How have research and teaching changed since October 7, 2023?

October 7, 2024, marks one year since Hamas launched its terror attack against Israel. We asked scholars at Freie Universität Berlin who teach and conduct research on the region and the conflict in the Middle East for their perspectives. What is their professional view of the situation? How has their work and their discipline changed over the past year? This series will be a recurring feature in campus.leben for the foreseeable future.

“Peace and conflict scholars are currently not living up to their responsibility”

campus.leben series: “How have research and teaching changed since October 7, 2023?” / Conflict researcher Jannis Grimm

“The situation has shown that our students are interested in well-founded historical information and engaging in respectful discussions”

campus.leben series: “How have research and teaching changed since October 7, 2023?” / Islamic studies expert and historian Ulrike Freitag

“Universities provide the opportunity to create safe spaces for self-critical reflection”

campus.leben series: “How have research and teaching changed since October 7, 2023?” / Arabic studies expert Isabel Toral

“We need to consider viewpoints in light of their historical context, question different perspectives, and bring people together”

campus.leben series: “How have research and teaching changed since October 7, 2023?” / Islamic studies expert Florian Zemmin

“The value we used to place on interregional academic collaboration is no longer a given”

campus.leben series: “How have research and teaching changed since October 7, 2023?” / Arabic studies expert Beatrice Gründler