Ilan Papp\u00e9 is een Isra\u00eblisch historicus en politiek wetenschapper. Hij is auteur van heel wat boeken waaronder ‘De etnische zuivering van Palestina’. Deze lezing vindt plaats in Engels (Meer info verderop)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This lecture will discuss the power of vocabularies and language in the struggle for freedom in Palestine. It will outline the challenges as well the possible ways of dealing with them, when facing the media coverage and political attitude to Palestine in general and the Gaza genocide in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professor Ilan Pappe<\/strong> is the director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the university of Exeter and a senior fellow at the University of Exeter’s Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies. He is also the chair of the board of the charity The Nakba Memorial Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ilan Pappe was born in Haifa in 1954. He received his D. Phil from the University of Oxford in 1984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From 1984 to 2006, Pappe taught at the University of Haifa and moved to the UK in 2007 to the University of Exeter UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pappe wrote 22 books to date, among them The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (2007) and On Palestine (jointly with Noam Chomsky in 2010). His most recent books are The Ten Myths of Israel (2018), The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Israeli Occupation (2019), A Historical Dictionary of Palestine (with Johnny Mansour 2021) and Our Vision for Liberation (with Ramzy Baroud 2022). ________<\/p>\n\n\n\n The UGent Palestine Talks <\/strong>series is an initiative organised by the Center for Arabic, Islamic and Middle East Studies (CAIMES)<\/strong> and the Middle East and North Africa Research Group (MENARG)<\/strong> at Ghent University. The series features lectures, discussions, panels and documentaries with academics and experts who explore the historical, political, social, and cultural dimensions of the Arab-Israeli conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The series aims to encourage critical dialogue, raise awareness, and provide diverse perspectives on the challenges faced by Palestinians, conveying a thorough understanding of the region\u2019s complex dynamics. The series engages students, faculty members and the public in meaningful conversations about international law, human rights, and the prospects for a sustainable and just peace in Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the support of the department of languages and cultures for the talks through I@H (Internationalisation@Home)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1233,"template":"","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":""},"event_listing_category":[],"event_listing_type":[79],"class_list":["post-1232","event_listing","type-event_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_listing_type-lezingen-debatten"],"yoast_head":"\n
His last book is Israel on the Brink (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n