Out of Bounds
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Out of Bounds

Academic Freedom and the Question of Palestine

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Out of Bounds

Academic Freedom and the Question of Palestine

About this book

Academic freedom is a key element of the academic enterprise in the U.S. However, it does not seem to exist when scholars seek to advocate on behalf of Palestinian self-determination. This unique work examines how the knowledge-power nexus is shaping the discourse around the Israel-Palestine conflict and restricting academic freedom. Beginning with a discussion of American Zionism, the work proceeds to explain why scholars working on the question of Palestine are often denied standard academic freedom. This is supported by prominent cases, such as Norman G. Finkelstein's denial of tenure, the Middle East Studies Department at Columbia University, and Mearsheimer and Walt's book, The Israel Lobby. The work of Edward Said and Noam Chomsky are also discussed and the book concludes with recommendations for protecting intellectual freedom to those seeking to critically pursue the question of Palestine. This scholarly study will appeal to a broad audience of faculty, students, and readers who seek to understand the importance of academic freedom and the thorny debates surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Chapter one Introduction
  6. Chapter two The politics of perceiving Palestine
  7. Chapter three The case of Norman G. Finkelstein
  8. Chapter four The Question of Palestine and the subversion of academic freedom: DePaul’s denial of tenure to Norman G. Finkelstein
  9. Chapter five Edward Said in the American imagination after 9/11
  10. Chapter six Noam Chomsky, intellectual labor, and the Question of Palestine
  11. Chapter seven Recognizing the effects of the past in the present: Theorizing a way forward on the Israel-Palestine conflict
  12. Chapter eight The perils of separation: Fouzi El-Asmar’s To Be an Arab in Israel as an allegory of settler-colonial anxiety
  13. Chapter nine Conclusion: What is next for academic freedom and the Question of Palestine?
  14. Notes
  15. Works Cited
  16. Appendix A Debating the Finkelstein case
  17. Appendix B Pretext Re/Interview
  18. Appendix C Chomsky-Dershowitz exchange of letters
  19. Index