Palestine and Israel: Conversations about culture and history

[Wendy Philpott]

Please register to join two events, Nov. 20 and 27, presented by the Foundation for Palestinian Studies Fund at the University of Waterloo.

In this ongoing lecture series, we learn about and engage to understand new perspectives and to work for peace in this often volatile region of the world. Right now, when Palestinians and Israelis alike are suffering and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating, we will come together again to talk and to listen.

November 20 – Palestine and the Culture of Denial: A lecture by Saree Makdisi. Dr. Makdisi is Professor and Chair of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has written extensively on the afterlives of colonialism in the contemporary Arab world and, in addition to his scholarly articles, has also contributed pieces on current events to several newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and the London Review of Books. Makdisi’s most recent book is Tolerance is a Wasteland: Palestine and the Culture of Denial (University of California Press, 2022).

November 27 — What a Difference a Year Makes in Israel-Palestine: A lecture by Jon Allen. Jon Allen (LL.B., LL.M.) is a Senior Fellow, at Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Among his many international posts with the Government of Canada, Allen was Canada’s Ambassador to Israel from 2006 to 2010. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow of the Canada International Council, the Chair of Project Rozana Canada, a not-for-profit whose objective is to build bridges between Palestinians and Israelis via the health sector, and a Member of the Board of AmbCanada.

More information and registration for both lectures<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/palestine-and-israel-conversations-about-culture-and-history>.

Both events will be at Fed Hall, in-person and livestreamed. Audiences will have the opportunity to engage with the speakers after their talks in a moderated Q and A. Registration is required; in-person audience must provide proof of registration.


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