Dr. Ali Behdad, UCLA literature professor and director of the Center for Near Eastern Studies, gave a talk titled “The Right to Look: Photography and Colonial Vision” on Nov. 14 at Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theater.
Tag: Colonialism
The 5 to The 10: Unpacking the Scripps campus and Mission Revival’s mythology
Scripps struggles to reflect the mission mythology behind its celebrated architecture, asserts SoCal columnist Cassidy Bensko SC ’25.
OPINION: It’s time to apologize for colonial atrocities
Colonial atrocities cannot be forgotten. There needs to be more recognition and discussion of the crimes committed in the name of colonialism.
Tufts University Professor Criticizes Israeli Colonial Rule in Jerusalem
In a well-attended talk at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 28, historian and urban anthropologist Thomas Abowd argued that Israeli urban policy in Jerusalem should be viewed through a colonial framework. “There has to be an acknowledgement by the Israeli government that they do not have the sole right