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Gaza: A decolonial geography.

  • Published In: Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 2024, v. 49, n. 2. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Agha, Zena; Esson, James; Griffiths, Mark; Joronen, Mikko 3 of 3

Abstract

This commentary addresses three objectives: (1) to situate and contextualise the ongoing military assault on Gaza within longer colonial histories in Palestine; (2) to collate resources that can equip geographers—specialist and non‐specialist, academic and non‐academic—with resources to build decolonial politics on Palestine–Israel; and (3) to contribute to discussions on what we, as geographers, can do to support Palestinian calls for liberation. These objectives are informed by a strong conviction that now is not a time for equivocation or silence. Palestinians, both in Palestine and in exile, need robust support and solidarity. This commentary offers one example of the form this support and solidarity can take in the context of academia. It does so by calling forth our discipline's plural and deep commitment to justice and thoroughgoing critique of the deleterious power structures and colonial legacies that have brought us to this current moment of crisis in Palestine. This commentary addresses three objectives: (1) to situate and contextualise the ongoing military assault on Gaza within longer colonial histories in Palestine; (2) to collate resources that can equip geographers—specialist and non‐specialist, academic and non‐academic—with resources to build decolonial politics on Palestine–Israel; and (3) to contribute to discussions on what we, as geographers, can do to support Palestinian calls for liberation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 2024/06, Vol. 49, Issue 2, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0020-2754
  • DOI:10.1111/tran.12675
  • Accession Number:176868304
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