In his talk, Derek Penslar, the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University, will compare the emotions and perceptions that the public on three different continents—the Middle East/south Asia, France/Germany, and several Latin American states—brought to the Palestine question and the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. He’ll discuss how 1948 marked the beginning of the world‘s abiding interest in the region, for reasons that go beyond events in Palestine in and of themselves

The talk is scheduled for 5 p.m. in Room G10 of the Biotechnology Building. Register here to watch the event on eCornell.

Penslar’s research has engaged with a variety of approaches and methods, including the history of science and technology, economic history, military history, biography, post-colonial theory and the history of emotions. His most recent book is “Zionism: An Emotional State,” and he is currently writing a book about worldwide reactions to the 1948 Palestine War.

Sponsored by: Office of the Provost; College of Arts & Sciences; Department of Near Eastern Studies; Jewish Studies Program; Religious Studies Program; Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures; Clarke Initiative for Law and Development in the Middle East at the Cornell Law School; Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies; Society for the Humanities.

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