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In this workshop, scholar and translator Hazem Jamjoum will offer a genealogy of the project of Palestinian statehood through the work of Ghassan Kanafani, focusing in particular on The Revolution of 1936-1939 as well as "The Specter of the Palestinian State," an article Kanafani wrote around the same time.

Hazem will discuss the process of translating Kanafani's text into English, presenting an in-depth overview of how the concept of Palestinian statehood has fit into Zionist colonial strategies since Kanafani's death, as well as how his analysis helps us understand the current moment. Participants will be asked to read both texts beforehand and arrive ready to engage and discuss.

Hazem Jamjoum is an educator, archivist and translator living in London. He is the editorial lead of the newly established publishing house Safarjal Press.