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Muriam Davis

Muriam Haleh Davis is an assistant professor in the history department at UCSC where she teaches classes on post-colonial North Africa, Arab thought and French empire.

Settler Entanglements from Citrus Production to Historical Memory
Poster by Henri Dormoy in 1930 for the centennial anniversary of French colonization of Algeria.  Credit  Coll. Galdoc-Grob/Kharbine-Tapabor.French government map depicting the similarities between California and Algeria featured in a study on fruit production published in 1933. Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF)Cartoon by the Algerian artist Dilem, December 6, 2021. Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune walks alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who asks, “What is it like living next to an Israeli colony,” with the Moroccan flag flying prominently in the background. The heading reads: “The Palestinian President on an official visit to Algeria.” Available on the artist’s Facebook page.
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Settler Entanglements from Citrus Production to Historical Memory

Although settler colonies are often depicted as unique and distinctive, Muriam Haleh Davis argues that analyzing settler colonialism in a global framework reveals their multiple commonalities. Here she examines the large-scale production of citrus in Algeria, Israel and California as one fascinating
Muriam Davis • 12 min read
Settler Entanglements from Citrus Production to Historical Memory
Poster by Henri Dormoy in 1930 for the centennial anniversary of French colonization of Algeria.  Credit  Coll. Galdoc-Grob/Kharbine-Tapabor.French government map depicting the similarities between California and Algeria featured in a study on fruit production published in 1933. Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF)Cartoon by the Algerian artist Dilem, December 6, 2021. Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune walks alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who asks, “What is it like living next to an Israeli colony,” with the Moroccan flag flying prominently in the background. The heading reads: “The Palestinian President on an official visit to Algeria.” Available on the artist’s Facebook page.
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Settler Entanglements from Citrus Production to Historical Memory

Although settler colonies are often depicted as unique and distinctive, Muriam Haleh Davis argues that analyzing settler colonialism in a global framework reveals their multiple commonalities. Here she examines the large-scale production of citrus in Algeria, Israel and California as one fascinating
Muriam Davis • 12 min read