Hashem Abushama - Palestine is the Barricade

Christina Heatherton speaks with geographer Hashem Abushama about Stuart Hall, Palestinian geographies, and conjunctural analysis. This season is co-sponsored by the Antipode Foundation.

Conjuncture is a web series and podcast curated and co-produced by Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton with support of the Trinity Social Justice Institute. It features interviews with activists, artists, scholars, and public intellectuals. Taking its title from Antonio Gramsci and Stuart Hall’s conceptualization, it highlights the struggles over the meaning and memory of particular historical moments.

Hashem Abushama is an Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Oxford. He is a EUME Fellow at the Forum Transregionale Studien in Berlin and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies. He is currently working on several projects, including the book: Cities and the Settler Colony: Accumulation, Dispossession, and Arts. Hashem is also the winner of the 2024 Stuart Hall Prize for his essay, “A Map Without Guarantees: Stuart Hall and Palestinian Geographies.”

Christina Heatherton is an Associate Professor of American Studies and Everett and Joanne Elting Associate Professor for Human Rights and Global Citizenship, founding Co-Director of the Trinity Social Justice Institute, and the co-host and co-producer of Conjuncture.