Description

There is a Palestine seeped in colours and textures and meanings thousands of years older than any contemporary violence. You just have to take a moment to look for it, listen to it, or reach out to touch it. Through an anthropological lens, we consider how material and non-material culture reflects lived experience, preserves memory and sustains identity.

Researchers Nadine Aranki and Gabriel Polley will discuss Palestine Heritage Journeys, a project based at Queen Mary University of London. They are working to co-produce a set of educational and public engagement resources focused on history, monuments and artefacts, and how they are remembered.

Nadine and Gabriel will first present on stories, folk traditions and an overview of the current reality of the Palestinian village of Zakariyya, depopulated during the Nakba of 1948, and the Mamilla Islamic cemetery in Jerusalem, while advocating for the protection of these sites from the risks of physical destruction and intangible erasure of historical meaning. This will be followed by an open discussion with the audience, for collective learning and storytelling, and for participants to ask questions and talk about their backgrounds and traditions.

Throughout the day, we will showcase the work Palestinian artist and researcher, Masa Nazzal [need confirmation], who will exhibit [...]. We are also delighted to welcome Palestine Museum Scotland [confirmed], who will present an exhibition of contemporary Palestinian art, offering visual narratives that reflect [...].