Great Debates: Should the latest call for a cultural boycott of Israel be heeded?
Channel: Oliver Mayhew
Date: 2023-06-18

Great Debates: Cultural Boycotts (The Institute for Creative Arts)

Topic: South African artists and cultural boycotts: should the latest call for a cultural boycott of Israel be heeded?

The Gordon Institute for Creative and Performing Arts (GIPCA) hosted a panel discussion on Thursday 4 August 2011 at the Hiddingh Hall as part of the Great Texts/Big Questions public lecture series.

South African artists, including Nadine Gordimer, William Kentridge and the Cape Town Opera, have faced calls for a cultural boycott of Israel. Is this justified? Would it be effective? Should the Israeli occupation matter to South African artists and intellectuals? And is the experience of the boycotts of the 1980s here in South Africa relevant?” We are inviting academic Andrew Nash, artist William Kentridge, activist Zackie Achmat and Judge Dennis Davis to advance the discussion, which will be chaired, by Dean of Humanities and chairperson for the Gordon Institute Board, Professor Paula Ensor.

This video is uploaded for educational purposes only. I do not claim ownership of the material.