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Maya Wind, "Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom" (Verso, 2024)

New Books in Critical Theory

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Supporting the Settler Colonial Project: The Role of Israeli Academic Disciplines

The chapter explores the complicity of academic disciplines like Israeli archaeology in furthering the settler colonial project of Israel, focusing on how knowledge production has served Israeli apartheid and the displacement of Palestinians. It discusses how Israeli universities have aided Israeli impunity through innovation in interpreting international humanitarian law and collaborating with military personnel. The chapter also highlights student resistance within universities to marginalized Palestinian voices and the broader global struggle for decolonization.

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