Join WGSS and E. Wheelock House for lunch with Palestinian-American anthropologist Professor Sa’ed Atshan. Lunch, which will include vegan options, will be from The Karibbean. First come, first served.

Dr. Sa’ed Atshan is Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College. His areas of research include: a) health and humanitarianism, b) contemporary Palestinian society and politics, c) global LGBTQ social movements, and d) Christian minorities in the Middle East.

Later in the day, at 5:30pm, Atshan is giving a SoF-sponsored talk in the Rockefeller Center, Class of 1930 Room:

Navigating US Academia: Reflections of a Queer Palestinian Scholar

The US academy today has institutionalized hierarchies of privilege. The path of minority scholars is often rewarding, challenging, and misunderstood. How can we tell our stories? How do we produce knowledge with integrity? How can bridges be built across lines of difference? How can we empower each other amidst it all? Dr. Sa'ed Atshan shares his journey as a Palestinian, Quaker, and queer scholar to explore these questions.