
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Abstract
Clare Gervasi Kalb
Anthropology
Spring 2008
Dr. Julie Peteet, advisor
“Nonviolent Resistance to the Wall in Bil’in”
ABSTRACT:
This paper analyzes the ways in which Palestinians employ creative forms of nonviolent resistance to the construction of the Israeli West Bank Barrier or Wall. It explores the challenges faced by Palestinians in the West Bank village of Bil’in and their nonviolent methods of coping. Forms of resistance include mass protests and selective symbolic and linguistic devices. Through a discussion of these devices I explore the reality and meaning of the Wall and the discourse surrounding it as it relates to the larger discourse of Palestine-Israel. These findings are then tied to the larger perception of Bil’in as a symbol of resistance or struggle against the Wall. I hope, in the process, to nuance the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis, and Palestinians and other nationals, by exploring who participates in Bil’in’s resistance and their motivations for doing so.
KEY WORDS: Bil’in, resistance, Israel/Palestine, power, nonviolence
Anthropology
Spring 2008
Dr. Julie Peteet, advisor
“Nonviolent Resistance to the Wall in Bil’in”
ABSTRACT:
This paper analyzes the ways in which Palestinians employ creative forms of nonviolent resistance to the construction of the Israeli West Bank Barrier or Wall. It explores the challenges faced by Palestinians in the West Bank village of Bil’in and their nonviolent methods of coping. Forms of resistance include mass protests and selective symbolic and linguistic devices. Through a discussion of these devices I explore the reality and meaning of the Wall and the discourse surrounding it as it relates to the larger discourse of Palestine-Israel. These findings are then tied to the larger perception of Bil’in as a symbol of resistance or struggle against the Wall. I hope, in the process, to nuance the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis, and Palestinians and other nationals, by exploring who participates in Bil’in’s resistance and their motivations for doing so.
KEY WORDS: Bil’in, resistance, Israel/Palestine, power, nonviolence
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