140232 VO+UE South Africa and Palestine - intertwined stories of solidarity (2024S)

In this lecture and exercise, we will explore different facets of the intertwined history of solidarities between South Africa and Palestine from the 1960s to the present.

The content will be developed on the basis of inputs by the course instructor, the examination of secondary literature and sources:

- Connections between Palestinian and South African or internationalist actors in the resistance against South African apartheid (focus on analysis of memoirs of people involved)
- Solidarity trips by (South) African actors to Palestine - motivations, reappraisal, reception (focus on feminist travel delegations)
- The "Mbembe debate", which began in 2020, as a starting point for a more intensive examination of memory cultures in German-speaking countries and their reception beyond that
- An analysis of the current indictment of South Africa against Israel before the International Court of Justice on suspicion of genocide against Palestinians against the background of the long history of solidarity

Texts and sources will be made available on Moodle before the respective units.
Active and constructive participation in the discussions is part of the required performance. A willingness to engage with the texts and sources provided is a prerequisite. A maximum of three absences is permitted.