PHI 227 ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN NARRATIVES

Constructing Narratives in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict  Among the many factors making this conflict so intractable is that nearly everything is in dispute, including the “facts.”  In this primarily philosophical (rather than historical) course, students will examine how events become incorporated into narratives, develop and explore the competing narratives, and examine whether it is ever possible (or desirable) to evaluate them “objectively.”  Readings include Said, Khalidi, Pappe, Karsh, Kramer, and O’Brien.