Unpacking Zionism

About Unpacking Zionism

Produced by the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism, this podcast features conversations with scholars, activists, and artists on Critical Zionism Studies -- the study of Zionism as a power structure, and of anti-Zionist resistance. Unpacking Zionism is a process and long-term commitment that we make to the Palestinian liberation struggle, and the struggles of all people affected by Zionism. Subscribe to Unpacking Zionism so you never miss new episodes, and leave a review to boost the podcast's visibility to others. To learn more about the Institute, and find episode notes and transcripts, go to https://criticalzionismstudies.org (https://criticalzionismstudies.org).

Publisher

Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism

Category

arts · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Apr 2024

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 66 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Empire's Laboratory: "Defending Western civilization": Cold War Dictatorships & Border Regimes

   Emmaia Gelman discusses with Alex Aviña how Cold War dictatorships and border regimes in Latin America served as laboratories for defending Western civilization, revealing historical connections to present-day Palestine-Mexico border dynamics.

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   11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   In Flames: Who owns the American Historical Association?

   Host Barry Trachtenberg interviews Adam Rzepka, Associate Professor of English at Montclair State University, about the American Historical Association's lobbying expenditures and veto of resolutions concerning Palestine.

3. 

   28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   In Flames: Zionist organization AEN funds “antisemitism” training for psychology students | With Meira Gold & Roy Eidelson

   Meira Gold and Roy Eidelson discuss the Academic Engagement Network's controversial "antisemitism" training for psychology students, revealing its funding and implications.

Inside a recent episode

Empire's Laboratory: "Defending Western civilization": Cold War Dictatorships & Border Regimes

Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That's the Palestine-Mexico border as part of the Cold War, part of the defense of Western civilization space. that we are now seeing such a resurgence of. I don't encounter that many scholars and thinkers who are thinking about the Cold War as an extension of settler colonialism. Right. Like for me, I think that's quite central. The premise of the Cold War is Western supremacism and lionizing of liberalism as in capitalism is attached to liberalism. And of course, that's just the founding logic of settler colonialism. And now we have also the weapons manufacturers that you were talking about on Daryl and Palantir, as you write in your Palestine Studies piece, describing themselves as defenders of Western civilization. […]

Who has been a guest on Unpacking Zionism

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• Alex Aviña
• Adam Rzepka
• Meira Gold
• Roy Eidelson

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

47 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

14 ratings

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