Lecture - Writing Jerusalem, Erasing Jerusalem: on Arabic and Hebrew texts in the streets of modern Jerusalem, Hybrid

April 17, 2025

Lecture with Yair Wallach on Writing Jerusalem, Erasing Jerusalem: on Arabic and Hebrew texts in the streets of modern Jerusalem focusing on the transformation of written language in the city's streets. It investigates the emergence of enmity between Hebrew and Arabic, and the modern transformation of text into a tool of exclusion and conquest. It shows that erasure is not just used against the "enemy" but also of one's own traditions.

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April 29, 2025 19:00 CET | DETAILS

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