This is how we fight antisemitism
Prospect
Jews and other minorities must unite against racism, but this will require cynicism—and a strong stomach
Publication Date: January 20, 2025
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
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!
How yom tovs help us keep pace with both Jewish and secular times
Jewish News
Who said Jewish life was meant to be simple? The festival season can be daunting to contemplate, even if you only choose to join in on selected aspects
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
‘Not nice boys’: how the Black Panthers shook up Israeli society
Jewish Renaissance
Asaf Elia-Shalev's recent book reveals the startling impact of the Black Panther movement on Israel after the Six-Day War. Keith Kahn-Harris speaks to the author about the legacy of these unlikely activists.
Publication Date: Autumn 2024
Theme: Israel/Palestine
Category: Book reviews, Journalism and essays
Total Fucking Amnesia: Silverfish Interviewed
The Quietus
At the start of the 90s the astounding noise rock band Silverfish were everywhere – their shows nearly as ubiquitous as their Hips Tits Lips Power T-shirts – but since then they seem to have fallen irrevocably (and unfairly) down the memory hole. Keith Kahn-Harris catches up with band members today and asks: What happened?
Publication Date: April 15, 2024
Theme: Music
Category: Journalism and essays
The Rothschilds, the internet and the new-old conspiracy
Prospect
Centuries-old myths about Jewish people are becoming even more outlandish in the age of social media. Space lasers, anyone?
Publication Date: April 2024 issues
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity
Category: Book reviews, Journalism and essays
Book review: Israelophobia by Jake Wallis Simons
New Humanist
Is “Israelophobia” a new form of hatred, or are we rehashing the same old debate?
Publication Date: Spring 2024 issues
Theme: Israel/Palestine
Category: Book reviews
Fetishized Weakness: The Denial of Agency Within Palestinian Solidarity Movements
Left Responds
Publication Date: February 12, 2024
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
The Swedish band providing history with heavy metal
The New European
Sabaton’s animated first world war film, To End All Wars, makes for poetic viewing
Publication Date: January 3, 2024
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays
Response to: ‘For a consistently democratic and internationalist left’
Publication Date: December 31, 2023
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Israel/Palestine, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Why Elton John’s Watford FC Chairmanship Was His Finest Hour
The Quietus
Lifelong Watford FC fan Keith Kahn-Harris looks at Elton John's time as chairman of the club, his friendship with Graham Taylor, and asks why the music industry couldn’t offer the megastar the solace that football could. Images all courtesy Alan Cozzi Archive & Watford FC
Publication Date: December 6, 2023
Theme: Music
Category: Book reviews, Journalism and essays
The left fails to appreciate competing loyalties
New Statesman
Cooperation between Palestinian and Jewish Israelis is the only model for a peaceful future.
Publication Date: December 1, 2023
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
On Being Complicit: Israel-Palestine Abroad
The Battleground
Publication Date: November 27, 2023
Theme: Israel/Palestine
Category: Journalism and essays
The war over here: How are we supposed to get through this?
Jewish News
Publication Date: November 3, 2023
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Negli ovetti sorpresa kinder un patrimonio linguistico
La Stampa Torinosette
Interview with Italian newspaper
Publication Date: October 6, 2023
Theme: Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity
Category: Interviews
Reissue Of The Week: Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense
The Quietus
What do we forget when we remember Stop Making Sense? As the reissue of Talking Heads’ seminal concert film hits the screens, Keith Kahn-Harris reminds us of how much stranger and more interesting the band were before it
Publication Date: September 22, 2023
Theme: Music
Category: Journalism and essays, Music reviews
Love & Disappointment: Peter Gabriel Live
The Quietus
Keith Kahn-Harris is haunted by a childhood humiliation as he experiences the 2023 live version of Pater Gabriel. All photographs by York Tillyer
Publication Date: June 21, 2023
Theme: Metal Music and Culture, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays, Music reviews
Baseball in the killing fields of Kutno
The New European
Understandably, many Jews have reservations abut Poland. Today, baseball is helping change that, one game at a time
Publication Date: June 7, 2023
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Personal/Memoire, Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
What Are We Rejecting When We Reject St. Anger? Metallica’s Mid-Life Crisis At Twenty
The Quietus
Is it time to re-evaluate Metallica's least-loved album and celebrate it for the extraordinary work that it is? But enough about Lulu. Keith Kahn-Harris wants to talk about St. Anger…
Publication Date: June 5, 2023
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays, Music reviews