VOICES OF PALESTINIAN LIBERATION 

PAMLA Conference

7-10 November 2024 in Palm Springs, California 

Session Format: Panel of 3-4 presenters, 15-20 minutes each and a 30-minute group Q&A afterward

This panel centers the literary and artistic expressions of Palestinians by exploring how writers, artists, journalists, historians, and activists navigate themes of abject loss, violence, and trauma; the aim is to offer a multifaceted perspective on the Palestinian experience, one that transcends problematically uncomplicated narratives and foregrounds the power of language and media in shaping identity, fostering solidarity, and demanding justice.

We especially welcome papers and presentations that consider any of the following:

· displacement, exile, and diaspora

· war, violence, suffering, and trauma

· propaganda, media bias, Islamophobia, and anti-Arab narratives

· cultural identity, collective memory, belonging, and concepts of home

· apartheid, settler-colonialism, resistance to occupation, and the right to self-determination

· systemic decolonialization and decolonizing of the self

· indigeneity and the landback movement

· cross-cultural and interfaith solidarity and allyship

· hope, healing, activism, peace, and reconciliation

We are also interested in work that considers in some direct way the conference theme of "Translation in Action.” Primary texts for analysis may include but are not limited to Palestinian poetry, literature, oral histories and stories, film, television, music, photography, art, popular culture, social media, prose, and critical scholarship.

To submit a proposal by April 30, 2024, please use the PAMLA portal: https://pamla.ballastacademic.com

For general inquiries, you may email Lauren Bond at bondlaurenkelley@gmail.com

We look forward to your submissions! Thank you.