Overview
- Eva Illouz had been scheduled to speak on November 21 at Erasmus University Rotterdam on romantic love and capitalism.
- The Erasmus Love Lab withdrew the invitation and described the cancellation as a democratic, majority decision.
- The Dutch newspaper NRC reported that staff felt uncomfortable with Illouz’s affiliation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- Der Tagesspiegel reported the disinvitation was communicated by email and noted the university has been boycotting several Israeli institutions, including Hebrew University.
- Illouz called the move a “really antisemitic decision” and has recently argued that anti-Zionism can closely border antisemitism while also criticizing the Israeli government and its conduct in Gaza.