「Event / 活動」 Performative Lecture ▎Tracing Borders? From Jerusalem to the Netherlands: Memory, Food, and Identity Across Boundaries

Event Introduction

Some stories are steeped in a cup of tea. Others linger in the aroma of a shared meal.

Jerusalem is an old city where three religions meet, but also where borders, memories, and histories overlap in everyday life. The scent of falafel and hummus drifts through ancient alleyways, while beyond the market's vibrant rhythm, invisible lines continue to shape how people move, gather, and belong.

During the fieldwork in Palestine since 2018, H witnessed a defining historical moment: the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, as Israel's Independence Day coincided with the Palestinian Nakba. Through encounters around kitchen tables, beneath towering walls, and on the edges of conflict, she invites us into stories that rarely make the headlines—stories of ordinary people carrying memory, loss, resilience, and hope.

More than a talk about Palestine, this gathering is an invitation to reflect on our own journeys. What does "home" mean when we live far from where we began? How do food, memory, and shared stories help us carry belonging across borders?

Simple Palestinian snacks will be served, and you are warmly invited to bring a taste of your own home, or a small object that holds a sense of belonging. Together, we will share food, stories, and the places we continue to carry within us.

有些故事，藏在一杯茶裡；有些記憶，留在一道料理的香味中。

耶路撒冷，一座三大宗教交會的古城，也是一座被邊界、信仰與歷史反覆書寫的城市。古城市場裡瀰漫著 Falafel 與 Hummus 的香氣，叫賣聲此起彼落。高牆之外，卻有人為了一次相聚、一場上學、一頓晚餐，日復一日穿越看不見的界線。

2018 年，講者 H 在巴勒斯坦田野期間，見證了美國駐耶路撒冷大使館遷移，以及以色列建國紀念日與巴勒斯坦國殤日（Nakba）交錯的歷史時刻。她將帶著那些未曾寫進新聞的片段，分享餐桌旁、街角、高牆下與衝突現場的人們，他們如何在失去之中守護日常，在流離之間延續記憶，也在食物與陪伴裡尋找家的方向。

這不僅是一場關於巴勒斯坦的分享，也是一次關於每個人的提問：當我們離開熟悉的土地，在異鄉重新生活，什麼構成了「家」？什麼讓記憶得以安放？現場將備有簡單的巴勒斯坦小食，也歡迎帶來一道家鄉味，或一件承載你歸屬感的小物，在食物與故事之間，一起交換彼此的遠方。


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