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Dismantling Anti-Palestinian Racism:
Disrupt Dehumanization, Center Palestinian Life, Imagine Liberation for All
“Dismantling Anti-Palestinian Racism” is meant as an educational tool for teaching about the colonial history, modern development, and contemporary social impact of the race concept as it relates to Palestine and Palestinians. Synthesizing insights from a rich set of scholarly sources, this video elaborates on the structural and symbolic repertoires that have supported, sustained, and sought to normalize anti-Palestinian racism; and it offers individuals, communities, and institutions a general framework to interrupt this normalization – reminding us, along the way, of the vital anti-racist legacies that animate commitments to the liberation of all peoples.
Additional Resources
There is an abundance of rigorous research on Palestine, Palestinians, and the histories, structures, and systems animating anti-Palestinian racism. CLICK HERE(link is external)for a selection of scholarly materials that inform the claims laid out in “Dismantling Anti-Palestinian Racism,” along with additional resources to deepen your study.
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Background: In December 2023, the UC Office of the President (UCOP) provided one-time resources to UC campuses to address and combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of bias, bigotry, and discrimination at the university(link is external)In Spring 2024, under the auspices of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Muslim and Palestinian Student Life and Campus Experience, a group of faculty, staff, and students – including affiliates of the Department of Ethnic Studies – received funding from this initiative to develop educational materials that address anti-Palestinian racism. These materials were developed over the course of 2024 and 2025. They draw on robust theories, concepts, and approaches germane to the field of Ethnic Studies, even as they are broadly applicable across fields and disciplines.
Screenshot from "Dismantling Anti-Palestinian Racism." Art by Abby VanMuijen.