Cary Nelson is author or editor of over 30 books, including studies of modern poetry and the politics of higher education, Nelson's most recent book is Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Movement to Boycott Israel.

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION


PART ONE-CONTRASTING AGENDAS: BOYCOTT VERSUS PEACEBUILDING

I THE GOALS AND TACTICS OF THE BOYCOTT MOVEMENT

II FIVE COMPONENTS OF A PEACE PLAN


PART TWO-FOUR BDS FACULTY PORTRAITS

III JUDITH BUTLER: A Philosopher Promotes a One-State Fantasy

IV STEVEN SALAITA: The Fluid Line Between Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism

V SAREE MAKDISI: Criminalizing Israeli Law and Culture

VI JASBIR PUAR: Obsessive Demonology as a Research Agenda
PART THREE-TEACHING FOR EMPATHY OR HOSTILITY

VII ANTI-ZIONIST HOSTILITY:

Teaching to Delegitimate the Jewish State

VIII PEDAGOGY AS EMPATHY:

Teaching Jewish-Israeli, Arab-Israeli, and Palestinian Poetry Together


PART FOUR-CHALLENGES IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND IN PALESTINE

IX A FACULTY GROUP ORGANIZES A BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN

X ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN PALESTINIAN UNIVERSITIES

XI THE CASE FOR COORDINATED UNILATERAL WITHDRAWL FROM THE WEST BANK: A Proposal to Rescue the Two-State Paradigm


AFTERWORD

Where BDS is Headed in the Academy

BIBLIOGRAPHY

NOTES

INDEX