South Africa to Gaza Series

The South Africa to Gaza: World History and the Politics of Accountability Series draws its title and framing from the International Court of Justice hearings on the Convention to Prevent and Punish the Crime of Genocide as it relates to Gaza. The series is intended to create space for the sorts of thoughtful, informed dialogue on pressing contemporary issues that higher education aspires to produce by bringing internationally-renowned academics, journalists, artists, and legal experts to campus.  

South Africa to Gaza" is sponsored by the Aydelotte Foundation, the President‘s Fund for Racial Justice, Swarthmore College Libraries, Arabic, Art History, Black Studies, Educational Studies, English Literature, French & Francophone Studies, History, the Intercultural Center, Islamic Studies, Modern Languages & Literatures, Peace & Conflict Studies, Religion, and Sociology & Anthropology.

Events

• A Conversation with Peter Beinart: Israel and Gaza: Its Repercussions on American Campuses
  Tuesday, Feb. 20, 6:30 - 9 p.m.
  Science Center Room 101- Chang Hou Hall
  Watch a recorded video of the event
   
• The Crime of Genocide: International Law and Gaza: A Conversation with Noura Erakat
  Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
  Science Center Room 101- Chang Hou Hall
  Watch a recorded video of the event
  
  
• The Impossible Genocidaire: Gaza, the Jewish State, and the Shadow of Auschwitz: A Talk by Nadia Abu El-Haj
  Monday, March 25, 2024, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
  Lang Performing Arts Center Room (LPAC) 101 Cinema
  Watch a recorded video of the event
   
• A Conversation with Emily Jacir
  Monday, April 1, 2024, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
  Science Center, Room 199
   
• Naomi Klein: Israel, Palestine, and the Doppelganger Effect
  Thursday, April 18, 2024, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
  Lang Performing Arts Center Room (LPAC) 102 Pearson-Hall Theatre
  Watch a recorded video of the event