14 Mar Dr. Sherene Seikaly in Honolulu!

American Studies is co-sponsoring talks and activities in connection with Professor Sherene Seikaly’s visit. Please see below for more details:

Events will be held in the UHM Dept. of English (KUY 410)

Wed., March 27: 

6-7:30 pm: “Turning to the Archives to Decenter the Settler State” A Roundtable discussion with Sherene Seikaly, Noah Dolim, Sarah Kuaiwa, Kauwila Mahi. Moderator: ‘Ihilani Lasconia

7:30-8:30 pm: Dinner Reception (register at tinyurl.com/sfjpuh)

Thurs., March 28:

3 pm:  “Gaza is Palestine: On Bakers and Storytellers” 

4:30-5:30 pm: Reception, with poetry and music!

Pls wear a mask when not eating.

Prof. Sherene Seikaly teaches History and directs the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Her book Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine (Stanford University Press, 2016) explores economy, territory, the home, and the body. Her book in progress, “From Baltimore to Beirut: On the Question of Palestine” tells a global history of capital, slavery, and dispossession. She coedits the Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures Series, the Journal of Palestine Studies, and Jadaliyya.

Sponsored by ASUH, SFJP@UH, MCHACE, SEED Ideas, Department of English, Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge

With cosponsorship from the UHM Depts. of American Studies, Ethnic Studies, GEO, and WGSS; the Center for Biographical Research; Sabeel Hawai’i; JVP-Hawai‘i; Hawai‘i for Palestine; and Rise for Palestine