Palestinian-American theorist and activist Edward Said was born #OTD in 1935. His most famous work, Orientalism, explores how Western scholarship projects “otherness” on the Islamic world to justify colonial policy. His political works about the Middle East remain relevant today.

“Revolutionaries didn't choose armed struggle as the best path, it's the path the oppressors imposed on the people. And so the people only have two choice: to suffer, or to fight." – Fidel Castro

"Bourgeoise is tolerant. It loves people as they are, because it hates what they can become." --Adorno

OUT new collective book, Resisting Data Colonialism: a practical intervention, by Tierra Comun Network networkcultures.org/blog/2023/12/1…

Six months of bombing, of destruction, of genocide - a new horrific phase in a long history of colonization and extraction. Understanding the present crisis, Andreas Malm argues, requires a longue durée analysis of Palestine's subjugation to fossil empire versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/ne…

Superb and vital project by the brilliant scholars Dr. Alaa Tartir | د. علاء الترتير Tariq Dana Timothy Seidel "Essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper and more rigorous understanding of the reality that permeates Palestinian life and the ways in which Palestinian resist" - Sara Roy I.B. Tauris (former imprint of Bloomsbury)

"Germany Canceled Me for Supporting Palestine" – my interview with Nancy Fraser is now available in English, as well, via Jacobin. jacobin.com/2024/04/nancy-…

Reading The Crisis A new online conversation series advancing Stuart Hall's thinking by asking: what kinds of tools and strategies are needed to address this conjuncture? Register for free now: stuarthallfoundation.org/events/ In partnership with Duke University Press supported by Esmée Fairbairn

Scholars Against Genocide / The Dig #Palestine #Gaza #genocide podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Excellent list.

What is #datacolonialism? In 'Data Grab: The new colonialism of #BigTech and how to fight back', @couldrynick @UlisesAliMejias reveal how history can help us both to understand the emerging future and to fight back: youtube.com/watch?v=gcz2ci…

Are we giving away too much online? Do we really know how much #data we’re giving away and how it’s being used? A new book by @couldrynick @UlisesAliMejias explores the murky world of #bigtech & how we can fight back. Read more: lse.ac.uk/research/resea… #datacolonialism #privacy

Our new edited book, Conflict Mediation in the Arab World, has been released by Syracuse U Press hoping it will contribute to a better understanding of why most international mediation efforts have historically failed in the Middle East and North Africa context. Foreword by Bill Zartman,

Eric Hobsbawm, considered the greatest Marxist historian of the twentieth century, was born #OnThisDay in 1917.

Looks good: Forthcoming: "Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI" by John Cassidy:

All the academics this morning promoting their books on fascism

The Verso Palestine Pamphlets "Through these pamphlets, the series seeks to help deepen our understanding of Palestine’s long struggle for liberation". #Palestine #books versobooks.com/en-gb/collecti…

'A Textbook Case of Genocide'. This was an article written by Raz Segal, the towering Israeli-American associate professor of genocide and Holocaust studies. Guess when it was written? October 13, 2023. This crime was obvious from the very start. jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-cas…

I can’t so much as buy a tin of beans without thinking about how our ruling classes are currently enabling a colonial war of genocide and mass starvation in Palestine. If our world had any shred of justice these monsters would rot in The Hague.

New book coming out in May via Polity that puts capitalism centre-stage in our understanding of the media. Stick that on a billboard.