To Exist as a Problem: Being Black, Being Palestinian
Event Details
Date
Monday, February 22, 2027
Time
12-1:15 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Professor Zahi Zalloua (Whitman College) examines the shared experiences of Black and Palestinian people as groups racialized as threats. He argues that anti-Blackness and anti-Palestinian racism are foundational to systems of white and settler dominance, casting Black people as criminals and Palestinians as terrorists to justify oppression.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email csbarr@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Monday, February 8, 2027, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.