Gazology – with Matti Friedman

About this episode

Aviva Klompas interviews Matti Friedman about his essay on Gazology, exploring its implications for understanding global politics and morality.

In the two and a half years since the Gaza war began, a new body of writing has taken hold, one that claims to explain not just the conflict, but the world itself. In this episode, host Aviva Klompas speaks with Matti Friedman about his essay Introduction to Gazology. He argues that this emerging genre isn’t really about Gaza as a place, but uses it as a framework to interpret global politics, morality, and power. They discuss why this narrative has gained traction after October 7, the ...

People in this episode

Host: Aviva Klompas

Guest: Matti Friedman

Topics covered

• Gaza conflict
• global politics
• morality
• power
• narrative analysis

Keywords

• Gaza
• Gazology
• Matti Friedman
• global politics
• morality
• narrative

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Introduction to Gazology

Places: Gaza

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