Thomas Abowd will read from his new book which shows how colonialism, far from being simply a fixture of the past as is often suggested, remains a crucial component of Palestinian and Israeli realities today. "Colonial Jerusalem: Construction of Identity and Difference in a City of Myth" considers housing policy, urban planning, and housing rights activism in contemporary Jerusalem.
The emergent forms of anti-racist struggle and the prospects for meaningful coexistence between two national communities are explored.
