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Yael Halevi-Wise posted an update in the group
Scholarship, Censorship, Exclusion on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoThe long planned MLA Pogrom 2017 is proceeding apace. No amount of reasoning seems to curtail its obsession with Israel–as if there weren’t more relevant topics for our organization to deal with, or more pressing issues to think about around the world.
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Yael Halevi-Wise started the topic What (if any) are the recommended consequences for scholars who encourage " in the discussion
Scholarship, Censorship, Exclusion on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoWhat (if any) are the recommended consequences for scholars who encourage “the boycott”of Israel?
No consequences whatsoever: we are living in a climate where bullying Israel is popular and acceptable. Reference to the historical context of the Arab-Israeli conflict, to the history of antisemitism, or to the situation of citizens today ar…[Read more]
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Yael Halevi-Wise started the topic joining American organizations with Middle Eastern political platforms in the forum
Scholarship, Censorship, Exclusion on MLA Commons 11 years agoIndividual MLA members willing to help promote a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may be interested in joining the One Voice Movement: http://www.onevoicemovement.org
This is “an international grassroots movement that amplifies the voice of mainstream Israelis and Palestinians, empowering them to propel their elected re…[Read more]
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Yael Halevi-Wise started the topic disappointment with the MLA's misuse of its platform in the forum
Scholarship, Censorship, Exclusion on MLA Commons 11 years agoMost of my colleagues in fields as diverse as 18th C. English Literature, Milton Studies, Hebrew Studies, American literature–have long ago left the MLA, disappointed and disgusted by the politicization of the organization. I understand that those who would like to use the MLA to amplify their political voices would be disappointed too if they…[Read more]
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Yael Halevi-Wise's profile was updated on MLA Commons 11 years ago
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