On Research & Writing on/about Palestine/Palestinians
Grad students! You are invited to participate in a research and writing workshop on the complexities of conducting research with/alongside/about Palestinians with Dr. Sa'ed Atshan. We will explore the ethical, methodological, and contextual considerations that scholars encounter, including how broader political realities shape academic work.
Dr. Sa’ed Atshan will share insights from his experience as a researcher, educator, and writer. The session has been designed to allow participants the opportunity to reflect on how to approach this area of scholarship with care, responsibility, and scholarly integrity. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Jasmin Habib.
Please register to attend, as seating is limited and a light lunch will be served. Registration will close when capacity is reached.
About the speaker
Dr. Sa'ed Atshan is Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College. He has previously served as an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Emory University, as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Senior Research Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies. He earned a PhD in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies and MA in Social Anthropology from Harvard University, an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School, and BA from Swarthmore College. Atshan is the author of Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique (Stanford University Press, 2020), coauthor (with Katharina Galor) of The Moral Triangle: Germans, Israelis, Palestinians (Duke University Press, 2020), and co-editor (with Galor) of Reel Gender: Palestinian and Israeli Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2022).
About the moderator
Dr. Jasmin Habib Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. Her research examines dispossession and displacement under colonialism, with a focus on cultural politics in Canada, the United States, and Israel/Palestine. Her work demonstrates a sustained commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and collaborative research networks in local, national, and transnational contexts. Dr. Habib is the author of Israel, Diaspora and the Routes of National Belonging (University of Toronto Press), among other publications.
This event is made possible through the generosity of alumni and friends. We extend sincere appreciation to the donors who contributed to the Foundation for Palestinian Studies Fund.