Black Metal Politics in Taiwan
Souciant
Publication Date: October 18, 2018
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Music reviews
Writings
Here you can find a record of almost all my publications – from scholarly journal articles to newspaper articles – listed with the most recent first. In most cases there is either a downloadable pdf or a link to the publication itself. You can search by publication type (academic, non-academic, book reviews etc), by theme and by keyword. Enjoy!
Whose values? France and the aftermath of terror
New Humanist
Review of:
After Charlie Hebdo: Terror, Racism and Free Speech (Zed) by Gavan Titley, Des Freedman, Gholam Khiabany and Aurélien Mondon (eds.)
Whites, Jews and Us: Toward a Politics of Revolutionary Love (Semiotexte) by Houria Bouteldja
Publication Date: Autumn 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Book reviews
After Labour’s antisemitism U-turn, Jewish people should stick with the party
The Guardian
The NEC’s decision may have been purely pragmatic, but cutting off communication with a potential future Corbyn government would not help our community
Publication Date: September 4, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Denialism: what drives people to reject the truth?
Guardian Long Reads
From vaccines to climate change to genocide, a new age of denialism is upon us. Why have we failed to understand it? By Keith Kahn-Harris
Publication Date: August 3, 2018
Theme: Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity
Category: Journalism and essays
What Happened When Jeremy Corbyn’s Office Reached Out To Me To Talk About Antisemitism,
Jewish Quarterly (web only)
Publication Date: July 29, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
How should antisemitism be defined? (Contributor)
The Guardian
A panel of Jewish writers considers the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which has generated so much recent debate
Publication Date: July 27, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
Does Muslim immigration into Europe pose a threat to Jewish communities?
Jewish Chronicle
Keith Kahn-Harris responds to a recent comment piece critiquing the Pears Institute’s recent report on immigration and antisemitism
Publication Date: July 19, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
Without trust, Labour’s new antisemitism code is bound to fail
The Guardian
Labour wanted to solve its antisemitism problem but new rules can only work if there is trust in the people behind them
Publication Date: July 10, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Between the Rock and a hard place: Gibraltar’s Brexit limbo
New Statesman
The British Overseas Territory has long existed between two cultures, but the UK’s decision to leave the EU has magnified uncertainty over its place in the world.
Publication Date: June 11, 2018
Theme: Best Of, Miscellaneous, Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
The Limmud Impact Study: Exploring volunteers’ Jewish journeys
Commissioned by Limmud
The Limmud Impact Study looks at how successful Limmud has been in taking people ‘one step further on their Jewish journeys’, what these journeys consist of and their wider impact on Jewish communities.
The study focuses on Limmud volunteers and draws on a survey of ten Limmud volunteer communities in eight countries - UK, USA, South Africa, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Israel and Argentina - together with focus groups conducted with Limmud volunteers from around the world.
Publication Date: June 1, 2018
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Miscellaneous
Category: Reports and policy papers
To ask Corbyn to support Israel is an impossible demand
The Guardian
Jonathan Arkush’s comments about Labour antisemitism and a fearful Jewish community may be over the top. But the gap is becoming a chasm
Publication Date: June 1, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
We need to live with our differences on Israel
Jewish Chronicle
We need a new way to resolve dispute in our community, says Keith Kahn-Harris
Publication Date: May 31, 2018
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Searching for the real Jews
Boundless
A writer tracks down a pair of Haredi Jews whose image has been used to represent the 'generic' orthodox community
Publication Date: May 8, 2018
Theme: Best Of, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, What Does A Jew Look Like?
Category: Journalism and essays
Labour’s far left must tame itself to root out antisemitism
The Guardian
The passion of the grassroots movement is not conducive to careful speech, but if it does not face up to the issue of abuse, it may find itself suppressed
Publication Date: April 23, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Branches of Judaism (Factsheet)
Religion Media Centre
Publication Date: April 18, 2018
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays, Reports and policy papers
Sorry, British Non-Jews: You Don’t Get To Decide Who The Good Jews Are
The Forward
Publication Date: April 3, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Book review: The Rage
New Humanist
Review of: The Rage: The Vicious Circle of Islamist and Far-Right Extremism (IB Tauris) by Julia Ebner
Publication Date: Spring 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Book reviews
Orphaned Land: the Israeli heavy metal band with fans across the Middle East
New Statesman
The band fuse Jewish and Arab music with heavier sounds, but they can't escape the contraditions at the heart of their homeland.
Publication Date: March 5, 2018
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Jews and Metal, Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays, Music reviews