At times of conflict—when the world is looking with dismay at the devastating loss of life, or when disagreement about politics, policy, or values is dividing communities near and far—many are looking for ways to create common ground on campus. How can we make room for agreement as well as disagreement, discovery, and learning? In this spirit—which is also the spirit of our Core Curriculum—Arts and Sciences is offering a series of Community Discussions that will bring together faculty with relevant expertise and students who want to join the conversation, welcoming diverging perspectives to build greater mutual understanding.
This week Dr. Avi Shilon (author of The Decline of the Left Wing in Israel: Yossi Beilin and the Politics of the Peace Process) will be in conversation with Dr. Bruno Bosteels, Jesse and George Siegel Professor in the Humanities and Acting Dean of Humanities.
All Columbia community members are welcome. Coffee and refreshments will be available. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required.
Avi Shilon has taught with the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University and the Taub Center for Israel Studies at New York University. He also has been a postdoctoral fellow at The Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel and at Tsinghua University, China. He is the author of The Decline of the Left-Wing in Israel: Yossi Beilin and the Politics of the Peace Process (2020), Ben-Gurion: His Later Years in the Political Wilderness (2016), and Menachem Begin: A Life (2012), as well as articles in Middle Eastern Studies, The Jewish Quarterly Review, and Middle East Journal.
