Why the World Refuses to See Palestine as Part of Itself | Prof. Soumyabrata Choudhury
In this episode of the Nous Network podcast, Professor Soumyabrata Choudhury discusses his latest book, “Thoughts of Gaza, Far from Gaza”. The conversation begins by revisiting the events of October 7, 2023, and examines how Gaza is positioned not as an isolated crisis of humanity but within a larger historical and political continuum. Professor Choudhury reflects on how media narratives frame violence, and how public thought is shaped by structured amnesia, desensitisation, and the aesthetics of repetition.
The discussion explores the role of language, art, and cinema in producing consent and conditioning perception, including how these elements contribute to the representation of Palestinians. It also engages with the limitations of current world orders and considers the space for alternative frameworks of political reasoning. From settler colonialism in the West Bank to the criminalisation of dissent under laws like the UAPA in India, the episode traces the mechanisms through which state and media construct the figure of the ‘Other.’
The conversation concludes by examining how violence, media, and representation operate across borders to regulate speech, identity, and political belonging.
