Academics for Palestine Podcast

On the final episode of series 1, we are joined by Dr Laura McAtackney from UCC Archaeology and Dr Patrick Bresnihan from Maynooth Geography. They talk to us about connections and similarities between Ireland/Northern Ireland and Palestine, colonialism, the Great Famine and the current forced starvation in Gaza, and the intersection between US-Israeli goods, Irish economics, neutrality, NATO and t...

On this week's episode we have Dr Su-Ming Khoo from Ollscoil na Gaillimhe and Dr David Landy from Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath. They talk to us about teaching activism, activist praxis, coloniality, trade unions and organising and human rights. Hosted by Emer and Stephen, edited by Dawn. References: Peter Beresford, The Antidote  https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-antidote...

On this week's episode we have Dr Eman Abboud from Trinity College Dublin and Dr Rita Sakr from Maynooth University. They talk about being Palestinian and Lebanese, coloniality and decolonial studies, activism and Eman's recent trip home to Palestine. Then Eman reads for us an excerpt from a famous Palestinian poem from 2002, 'A State of Siege' by Mahmoud Darwish. Hosted by Emer an...

On this week's episode we have Dr Brendan C. Browne from Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath and Dr John Reynolds from Ollscoil Mhá Nuad. They talk to us about International Law and the lack of any law-in-action, the metaphorisation of the term decolonial, their experiences living and teaching in Palestine and much more. Hosted by Emer and Stephen, edited by Dawn. References: Daragh Cogle...

This week's episode has Dr Mike Berry from Cardiff University and Dr Henry Silke from Ollscoil Luimnigh talking about journalism, media studies and Bad News in relation to Palestine and other genocides. Hosted by Emer and Stephen and edited by Dawn. The interview was recorded on 20 May 2025.

Tá fáilte romhaibh! This is the introduction to the series, hosted by Dr John Reynolds of Maynooth University with guests Dr Emer Purcell of National University of Ireland and Dr Stephen Hewer of Ghent University. John gives an extended introduction to the organisation, Academics for Palestine, and then talks about research and activism with the two guests. Edited by Dawn Seymour Klos