Against Apartheid
The Case for Boycotting Israeli Universities
Published on 2. November 2015
300 pages
978-1-60846-527-9 (ISBN)
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Focusing on the complicity of Israeli universities in maintaining the occupation of Palestine, and on the repression of academic and political freedom for Palestinians, Against Apartheid powerfully explains why scholars and students throughout the world should refuse to do business with Israeli institutions. This rich collection of essays is a handbook for scholars and activists
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Ashley Dawson is a professor of English at CUNY's Graduate Center and at the College of Staten Island/CUNY. He is also the editor of the AAUP's Journal of Academic Freedom.
Bill V. Mullen is a professor of American studies and English at Purdue University and a member of the advisory board of USACBI (United States Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel).
Bill V. Mullen is a professor of American studies and English at Purdue University and a member of the advisory board of USACBI (United States Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel).
Content
- Intro
- PRAISE FOR AGAINST APARTHEID
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- Part I. FROM THEF RONT LINES
- 1. THE COMPLICITY OF THE ISRAELI ACADEMY IN THE STRUCTURES OF DOMINATION AND STATE VIOLENCE
- 2. GAZA AND BDS!
- 3. IT STARTS WITH KNOWING WHERE YOU WANT TO GO
- 4. THE ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL AND ITS CRITICS
- Part II.TAKING ON THE SETTLER COLONIAL UNIVERSITY
- 5. THE ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL: REACHING A TIPPING POINT?
- 6. THE ISRAELI STATE OF EXCEPTION AND THE CASE FOR ACADEMIC BOYCOTT
- 7. BOYCOTTS AGAINST ISRAEL AND THE QUESTION OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES IN THE ARAB WORLD
- 8. THE GHOSTS THAT HAUNT US: USACBI AND THE SETTLER UNIVERSITY
- Part III.THE ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI UNIVERSITIES IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT
- 9. PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITYI N SOUTH AFRICA AND THE ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL: THE CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG AND BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
- 10. STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE ON TRIAL: BDS AND THE MOVEMENT TO RESIST ERASURE
- 11. THE BOYCOTT WILL WORK: AN ISRAELI PERSPECTIVE
- 12. CHANGING MY MIND ABOUT THE BOYCOTT
- Part IV. SCHOLARS AND STUDENTS IN THE STRUGGLE, UNDER ATTACK
- 13. AN INTERVIEW WITH RABAB ABDULHADI
- 14. HOW TO PRACTICE BDS IN ACADEME
- 15. TESTIMONY BEFORE THE FACULTY SENATE BODY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
- 16. CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE IVORY TOWER: DOUBLE STANDARDS AND THE USE OF ACADEMIC BOYCOTTS TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- 17. BUILDING UNITY AND WRECKING WALLS: CENTERING THE PALESTINIAN RIGHT TO EDUCATION
- 18. STANDING FOR JUSTICE: CHALLENGES AND VICTORIES OF STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE
- Part V. NEW HORIZONS FOR THE ACADEMIC BOYCOTT MOVEMENT
- 19. NORMALIZATION: SUPREMACY IDEOLOGY MASQUERADING AS REALITY
- 20. THE WALL IS CRUMBLING: WILL LABOR FOLLOW THE UNIVERSITIES?
- 21. RASMEA ODEH, THE PALESTINIAN DIASPORA, AND BDS
- 22. WHY CHANGE IS HAPPENING AND WHY BDS IS KEY*
- 23. STEVEN SALAITA'S FIRING SHOWS WHERE ZIONISM MEETS NEOLIBERALISM ON US UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES
- 24. RECOGNIZING PALESTINE, BDS, AND THE SURVIVAL OF ISRAEL
- APPENDIX
- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
- NOTES
- INDEX
