Academia and Activism Talk Series II

20 May kl 15:30–21:00

Events in J222 (Jubileumssalen): 

”Nakba Day Reflections: Palestinian Memory, Displacement, and Resistance” 

featuring

• Talks by Mattias Gardell (Uppsala), Feras Hamammi (GU), Sahlgrenska Students for Palestine, and GU Students for Palestine,
• Music / Theater Performances by Moria,
• the exclusive pre-premiere of the Gazaplatsen Documentary by Leo Palmestål of HDK Valand, including a Q&A with the director.
• a week-long art exhibition in the Foyer of the Humanisten Building, with photographs from Gaza, children’s paintings, and visual storytelling of everyday life under displacement.
• On May 18 and May 19, there will also be an immersive 3D experience in the Foyer, where people can virtually explore the Gazaplatsen protest camp.
• complimentary Fika and Dinner 

18–21 May

• Art exhibition with photographs from Gaza, children’s paintings, and visual storytelling of everyday life under displacement.
• On May 18 and May 19, there will also be an immersive 3D experience, where people can virtually explore the Gazaplatsen protest camp.

21 May kl 13:15–15:00  

"Between Grief and Resistance: Navigating Testimony and Activism in Silenced Spaces of Solidarity with Palestine” 

Talk by Laila Abdallah

The events are public, and everybody is welcome to join. Registration needed, see link.

These will be the final events with a focus on Palestinian Perspectives. After that, we will move on to other topics

Academia and Activism is a seminar series in which academics and activists explore issues related to human rights, the environment and animals. The series opens academic discussion to perspectives from outside the seminar room, highlights the public relevance of the humanities, and critically examines the relationship between academia and activism.

 The views and positions expressed by individual speakers and contributors are their own. They do not represent the position of the University of Gothenburg, the Faculty of Humanities, or the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science (FLoV).