Getting an Education in the West Bank

From Boy Scouts and bagpipes to Gershwin and Super Mario Bros., daily life in the occupied Palestinian territory defies Western tourists’ expectations. Dr. Janet Winston, professor of English and Critical Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Humboldt State University, will share her experiences meeting West Bank university professors and human rights activists as part of a U.S. faculty delegation. Her talk will focus on Palestinians’ access to higher education and the conditions of daily life under occupation.