Steven Salaita is an American scholar holding the Edward W. Said Chair of American Studies at the American University of Beirut. His latest book is Uncivil Rites: Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom.
Comment: The lack of outrage over Seinfeld's outing to a fantasy Israeli army training camp reveals much about the US state monopoly on violence, writes Steven Salaita.
Trump's move to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli is a provocation signaling even greater conciliation to Zionist expansionism, but the Palestinians and their supporters will not cede it, says Steven Salaita
Comment: Trump's move to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli is a provocation signaling even greater Zionist expansionism, but the Palestinians and their supporters will not cede the city, writes Steven Salaita.
Comment: The university of Illinois is constitutionally incapable of supporting real anti-racism, doing so would undermine its devotion to the ruling class, writes Steven Salaita.
Comment: Referencing Arab defensiveness about traditional dishes without mentioning colonisation or ethnic cleansing is a whitewash, writes Steven Salaita.
Comment: Normalising relations with Israel amounts to crossing the picket line, and betrays not only compatriots, but everybody oppressed by sites of authority, writes Steven Salaita.
Comment: Whether they are challenging whiteness, settler colonialism or capitalism, 'disruptive' intellectuals are being blacklisted and even sacked from America's academic institutions. This practice must stop, writes Steven Salaita.
Comment: Whether they are challenging whiteness, settler colonialism or capitalism, 'disruptive' intellectuals are being blacklisted and even sacked from America's academic institutions. This practice must stop, writes Steven Salaita.
