Center for Middle East Studies

2024 Workshop | Palestine and the Palestinians after October 7

Palestine and the Palestinians after October 7

The 2024 NDPS theme, “Palestine and the Palestinians after October 7,” simply asks: How did we get here? And where are we going? 

Some of the general questions for discussion include: How does this moment challenge dominant paradigms – nationalist, relational, settler colonial, and indigeneity—and their associated conceptual vocabularies?  How can we critically re-evaluate our visions for Palestinian futures both beyond and between the interstices of the state-centric and human rights approaches? What are the horizons and priorities for knowledge production, intra-Palestinian activism, and intersectional solidarities? What Palestinian institutions and networks, existing or imagined, can constitute scaffolding for these futures? As the first day of the workshop falls on March 8, International Women’s Day, the afternoon panel on that day will focus on feminist approaches to rethinking Palestine and the Palestinians.

Workshop Program