In this gripping special segment, host Tareq Radi speaks to Judith Tucker, Ilana Feldman, Nashiha Alam, Lisa Rofel, and Nadia Abu El Haj, who illuminate the challenges of passing academic boycott, as well as the evolution of the tactics of repression affecting both students and faculty. The segment is a culmination of five comprehensive interviews bringing together the narratives of professors and students directly engaged in issues surrounding political speech in academia.
The special segment below includes three parts that you can click on separately.
In addition to the special segment in the player below, you can also find the full-length interviews with each guest in a player below the transcript.
Judith Tucker is a professor of History at Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. Nashiha Alam is a student at Loyola University Chicago, and an active leader in her Students for Justice in Palestine chapter. Lisa Rofel is a professor of Anthropology, and Director of the Center for Emerging Worlds at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Nadia Abu El-Haj is a professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and Co-Director of the Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University. Ilana Feldman is an associate professor of Anthropology, History, and International Affairs at George Washington University.
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