A Duel Between Memories: Israel and Palestine
A Duel Between Memories: (Special Session) at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference 2025
Jewish Israelis and Palestinian Arabs have, through literature, songs, poetry, film, and other media, constructed two very different understandings of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's history. This session invites papers that address any aspect of the role that literature and/or other media have played in creating, maintaining, and disseminating two distinct narratives. Proposals related to the conference theme of "Palimpsests: Memory and Oblivion" are preferred but not required.
Potential topics include: