A smear campaign targeting Didier Fassin following the publication of an article drawing a parallel between Gaza and the Herero genocide
Media Smear / Delegitimization CampaignLegal procedures: No
DATE
November 13, 2023
LOCATION
Online
TARGETED PERSON/INSTITUTION
Didier Fassin
DOMAIN/FIELD
Research, University
RESPONSIBLE FOR BAN
Colleagues who are also researchers in the humanities
Several fellow researchers have accused Didier Fassin of anti-Semitism following his article “The Specter of Genocide.” He responds to these attacks by denouncing the distortion of his remarks and a moral dismissal that undermines scientific debate.
The controversy thus raises broader issues regarding the role of researchers in analyzing historically sensitive situations.