Maia Carter Hallward in conversation with Elizabeth Corrie – Gaza: The Dream and the Nightmare

Name: Maia Carter Hallward in conversation with Elizabeth Corrie – Gaza: The Dream and the Nightmare
Start: 2026-03-31T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Manuel's Tavern

Schedule

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Manuel's Tavern | Atlanta, GA

"A brave and compelling book that brings together many voices from Gaza and beyond to help readers understand the region’s history as well as the grave contemporary moment it faces.” --Amahl Bishara, Tufts University
A Cappella Books welcomes author Maia Carter Hallward to Manuel’s Tavern in honor of her important new book, “Gaza: The Dream and the Nightmare.” Hallward will appear in conversation with Elizabeth Corrie, Emory Professor in the Practice of Youth Education and Peacebuilding.
This event is free and open to the public; copies of the book will be available for purchase.
About the Book
In this urgent and compelling book, Julie M. Norman and Maia Carter Hallward tell the story of Gaza from its early foundations, across decades of occupation, to the horrors of October 7 and the subsequent devastating war. Rather than focusing on elites or abstract politics, at the book’s heart are ordinary Gazans -- students, aid workers, journalists, and teachers -- whose first-hand testimonies vividly illuminate the realities behind the headlines.
Refusing to sensationalise or oversimplify, the book reckons with the legal, moral, and humanitarian debates surrounding Gaza, from war crimes investigations to the contested meaning of resistance and the politicization of aid. Combining a nuanced narrative with hard-hitting reflections from everyday Gazans, the book serves as a timely and necessary disruption of media clichés and political binaries, telling the story of Gaza with clarity, compassion, and from the perspective of its own people.
About the Author
Maia Carter Hallward is Director of the PhD Program in International Conflict Management and Professor of Middle East Politics at Kennesaw State University.
About the Conversation Partner
Dr. Elizabeth Corrie’s teaching draws on commitments to both peace with justice and the education of young people, particularly the development of teaching and ministry that empower people for global citizenship. She joined Candler’s faculty in 2007.
Having focused her doctoral work in 19th century philosophy and theology, Corrie became increasingly interested in practical theology as her work with youth and in peace and justice activism deepened. Her research interests include transformative pedagogy, theories of nonviolence, and conflict transformation. Her current research, supporting by a Louisville Institute Sabbatical Grant for Researchers, focuses on creating a new approach to youth ministry that teaches young people how to overcome disempowerment and transform violence in their communities.