Section outline

  • Ahmad Amara:

    The class will discuss the history and contemporary challenging realities of the Palestinian Bedouin communities, the land dispossession and house demolition they face by the Israeli authorities, and the legal arguments standing behind these Israeli practices.


    Adriana Testa:

    The Guarani Mbya are an indigenous population present in parts of Uruguay, Northeastern Argentina, Eastern Paraguay, South and Southeastern Brazil. The objective of this presentation is two-fold. On the one hand, we will address impacts caused by public and private “development” initiatives such as: hydroelectric plants, transportation routes, touristic complexes, agri-business farms, rural and urban settlements. On the other hand, we will discuss how the Guarani Mbya have used their traditions and knowledge to actively challenge these experiences of land expropriation and conflict.


    Reading Assignment:

    AMARA, Ahmad (et al). The Bedouin Communities Of Eastern Jerusalem: A New Locus Of Power In The Post-Oslo Battle For Palestine?. In: L'Harmattan, Confluences Méditerranée N° 117, pp. 101-117, Vol.2, 2021

    AMARA, Ahmad. The Negev Land Question: Between Denial and Recognition. Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 27-47. University of California Press, Institute for Palestine Studies, 2013.

    POPYGUA David Karai; BOGGARIM Verá Mirim Márcio Mendonça; POTY Valdemir Karai. A message from the Guarani to the world: words drawn from centuries of struggle and strength, 2020.