[Where Should The Birds Fly after The Last Sky? Palestinian Struggle for Life

Open Class by the Students of “More Critical Sociology, Less Bombs: Imperialist Wars and Peace Horizons from the South” “Where should we go after the last frontiers, where should the birds fly after the last sky?” (Mahmoud Darwish) November 2026 began with Palestine flooded, while survivors continue to struggle under the Israeli blockade, which has not abated. We will discuss Palestinian memory and the struggle for liberation through a combination of textual and visual trajectories. What does it mean to belong to a homeland when you have been forcibly displaced from it or are prevented from fully inhabiting it? This open class will create a dynamic space for collective reflection around the following questions: How can we critically analyze the current turbulent moment from the perspective of the social sciences? What is our role as an academic community, and how can we contribute through public intellectual dialogue to denounce the German state’s complicity and challenge imperialist violence? How can we foster global anti-colonial solidarity? Suggested Reading: Said, Edward W., & Mohr, Jean (1999 / 1986). Chapter 4: Past and Future (pp. 127-167). In After the Last Sky: Palestinian Lives. New York: Pantheon Books.

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