Rebecca Ruth Gould

Rebecca Ruth Gould

Rebecca Ruth Gould

Rebecca Ruth Gould is a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Poetics and Global Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She is the author of several influential works at the intersection of aesthetics and politics, including Erasing Palestine (2023), Writers and Rebels (2016), and The Persian Prison Poem (2021). Alongside Malaka Shwaikh, she co-authored Prison Hunger Strikes in Palestine (2023). Gould's articles have appeared in leading publications such as the London Review of Books, Middle East Eye, and The Nation, and her work has been translated into eleven languages

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From brutal attacks on Palestinians in Israeli universities, to government silencing of solidarity in the UK and academics losing jobs in US institutions, there's a global targeting of those who speak up on Israel’s crimes, writes Rebecca Ruth Gould.

09 November, 2023

A new report shows how the IHRA definition of antisemitism has silenced criticism of Israel in UK universities. It continues to undermine academic freedom and muddle our understanding of anti-Jewish hatred, writes Rebecca Ruth Gould.

02 October, 2023

US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal apologising for ‘hurt’ caused for calling Israel a racist state is a symptom of the silencing of Palestine solidarity under the guise of fighting antisemitism. This undermines free speech, argues Rebecca Ruth Gould.

09 August, 2023