There is an urgent need to increase the emphasis on the intellectual aspects through which we can work on reshaping the Palestinian individual’s awareness of their cause. This is achieved through arts, literature, and cinema, which play many roles in this context. In fact, we are not truly present on the global stage without these cultural models, which contribute significantly to framing the concept of the Palestinian's existence on their land and their resistance to all forms of cleansing, erasure, and ostracism. How many films are produced each year about Palestine? How many dramatic works? If we compare them to the number of films that address the Holocaust, which annually ranges between nine and fifteen films, the disparity is evident. Another issue lies in the absence of an Arab platform to present and produce Palestinian memory in novels, cinematic works, and dramas. The unfortunate reality is that the generation that experienced the Nakba will no longer exist in a few years. This calls for keeping the memory and archive of this generation alive through literary and artistic reproduction. Given the ongoing engagement in this historical transformation in the conflict, the question that writers, intellectuals, filmmakers, and researchers in various fields must address is the need to create a cultural map that reorients cultural awareness regarding place, people, and memory. Each of these fields represents a crucial space in the battle for existence.

Conference Title

Palestinian refugees and the art of resistance

Conference Country

United Kingdom

Conference Date

Nov. 13, 2023 - Nov. 14, 2023

Conference Sponsor

The British Academy