The Art and Politics in Imagining a Free Gaza: A Discussion of Justin Podur's New Novel, Siegebreakers

When:
November 19, 2019 @ 12:30 pm – 2:15 pm
2019-11-19T12:30:00-05:00
2019-11-19T14:15:00-05:00
Where:
Health, Nursing & Environmental Studies (HNES) 142
York University
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Stefan Kipfer
x 22619
The Art and Politics in Imagining a Free Gaza: A Discussion of Justin Podur's New Novel, Siegebreakers @ Health, Nursing & Environmental Studies (HNES) 142

In Professor Justin Podur's new thriller novel, Siegebreakers, a group of heroes from Palestine, Israel, and the US team up to try to break the siege On Gaza. As a political work of fiction, the book is a chance to thinnk about whether art can challenge the way we think or feel about a political status quo.FES has gathered an interdisciplinary panel to talk about this intersection of art and politics, fact and fiction, peace and conflict.

Panelists will include:

Honor Ford-Smith is a poet, theatre worker and Associate Professor.
Catriona Sandilands is a writer and Professor.
Yara Shoufani is Lebanese-Palestinian activist and the Executive Director of Canadian Friends of Sabeel.

Siegebreakers will be on sale courtesy of the York University bookstore.