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Enduring Humanitarianism in the Palestinian Territories

This lecture by Palestinian-American anthropologist Sa'ed Atshan discusses the social life of humanitarian aid amongst Palestinians.

9/30/2025
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Class of 1930 Room, Rockefeller Center
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School of Arts and Sciences

Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (the West Bank and Gaza Strip) are among the highest recipients of per capita international humanitarian aid, including medical aid, in the world. This talk will examine the enduring nature of Western aid to Palestine and how Palestinians endure their lives as humanitarian subjects. This reveals the paradoxes of humanitarianism in both facilitating and subverting colonial processes, grounded in interdisciplinary analyses from medical anthropology and feminist anthropology.

For more information, contact:
Faiza Rahman
faiza.rahman@dartmouth.edu
Permanent URL to this event: https://wgs.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=78896

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