2020 Albert Hourani Book Award Winner is Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins
The Center for Palestine Studies congratulates Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins on winning the 2020 Albert Hourani Book Award for Waste Siege: The Life of Infrastructure in Palestine (2019).
”This book offers an outstanding and novel contribution to the study of Palestinian life as a waste siege. Through a rich ethnography and a sophisticated theoretical analysis this book focuses on the governance and governing power of waste.”
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Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Bard and holds a PhD in Anthropology from Columbia University. Sophia spoke about her book Waste Siege with Brian Boyd as part of the Center’s Palestine Library programming in February 2020.
ATTEND | Normalizing the Abnormal: Implications of Arab Accords with Israel
Join the SIPA Palestine Working Group (PWG) and Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) on October 8th at 1pm for a timely panel on the political and human rights implications of recent announcements of normalization by Gulf states with Israel. The panel features Dr. Rashid Khalidi (Columbia University), Dr. As'ad Ghanem (University of Haifa), and Sumaya Almajdhoub (Gulf Coalition Against Normalization).
This event is for Columbia University affiliates.
Please register on Campus Groups to be emailed the Zoom link prior to the event.
Virtual Internships for Columbia University Students
Don’t miss out on these virtual internship opportunities, organized by the Columbia University Global Centers.
Access the list of opportunities and application form here.
Attend | The 2020 Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association
Don’t miss the 2020 Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association!
Search the program for specific content here.
Watch | Toronto Palestine Film Festival
The Toronto Palestine Film Festival is happening online and worldwide between September 23-29, 2020 with film screenings, music, dance and poetry performances, a visual art showcase, panels, exclusive merchandise and more! For the first time in our 13 years we are able to present all special events and select films worldwide.
Check out the full program, watch movie trailers and get your tickets at https://tinyurl.com/TPFF2020
Attend |Impact of the Israeli Occupation on Palestinian Science, Education, and Research
Scientists for Palestine is an international organisation created by and for scientists to promote science and support the integration of the occupied Palestinian territories in the international scientific community.
Click here for more information about “Impact of the Israeli Occupation on Palestinian Science, Education, and Research.”
CPS co-organized the group’s second international gathering which discussed how to implement concrete programs and long term visions to strengthen the growth of science in Palestine and help build ties between the Palestinian and international scientific communities.