Against Apartheid by Bill V. Mullen

Author:Bill V. Mullen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Haymarket Books

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HOW TO PRACTICE BDS IN ACADEME

STEVEN SALAITA

I’m no world traveler, but I’m lucky enough to regularly discuss or debate boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS)1 at various universities and academic gatherings. Almost uniformly, somebody in the audience asks me about how he or she might broach the subject when the potential for recrimination is so great. This question is especially pertinent to tenure-track and contingent faculty.

It’s true that recrimination against supporters of Palestine is a legitimate possibility. It’s a longstanding reality, in fact. Universities are filled with students, faculty, and administrators whose primary focus seems to be policing criticism of Israel that oversteps their stringent preferences.

Through the years my answers to this question have varied. Situations are diverse. Conditions evolve. Minds change. I’ve thought much about it and finally feel like I’m in a place where I can offer useful feedback. What follows is meant to be a practical but fluid primer for practicing BDS in academe.

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