Israel Studies Roundtable Lunch: "On the Great Privilege of Saying No": Hebrew Protest Poetry and Its Absence

Dr. Reut Ben Yaakov (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Duke University) is visiting to lead a roundtable on Hebrew protest poetry. This talk examines the near-silence of Hebrew protest poetry in response to the destruction in Gaza. While the events of October 7 quickly generated a large body of poetic responses?published in anthologies, journal issues, and digital platforms?poetic responses t...