Epistemicide

In this episode of Jalsa Falastiniya, we’re joined by Dr. Mona Jebril, an interdisciplinary social scientist, and Dr. Abeer Barakat, a media discourse researcher and humanitarian practitioner. Together, we explore three interconnected questions around the destruction of knowledge in Palestine: What is epistemicide? And how is it different from scholasticide? What does epistemicide look like on the ground? Dr. Abeer Barakat shares firsthand insights into the structural destruction of the infrastructures that sustain knowledge, education, and collective memory.How do we resist it? We end with a brainstorming conversation on the tools, practices, and possibilities for resisting epistemicide and protecting knowledge. A conversation about knowledge, power, destruction, and the possibilities of resistance.