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September 18, 2014
From the Washington Postto Ebony Magazine to the streets of Ferguson and beyond, connections between events in Ferguson and Gaza have captured the popular imagination. This panel examines and explores the relationship between race, the rise of militarized policing, and the response to dissent in the United States and consider its implications in a global context.
Moderated by CRS Professor Aslı Bâli. Panelists include CRS Professor Cheryl I. Harris, Professor Robin D.G. Kelley, Professor Donna Murch, Professor Sherene Seikaly, and Hedy Epstein.
For further reading:
Aljazeera America: LeVine, "Ferguson Is Not Gaza...Yet"
The Star: Siddiqui, "Anti-Arab Hate Grows in Israel with Rise of the Right
Haaretz, "Holocaust Survivors Condemn Israel for "Gaza Massacre," Call for Boycott
Slater, "On the Uses of Provocative Analogies"
Salon: Palumbo-Liu, "Ferguson and Gaza: The Definitive Study of How They Are and Are Not Similar"
September 18, 2014
From the Washington Postto Ebony Magazine to the streets of Ferguson and beyond, connections between events in Ferguson and Gaza have captured the popular imagination. This panel examines and explores the relationship between race, the rise of militarized policing, and the response to dissent in the United States and consider its implications in a global context.
Moderated by CRS Professor Aslı Bâli. Panelists include CRS Professor Cheryl I. Harris, Professor Robin D.G. Kelley, Professor Donna Murch, Professor Sherene Seikaly, and Hedy Epstein.
For further reading:
Aljazeera America: LeVine, "Ferguson Is Not Gaza...Yet"
The Star: Siddiqui, "Anti-Arab Hate Grows in Israel with Rise of the Right
Haaretz, "Holocaust Survivors Condemn Israel for "Gaza Massacre," Call for Boycott
Slater, "On the Uses of Provocative Analogies"
Salon: Palumbo-Liu, "Ferguson and Gaza: The Definitive Study of How They Are and Are Not Similar"
