This talk will explore the imagery of Palestine in the American imagination, offering a broad historical context for the strong relationship between Israel and the United States. Salaita will analyze the influence of this Holy Land imagery on Native American communities and the current marginalization of decolonial imperative in academe.
Steven Salaita is author of six books, most recently Israel's Dead Soul.
This lecture was co-sponsored by:
UCLA Department of World Arts & Cultures/Dance
UCLA Department of Anthropology
UCLA Department of English
UCLA Department of French and Francophone Studies
UCLA Department of Comparative Literature
UCLA African Studies Center
Mellon Postdoctoral Program in the Humanities “Cultures in Transnational Perspective”
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies
Robin D.G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor of History & Gary B. Nash Chair in United States History
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