Tuesday 15 December at 3pm UK time
How does a society’s collective trauma shape its understanding of itself, its enemies and the violence carried out in its name? And what happens when genuine suffering becomes a powerful political tool?
Historical persecution, the Holocaust and the attacks of 7 October have profoundly shaped Israeli collective memory and national identity. But how are these experiences of trauma communicated, reinforced and sometimes exploited by political leaders and the media? And what are the consequences for Israeli attitudes towards Palestinians, the occupation and the war in Gaza?
Join Dr Ayala Panievsky, researcher in Journalism and Politics at City St George’s, University of London, former Haaretz journalist and author of the award-winning book The New Censorship: How the War on the Media Is Taking Us Down.
Dr Panievsky is an award-winning researcher whose work has appeared in leading academic journals and been featured by the BBC, CNN and The News Agents. A former Gates-Cambridge Scholar, she holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has received several prestigious international awards for her research.