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Gaza: A decolonial geography.

Authors :
Agha, Zena
Esson, James
Griffiths, Mark
Joronen, Mikko
Source :
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. Jun2024, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p1-13. 13p.
Publication Year :
2024

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]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00202754
Volume :
49
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
176868304
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12675