Palestine is a litmus test. If the AHA council refuses to recognize a genocide that has played out live on the internet, that has been condemned in the court of global opinion (and in global courts), and which their membership overwhelmingly opposes, how can we, queer and trans scholars, expect ..
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Frequently Asked Questions about the BDS Resolution at MESA
On 22 March 2022, the voting membership of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) passed a resolution (768 votes in favor, 167 votes against) endorsing the 2005 call of Palestinian civil society for the boycott, divestment, and sanction of I..
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Middle East Studies Association Statement on Academic Freedom and Corporate Control of Digital Platforms
The following statement was issued by the Board of Directors of the Middle East Studies Association on 29 October 2020 in response to censorsh..
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Middle East Studies Association and Others Express Concern to Department of Education over Title VI
The following letter was issued by the Middle East Studies Association and other academic organizations on 25 September ..
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Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association Statement on Defunding of Stanford University Press
The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association (OTSA) learned with dismay of the recent decision by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell to eliminate the annual subsidy that the university is accustomed to g..
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Statement of Opposition to the "Israel Anti-Boycott Act" by the Middle East Studies Association of North America
[The following statement was issued by the Middle East Studies Association of North America on 27 July 2017 in response to the Congressional move to enact a "Israel Anti-Boycott Act" law.]..
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The MLA and BDS—or, Comedy and Resistance
This weekend, the Modern Language Association`s (MLA) Delegate Assembly voted against a detailed, closely-argued, and voluminously documented resolution to support the boycott of Israeli academic institutions (79 for, 113 against). A few..
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The MLA and the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
The Modern Language Association (MLA) will be voting on a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions at its upcoming convention, to be held 5-8 January 2017 in Philadelphia. This short documentary makes the case for MLA members ..
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BDS Is Professional Solidarity
[This article first appeared on the author’s blog. The Modern Language Association (MLA) will be voting on a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions at its upcoming
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An Open Letter to Kwame Anthony Appiah, President of the Modern Language Association
The Modern Language Association (MLA) will be voting on a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions at its upcoming convention, to be held 5-8 January 2017 in Philadel..