The Syrian Revolution: A History from Below (12 Webinars,June 20-August 5, 2020)

The Syrian Revolution: A History from Below (12 Webinars,June 20-August 5, 2020)

This webinar will challenge the mainstream, orientalist, and manichean perspectives that have come to dominate narratives surrounding the events that have transpired in Syria since 2011. That includes a mainstream perspective that often ignores the revolutionary...
Covid19 and popular struggles of Syria

Covid19 and popular struggles of Syria

I speak with Yasser Munif. He is a Sociology Assistant Professor in the institute for Liberal Arts at Emerson College where he teaches courses about social movements, the Arab uprisings, gender in the middle east, and the history of racism. He is the author of “The...
Uprisings in the time of COVID19: Algeria

Uprisings in the time of COVID19: Algeria

We discuss the impact of the COVID19 epidemic on the Algerian uprisings with Hamza Hamouchene, a London-based Algerian scholar-activist, commentator, researcher, and a founding member of Algeria Solidarity Campaign (ASC), and Environmental Justice North Africa (EJNA)....