Since Hamas’s attack on Israel last October 7, the term “settler colonialism” has become central to public debate in the United States. Join Morningside for a conversation with poet and public intellectual Adam Kirsch, who will speak on his new book, On Settler Colonialism: Violence, Ideology, and Justice (Norton). Kirsch examines the concept’s history and present applications, its spiritual and political appeal, how it delegitimizes nations, and why it has the potential to turn indignation at past injustices into a source of new injustices today.

This dinner seminar will be led by Mr. Adam Kirsch (Wall Street Journal). It is open to all undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates.