When Decolonization Is a Metaphor

Adam Kirsch, poet, critic and editor at the Wall Street Journal, discusses his widely debated book, On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence and Justice . The settler-colonialism prism, especially in the wake of October 7, is a textbook example of the use and abuse of academic theories for political ends – how and why has it come to be? Kirsch offers an historical genealogy as well as a contemporary analysis. The episode is sponsored by the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History at UCLA and co-hosted by Prof David N. Myers.

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When Decolonization Is a Metaphor is an episode from Tel Aviv Review by TLV1 Studios.

This episode is 43:26 long.

This episode was published on Jul 28, 2025.

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