Speaker: Dr. Karam Dana
Time: 11:00AM – 12:30PM
Where: Building 7
The ongoing war against Palestinians in Gaza has shed light on the historical events that have led to prolonged military occupation, intensifying oppression, and more recently, unprecedented levels of violence against Palestinians. This lecture will contextualize the Palestinian struggle for liberation and highlight the causes of the noticeable transformation of sympathies and emerging solidarities towards Palestinians, globally, but especially in the US.
Dr. Karam Dana is a Palestinian-American academic and was born and raised in the city of Al-Khalil (Hebron) in Palestine. He is the Alyson McGregor Distinguished Professor of Excellence & Transformative Research at University of Washington Bothell. Dr. Dana is also the Founding Director of The American Muslim Research Institute (AMRI). Dr. Dana studies Palestinian identity and transnationalism, and the effects of Israeli occupation on Palestinian society. In addition to the study of Palestine-related questions, Dr. Dana was one of the earliest scholars to study Arab and Muslim racialization through survey and public opinion research in the post- 9/11 era. His accomplishments have been recognized both inside and outside the classroom. He was the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award, and more recently, the 2023 Distinguished Research, Scholarship, Creative Activities Award. His forthcoming book “To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States” will be released this Summer (Columbia University Press, 2024). The book examines how Palestine and Palestinians have traditionally been presented and talked about in the United States, and explains the noticeable solidarity shifts in recent years.
Dana, K. (2017). The West Bank apartheid/separation wall: Space, punishment and the disruption of social continuity. Geopolitics, 22(4), 887–910. https://doi.org/10.1080/14650045.2016.1275576 [Link to article in the Highline College Library database - login required]
Dana, K. (2024). To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States. Columbia University Press. [Publication date: September 2024]
Ocampo, A. X., Dana, K., & Barreto, M. A. (2018). The American Muslim voter: Community belonging and political participation. Social Science Research, 72(1), 84–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.02.002 [Link to article in the Highline College Library database - login required]
Jan. 30, 2024: The Question of Palestine and the Evolution of Solidarity and Resistance in the U.S. (2024, January 30). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygdrWk45Chc