For the past 18 months, Israel's war in Gaza has polarised the world. The Indian author and essayist Pankaj Mishra reckons with the conflict through the lens of colonialism, morality and history.<a href="https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/pankaj-mishra-global-conflicts-competing-narratives">This event was recorded at the University of NSW Centre for Ideas</a> on 27 February 2025.Speakers<a href="https://www.pankajmishra.com/">Pankaj Mishra</a>Author, <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-world-after-gaza-9781911717492">The World After Gaza</a>, From the Ruins of Empire and Age of Anger: A History of the PresentEssayist, New York Review of Books, London Review of Books, The New Yorker and more<a href="https://ethics.org.au/author/simon-longstaff/">Simon Longstaff</a>Director, <a href="https://ethics.org.au/">The Ethics Centre</a>Co-founder, <a href="https://festivalofdangerousideas.com/">Festival of Dangerous Ideas</a>Adjunct Professor, Australian Graduate School of Management at University of NSWFurther information:<a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n06/pankaj-mishra/the-shoah-after-gaza">The Shoah after Gaza</a> by Pankaj Mishra - London Review of Books, 24 March 2024

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