In this Episode, Maura Finkelstein and I discuss whether free speech and academic freedom truly exist on college campuses given the recent crackdown on pro Palestinian solidarity. Many college campuses are heavily funded by Zionist donors who do not want the truth about Palestine shared with the masses. Professor Maura Finkelstein is a Jewish professor who was targeted for this very thing by her institution and fired in her role as a tenured professor. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:40 - Maura's firing story 09:00 - Conflation of Zionism and Judaism 11:50 - Does Free Speech exist on college campuses? 16:32 - Scholastacide occuring in Gaza 22:15 - Safety of Students on Campus 31:30 - Younger Jewish generation moving away from Zionism? 35:13 - End of Empire Guest Intro: Professor Maura Finkelstein is a writer, ethnographer, and former associate professor of anthropology. She is the author of The Archive of Loss: Lively Ruination in Mill Land Mumbai published in 2019. Her writing has also appeared in Anthological Quarterly, City and Society, Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology Now, Mondoweiss, Al Jazeera and several other prominent journals. She has an MA in anthropology from Columbia University (2005) and a PhD in anthropology from Stanford University (2012). Despite being a tenured Professor, she was fired for her social media posts in support for Palestinian rights and against Zionism. Links: Subscribe to the channel: @savetheolivetree Website: www.savetheolivetree.com Instagram: / savetheolivetree TikTok: / savetheolivetree Support us: patreon.com/SaveTheOliveTree
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