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{{Short description|American activist and professor}}
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| occupation = Activist, academic
| occupation = Activist, academic
| organization = [[Decolonize This Place]], MTL+
| organization = [[Decolonize This Place]], MTL+
| notable_works = [[On This Land]] (documentary)
| education = B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from [[Valparaiso University]], J.D. from [[Indiana University Maurer School of Law|Indiana University School of Law]], LL.M. from [[Columbia Law School]]
| education = B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from [[Valparaiso University]], J.D. from [[Indiana University Maurer School of Law|Indiana University School of Law]], LL.M. from [[Columbia Law School]]
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He has founded, organized, participated in, and demonstrated with many social activist organizations.
He has founded, organized, participated in, and demonstrated with many social activist organizations.


== Academic career ==
==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]].<ref name=":0" />
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]].<ref name=":0" />


He joined the New York University faculty as a part-time adjunct professor by 2016.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2016-10-04 |title=People > Faculty > Amin Husain > NYU Gallatin |url=https://gallatin.nyu.edu/people/faculty/amh20.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004190816/https://gallatin.nyu.edu/people/faculty/amh20.html |archive-date=2016-10-04 }}</ref> His academic work focuses on resistance and liberation and postcolonial theory. Prior to NYU, he taught at [[The New School]], leaving there in 2019.
He joined the New York University faculty as a part-time adjunct professor in 2016.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2016-10-04 |title=People > Faculty > Amin Husain > NYU Gallatin |url=https://gallatin.nyu.edu/people/faculty/amh20.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004190816/https://gallatin.nyu.edu/people/faculty/amh20.html |archive-date=2016-10-04 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keene |first1=Louis |title=NYU instructor suspended after denying Oct. 7 atrocities at SJP event |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/577543/nyu-adjunct-amin-husain-denies-oct-7-atrocities/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |work=[[The Forward]] |date=2024-01-25}}</ref>
In January 2024, Husain was suspended as an adjunct professor at NYU.<ref name=":1" />


== Activism ==
==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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://gallatin.nyu.edu/people/faculty/amh20.html|title=Amin Husain|last=|first=|date=August 5, 2019|website=NYU Gallatin|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> He has directed and produced an experimental documentary film about Palestinian Territories titled, ''On This Land''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/faculty/AminHusain.html|title=Amin Husain|website=as.nyu.edu|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> He is a supporter of New York City Students for Justice in Palestine and is an active supporter of the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment ([[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|BDS]]) movement, emphasizing the cultural and academic boycott of [[Israel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artscabinet.org/editorial/interview-nitasha-dhillon-and-amin-husain-mtl-collective|title=Interview: Nitasha Dhillon and Amin Husain - MTL Collective|website=Arts Cabinet|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-05|archive-date=2019-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717033345/https://www.artscabinet.org/editorial/interview-nitasha-dhillon-and-amin-husain-mtl-collective|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://gallatin.nyu.edu/people/faculty/amh20.html|title=Amin Husain|last=|first=|date=August 5, 2019|website=NYU Gallatin|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> He has directed and produced an experimental documentary film about Palestinian Territories titled, ''On This Land''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/faculty/AminHusain.html|title=Amin Husain|website=as.nyu.edu|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> He is a supporter of New York City Students for Justice in Palestine and is an active supporter of the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment ([[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|BDS]]) movement, emphasizing the cultural and academic boycott of [[Israel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artscabinet.org/editorial/interview-nitasha-dhillon-and-amin-husain-mtl-collective|title=Interview: Nitasha Dhillon and Amin Husain - MTL Collective|website=Arts Cabinet|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-05|archive-date=2019-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717033345/https://www.artscabinet.org/editorial/interview-nitasha-dhillon-and-amin-husain-mtl-collective|url-status=dead}}</ref>


{{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.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2017-01-09 |title=Learning from Decolonize This Place |url=https://hyperallergic.com/350186/learning-from-decolonize-this-place/ |access-date=2019-08-05 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Greenberger |first=Alex |date=2019-05-17 |title='We Will Come Back': Decolonize This Place Leads Protest at Whitney, Marches to Controversial Board Member's House |url=http://www.artnews.com/2019/05/17/we-will-come-back-decolonize-this-place-leads-protest-at-whitney-marches-to-controversial-board-members-house/ |access-date=2019-08-05 |website=ARTnews |language=en-US}}</ref> He was also co-founder of the MTL+ Collective<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
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.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2017-01-09 |title=Learning from Decolonize This Place |url=https://hyperallergic.com/350186/learning-from-decolonize-this-place/ |access-date=2019-08-05 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Greenberger |first=Alex |date=2019-05-17 |title='We Will Come Back': Decolonize This Place Leads Protest at Whitney, Marches to Controversial Board Member's House |url=http://www.artnews.com/2019/05/17/we-will-come-back-decolonize-this-place-leads-protest-at-whitney-marches-to-controversial-board-members-house/ |access-date=2019-08-05 |website=ARTnews |language=en-US}}</ref> He was also co-founder of the MTL+ Collective.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />


In 2018-2019, he led (via Decolonize) the weekly protest at the [[Whitney Museum of American Art|Whitney Museum]] in New York, called the "Nine Weeks of Art and Action" to protest Warren B. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnews.com/2019/05/17/we-will-come-back-decolonize-this-place-leads-protest-at-whitney-marches-to-controversial-board-members-house/|title='We Will Come Back': Decolonize This Place Leads Protest at Whitney, Marches to Controversial Board Member's House|last=Greenberger|first=Alex|date=2019-05-17|website=ARTnews|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref>
In 2018-2019, he led (via Decolonize) the weekly protest at the [[Whitney Museum of American Art|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnews.com/2019/05/17/we-will-come-back-decolonize-this-place-leads-protest-at-whitney-marches-to-controversial-board-members-house/|title='We Will Come Back': Decolonize This Place Leads Protest at Whitney, Marches to Controversial Board Member's House|last=Greenberger|first=Alex|date=2019-05-17|website=ARTnews|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref>


=== Criticism ===
==References==
His advocacy of violence has been criticized by outlets such as the ''New York Post'', which described him of being the "mastermind behind subway attacks,"<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/02/15/nyu-professor-founded-anarchist-group-that-attacked-subways-last-month/|title = NYU professor founded anarchist group that attacked subways last month|date = 15 February 2020}}</ref> in reference to the J31 action organized by Decolonize This Place as part of a series of demonstrations advocating for "free transit, all cops off the subways, an end to the harassment of vendors, performers, and unhoused people, and full accessibility for those with varying abilities."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hyperallergic.com/540324/j31/|title = The Art of Escalation: Becoming Ungovernable on a Day of City-Wide Transit Action|date = 31 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Decolonize This Place on J31 and Beyond: "People Are Becoming Ungovernable" |url=https://itsgoingdown.org/decolonize-this-place-on-j31-and-beyond-people-are-becoming-ungovernable/ |publisher=[[It's Going Down (collective)|It's Going Down]] |date=31 January 2020}}</ref> Hundreds of protestors clogged the subway and caused transit delays, and 13 protestors were arrested after incidents of vandalism causing an estimated $100,000 damage.<ref name=":6" />

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Latest revision as of 02:25, 9 June 2024

Amin Husain
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.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 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

  1. ^ Communications, NYU Web. "Statement by NYU Spokesperson John Beckman Regarding Amin Husain". www.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  2. ^ a b "Amin Husain". NYU Gallatin. August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "People > Faculty > Amin Husain > NYU Gallatin". 2016-10-04. Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ Keene, Louis (2024-01-25). "NYU instructor suspended after denying Oct. 7 atrocities at SJP event". The Forward. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Amin Husain". as.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  6. ^ "Interview: Nitasha Dhillon and Amin Husain - MTL Collective". Arts Cabinet. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  7. ^ a b "Learning from Decolonize This Place". Hyperallergic. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
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