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A lyrical collection of short fiction set in Syria, Iran, & Georgia, exploring love, estrangement, and connection across language, culture, and time.

2025

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About Me Stories

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Jan 4, 2021

About Me — Rebecca Ruth Gould

“Pessimism of the Will. Optimism of the Intellect” (Gramsci)

About Me — Rebecca Ruth Gould

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Write Under the Moon

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Aug 14, 2024

Dreaming in Istanbul

A poem for my father

The skyline of Istanbul.

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Global Literary Theory: Poetics & Politics

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Oct 10, 2024

Reading Edward Said during the Gaza Genocide

Zionism must be understood from the standpoint of its victims

Reading Edward Said during the Gaza Genocide

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Curated Newsletters

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Jun 25, 2025

Pro-Israel Groups Tried to Get me Fired

Instead they taught me the value of free speech

Pro-Israel Groups Tried to Get me Fired

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Fourth Wave

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Apr 10, 2024

Rachel Corrie, a Witness for our Times

The legacy of an activist who paid the highest price for Gaza

Rachel Corrie, a Witness for our Times

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Global Literary Theory: Poetics & Politics

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Jul 4

Raghad Ashour, Martyr of an Interrupted Dream

Lujayn Maghari remembers her friend and the future waiting to be born

Raghad Ashour, Martyr of an Interrupted Dream

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May 24

Confessions of a Comparatist

On love, language, and poetry

Confessions of a Comparatist

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May 23

In Search of Toothache Solidarity

A poem about inhabting the medieval cosmology of tooth pain in the wrong century

In Search of Toothache Solidarity

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May 5

What a Security Guard Taught Me About Citizenship and Solidarity

On law as a tool of justice and oppression

What a Security Guard Taught Me About Citizenship and Solidarity

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Apr 22

Breaking the Siege on Gaza

Messages from Palestinians in Gaza in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla

Breaking the Siege on Gaza

Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD

Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD

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Poetry & politics. Free Palestine 🇵🇸. Caucasus & Iran. Writer, Educator, Translator & Editor. rgould.substack.com https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/rebecca-gould

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