The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University, in partnership with the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), is pleased to invite you to participate in a seminar series: “The Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation: Critical Political Economy”
The second session “Forced Labour for Free Trade: Tracing Gendered and Racialised Exploitation in Jordan’s Garment Industry” will be presented by Dr. Katharina Grüeneisl. a researcher at the University of Nottingham. on Saturday, March 28, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm (Palestine time) in a hybrid format at the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies (IALIIS), Birzeit University – Room 316, with the possibility to join online via Zoom. Simultaneous Arabic–English interpretation will be provided.
The Globalization, Colonialism and Liberation: Critical Political Economy Talks are a seminar series developed in direct continuity with the Master’s course of the same title taught at Birzeit University.
The series engages critically with political economy by exploring key concepts and debates on globalization, development, and dependency. It examines global capitalism through the lenses of labor, race, gender, and coloniality, and analyzes settler colonialism and the economy as a battlefield in comparative perspective.
Extending beyond the classroom, the Talks create a broader intellectual space that brings together scholars, students, and practitioners around shared analytical and political questions. Particular attention is given to the material, institutional, and spatial dimensions of domination, as well as to practices and imaginaries of resistance and liberation.
You can view the program here.