Jay Corwin, at The Blogs

Jan 7, 2014, 2:15 AM

BDS has a great following in Europe and among academic leftists in the United States. It is a political movement whose objective is to disenfranchise Israel. Meanwhile Arab Nationalists and their friends have been beavering away at artists, musicians...

Dec 25, 2013, 5:24 PM

Native American academics do not endorse the boycott of Israeli academics

On December 15th, the Council of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association declared its support for the academic boycott of Israel. According to its website, “NAISA is dedicated to free academic inquiry about, with, and by Indigenous communities.” NAISA...

About Me

Jay Corwin was born in Wrangell, Alaska. He is a member of the Tlingit tribe, of the Eagle moiety and Kaayaashkeíditaan clan, enrolled in the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, and an original shareholder of Sealaska Corporation. Phd (1995) in Spanish and Latin American literature from the Florida State university and author of works on various pieces of 20th century Latin American fiction. He is currently Head of the Spanish programme at the University of Cape Town.