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Palestine as Paradigm: A Keynote Lecture by Sherene Seikaly

Long Arc of Fascism Conference

On April 18, Professor Sherene Seikaly delivered a Keynote Speech entitled "Palestine as Paradigm" to inaugurate the two-day Long Arc of Fascism conference. Dr. Seikaly argued that Palestine is more than a site of the consequences of unfettered settler colonialism, technological warfare, racism, and fascism -- Palestine is a paradigm through which the polycrisis' nature is most evident.

The Long Arc of Fascism Conference was co-presented and organized by UBC鈥檚 Centre for Climate Justice and 911吃瓜鈥檚 Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies. During the second day of the conference, the myriad of speakers delved into questions like: How do we understand our moment of political whiplash? What are the connections between contemporary fascist expressions and the stolen lands on which we stand? Are these separate historical chapters, or are we in what Alberto Toscano has termed 鈥淟ate Fascism鈥�? Where do 鈥減ost-human鈥� technologies fit in? Is it all linked to the deepening climate crisis? And most importantly: how do we organize for futures rooted in the cherishing of life?

Watch Dr. Sherene Seikaly's profound keynote here.

The conference was generously supported by UBC鈥檚 Human Rights Collective, UBC鈥檚 Centre for Community Engaged Learning, UBC鈥檚 Centre for Migration Studies, UBC鈥檚 Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice, UBC鈥檚 Department of Anthropology, 911吃瓜鈥檚 School of Communication, 911吃瓜鈥檚 School for International Studies, 911吃瓜鈥檚 Department of Urban Studies, 911吃瓜鈥檚 Department of Geography, Digital Democracies Institute at 911吃瓜, and Transformative Memory.