Amin Husain
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Amin Husain | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from Valparaiso University, J.D. from Indiana University School of Law, LL.M. from Columbia Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, academic |
| Organization(s) | Decolonize This Place, MTL+ |
Amin Husain is a Palestinian-American activist and adjunct professor at New York University, though as of January 2024[update] he has been suspended from that position.[1]
He has founded, organized, participated in, and demonstrated with many social activist organizations.
Academic career
He has a B.A. in philosophy and political science from Valparaiso University, a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law, and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School.[2]
He joined the New York University faculty as a part-time adjunct professor in 2016.[3] His academic work focuses on resistance and liberation and postcolonial theory. Prior to NYU, he taught at The New School, before leaving in 2019.
In January 2024, Husain was suspended as an adjunct professor at NYU after denying sexual and gender-based violence in the 7 October attack on Israel and describing New York as a "Zionist city" at a Students for Justice in Palestine rally.[4]
Activism
He is a founding member of Global Ultra Luxury Faction; founding member and managing editor of the magazine Tidal: Occupy Theory, Occupy Strategy; founding member of the collective MTL; and founding member of NYC Solidarity with Palestine.[2][3] He has directed and produced an experimental documentary film about Palestinian Territories titled, On This Land.[5] He is a supporter of New York City Students for Justice in Palestine and is an active supporter of the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) movement, emphasizing the cultural and academic boycott of Israel.[6]
As of 2017, he was the lead organizer of Decolonize This Place whose organization is founded on five main issues: Free Palestine, Indigenous Struggle, Black Liberation, Global Wage Workers, and de-gentrification.[7][8] He was also co-founder of the MTL+ Collective.[7][8]
In 2018-2019, he led (via Decolonize) the weekly protest at the Whitney Museum in New York, called the "Nine Weeks of Art and Action" to protest Warren Kanders' position as the vice-chair of Whitney's board. At the end of the protest on May 17, 2019, the protestors walked to Kanders' home.[9]
References
- ^ Communications, NYU Web. "Statement by NYU Spokesperson John Beckman Regarding Amin Husain". www.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ a b "Amin Husain". NYU Gallatin. August 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "People > Faculty > Amin Husain > NYU Gallatin". 2016-10-04. Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Keene, Louis (2024-01-25). "NYU instructor suspended after denying Oct. 7 atrocities at SJP event". The Forward. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Amin Husain". as.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ "Interview: Nitasha Dhillon and Amin Husain - MTL Collective". Arts Cabinet. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ a b "Learning from Decolonize This Place". Hyperallergic. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ a b Greenberger, Alex (2019-05-17). "'We Will Come Back': Decolonize This Place Leads Protest at Whitney, Marches to Controversial Board Member's House". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (2019-05-17). "'We Will Come Back': Decolonize This Place Leads Protest at Whitney, Marches to Controversial Board Member's House". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-08-06.