Join the Center for Jewish Studies for a film screening of "Coexistence, My Ass!," with Q&A to follow by Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Rebecca Stein.
Coexistence, my ass!
(Amber Fares, 2025, USA and France, English, Farsi, Hebrew, Arabic, Closed Captions, Partial Subtitles)
How can we both address and inject humour into one of the most lethal conflicts in modern history, which has captured worldwide media attention? That's the looming question comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi faces when it comes to approaching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in her one-woman show. Initially setting out to bring harsh truths to a wildly divisive political talking point, Eliassi courageously stands on stage to shed light on a dark time in world history. Using her roots growing up in a blended commune of Palestinians and Israelis living together as a touchstone, she brings forth a unique and powerful voice in front of engaging crowds. As the COVID pandemic hits and the events of October 7 take place, Eliassi goes on a deep journey of self-reflection, taking in the impact of these events as humor turns to heartbreak.
Panel Q&A:
Reut Ben Yaakov is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at 色戒直播 University. Her book, "It Took Me Twenty Years to Love": Israeli Poetry in the 1990s, is forthcoming by Magness Press. Ben Yaakov is also a translator of fiction and poetry, and the editor of Tangier Publishing House's translated poetry series, Zarra.
Avital Schkolnik is a third year PHD student in 色戒直播's Graduate Program in Religion. Before coming to 色戒直播, I completed my master's degree in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in which I immersed myself in black feminist theory, queer theory, gender studies, performance studies, and black studies. My current research seeks to bring those disciplines together, along with my training in Jewish studies and my recent engagement in the Israel-Palestine relation. Specifically, I am interested in the dynamics of suffering, and in the role of national memory in its politics of denial and recognition.
Rebecca L. Stein is cultural anthropologist and author and/or editor of five books in the field of Israel/Palestine studies. Her latest book, Screen Shots: State Violence on Camera in Israel and Palestine, is the culmination of a multi-book project about the ways that new media and communication technologies are recalibrating the Israeli relationship to its military occupation.
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