Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

You are invited to attend the conference Culture and Conflict in Palestine/Israel held February 1-3 at UF.

As diplomatic and military efforts to establish justice and peace in Palestine/Israel have reached a stalemate, we call for a closer look into the cultural sphere – not as a form of escapism but rather as a sphere that might generate potential transformative energies and affect other spheres. The conference brings together scholars of Israel/Palestine from diverse disciplines (including anthropology, architecture, history, literature, sociology, and political science) who share the view that the cultural sphere is a contested terrain, where actions and discourses promote various political goals. They will discuss how architecture, cartoons, cinema, collective calendars, cuisine, dress codes, nightclubs, poetry, popular music, and video art shape and are shaped by political processes.

For the full schedule and list of venues, click here.

The conference is sponsored by the Alexander Grass Chair in Jewish Studies; Center for Global Islamic Studies; UF International Center; Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica; Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Research; Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Law.