session with Palestinian filmmaker Mohanad Yaqubi
    Date: Wednesday, 24/04/2024
    Time: 7pm – 9pmVenue: Auditorium G, Technicum, UGent
  2. Panel discussion
    Moderators: Islam Dayeh (UGent), Liza Franke (UGent)
    Participants: Brigitte Herremans (UGent), Nahed Samour (Berlin), Joas Wagemakers (Utrecht), Himmat Zoubi (Berlin)
    Date: Tuesday, 30/04/2024
    Time: 7pm – 9pm
    Venue: Auditorium G, Technicum, UGent

Creation and Catastrophe (Palestine Talks autumn 2023)

Palestine and Israel: The ongoing past in the present – Perspectives, history, future

The section of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Ghent University is organizing an informative event in light of the current escalation of violence in Gaza. The double event kicks off with the screening of the documentary 1948: Creation and Catastrophe by Andy Trimlett, Ahlam Muhtaseb and others, offering a critical exploration of historical contexts that remain deeply relevant today.  https://www.1948movie.com/

The roundtable following the documentary aims to foster an open dialogue, providing a platform for diverse perspectives. In the wake of ongoing conflict, the discussion will address the violations of international law, geopolitical complexities, the role of art and the quest for sustainable peace in the region. Scholars, experts, and attendees are encouraged to engage in a thoughtful exchange of ideas. 

Two-Part Event

  1. Screening of the documentary 1948 – Creation and Catastrophe

Date: 7/12/2023

Time: 7pm

Venue: Auditorium F, Technicum, UGent

  1. Roundtable discussion

Participants: Aissa Deebi, Liza Franke, Brigitte Herremans, Aymon Kreil, Itamar Shachar

Date: 13/12/2023

Time: 7pm

Venue: Auditorium F, Technicum, UGent