20230 - Resisting Interconnected Systems of Oppression: Academic Boycott and Divestment Movements

Description

In an interconnected world, we profit from systems of oppression elsewhere. This panel focuses specifically on the role of universities in maintaining, reproducing and legitimating systems of oppression. How can we stand in solidarity with one another and what are the most effective ways to do so? The conference theme asks us to reimagine the future of work and this panel takes a reflexive stance on institutions of higher education. This allows us to examine our own role in maintaining systems of oppression, but it also makes visible possible strategies for resistance. The panelists will discuss solidarity movements, academic boycotts, sanctions, and other forms of resistance in historical and comparative perspectives. What has the role of academic institutions been in furthering systems of oppression? How effective can international solidarity be? The panel brings together a diverse set of perspectives, ranging from the South African anti-Apartheid struggle, Israel/Palestine and the United States, to discuss our own role in political change.

Sub Unit

• Special Session

Presider

• Andy Clarno, University of Illinois-Chicago

Panelists

• Gay W. Seidman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Maya Wind, University of British Columbia

Discussant

• Andy Clarno, University of Illinois-Chicago

Session Organizer

• Cedric de Leon, University of Massachusetts-Amherst