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Terry Newman: U of T prof warns Palestine Studies Centre may prioritize activism over scholarship

Levine argues the proposed centre may exclude Israeli perspectives, embrace one-sided anti-colonial narratives and sideline open discussion

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A political science professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) is voicing opposition to a proposed Centre for Palestine Studies (CPS) on his campus.

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In a letter responding to the proposal, Renan Levine, an associate professor of political science, argued that the planned department appears to be more focused on political activism and a one-sided view centred on Palestinian stories and anti-colonialism than on open, broad research and real discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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In the Feb. 26 letter written in response to a proposal for the new department, Levine says he would normally be excited about the prospect of such a centre, but that this one is deeply flawed.

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Levine says that several of his colleagues already teach courses and have written books and articles about........

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