In the series organized by Michel DeGraff entitled Language & Linguistics in Decolonization and Liberation Struggles in Haiti, Palestine, and Israel, earlier announced here:
Speaker: Camelia Suleiman (Michigan State University)
Title: Palestinian Women in Higher Education in Jerusalem: Between Nationalism and Neoliberalism
Time: October 9, noon-2pm
Location: Room E51-095
How do Palestinian women students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem resolve the tension between Jewish nationalism and neoliberalism? Based on ongoing ethnographic sociolinguistic research in the daily lives of Palestinian women, I find that students manage these tensions through the performative aspects of language. My analysis demonstrates critical consciousness of their collective identity.
Prof. Suleiman’s visit is co-sponsored by MIT’s MindHandHeart and by MIT Women’s and Gender Studies.
For suggested readings in preparation of Prof. Suleiman’s visit and for additional information about the seminar, please click here for the full description.