On 20 November 2015, members of the American Anthropological Association will vote on a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Over the past year, a number of prominent anthropologists have written eloquently about why they support such a boycott, urging their colleagues to join them in that support. Here are some of the highlights:
Lisa Rofel & Ilana Feldman, Why Anthropologists Should Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions
James Ferguson, Israel BDS - Why I Signed . . . Reluctantly
Thomas Blom Hansen, Why I Support the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
Hilla Dayan, I Support the Boycott from Within
Talal Asad, Why do I support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement?
Amahl Bishara, Wearing Catastrophe on our Chests
Brian Boyd, Archaeology and the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
Steven Caton, Why I signed the Boycott Petition
Partha Chatterjee, Why I Support the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
Rhoda Kanaaneh, Nakba Walks
J. Lorand Matory, Hurt People Hurt People
Dina Omar, We are All Uncomfortable: On Academic Boycott & What is Productive
Rosemary Sayigh, Why I Signed
Ann Stoler, By Colonial Design: Or, Why we say we don’t know enough
Mick Taussig, Why I Urge Support for BDS