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http://www.levantinecenter.org/event/hidden-histories-palestine-and-eastern-med
lecture, book signing
/Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean/
Al-Quds Professor Basem Ra'ad
basem ra'ad and jan 9
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Jerusalem author presents new book Jan. 9
*Date/Time: *
Jan 9 2011 6:00pm - 8:00pm
*Price: *
Suggested donation $10 or purchase of book
*What: *
Lecture, discussion, signing
*Where: *
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
ample street parking
seating limited, RSVPs suggested: 310.657.5511 or email
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>with January 9
in the subject line (include your name/number)
On Sunday, January 9, 2011, Basem Ra'ad will present his recent book
/Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean /(Pluto Books
<http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745328300>). For thousands
of years, Palestine and the East Mediterranean have been subject to
constant colonial interference which has denied the indigenous
population an independent, authentic historical narrative. Basem L.
Ra'ad, a professor at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, uncovers this
history and begins the process of reconnecting it to contemporary peoples.
"A study in deep time, wide space . . . an anthropology of the present"
is how Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Columbia) describes this book. Hilton
Obenzinger (Stanford) calls it "a brilliant tour de force of recovery,
decolonization, re-vision, and inclusivity," while Naseer Aruri
(Massachusetts) considers it "the first corrective history of Palestine,
its people, its region, and its culture."
/Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean/ offers
alternative understandings of what is commonly called the Middle East'
or cradle of civilization' - a region associated with Holy Land' and,
as such, appropriated time and again by three religions. The book
discusses a range of issues including preconceptions and terminologies
over the centuries, the construct of "Western civilization," development
of religions, exploitation of sacred sites, ancient/modern place names,
the alphabet, Ugarit, identity, appropriation, self-colonization, and
heritage retrieval.
Professor Ra'ad will present his book at the Levantine Cultural Center
on Sunday, January 9, 6 pm, followed by a discussion and book signing.
Visit the web site <http://www.hiddenhistories.ca/>.
This event is presented within /Progressive Conversations on Israel,
Palestine and U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East/, the new monthly
lecture series, organized and cosponsored by LA Jews for Peace
<http://www.lajewsforpeace.org/> and the Levantine Cultural Center. It
is cosponsored by Muslims for Progressive Values-USA
<http://www.mpvusa.org/> and the Progressive Democrats of America-LA
<http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=CA>.
*SAVE THE DATE *** FEB 5, 2011, 3-6 PM, JEFF HALPER & RICHARD FALK, A
PUBLIC FORUM ON ISRAEL, PALESTINE & THE FUTURE OF THE REGION, IMAN
CENTER ****
Levantine Cultural Center champions a greater understanding of the
Middle East and North Africa by presenting artistic and educational
programs that bridge political and religious divides. An independent
nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the LCC is non-partisan and is
supported by its individual members, small grants, private donors, and
income from public programs. Get involved
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