United States of Invisibility: Unseeing Israel/Palestine
Souciant
Publication Date: June 8, 2011
Theme: Best Of, Israel/Palestine
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!
A war of rhetoric: the Israel-Palestine vortex
Open Democracy
A fevered dispute in the media contest over Israel-Palestine is an object lesson in the deformities of internet-fuelled public debate on this issue, says Keith Kahn-Harris.
Publication Date: May 23, 2011
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Israel/Palestine
Category: Journalism and essays
New Public Thinking and how not to do it – the death of Osama Bin Laden
New Public Thinking
Publication Date: May 2, 2011
Theme: Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Yiddish-Speaking Vikings
Souciant
Publication Date: April 20, 2011
Theme: Jews and Metal, Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays, Music reviews
Botswana’s Cowboy Metalheads
Vice
Words for photo story on Botswanan metalheads
Publication Date: March 31, 2011
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays
Review of: Holy Ignorance: When Religion and Culture Part Ways by Oliver Roy
Times Higher Education
Publication Date: March 31, 2011
Theme: Religion
Category: Book reviews
Black Metal for Leftists
Souciant
Publication Date: March 22, 2011
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays, Music reviews
On Engagement
New Public Thinking
Publication Date: February 25, 2011
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Miscellaneous
Category: Journalism and essays
After the end
Times Literary Supplement
Review of: The Rebbe: The life and afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson by Samuel Heilman and Menachem Friedman
Publication Date: February 25, 2011
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Book reviews
When antisemitism goes hand in hand with philosemitism
The Guardian
Both left and right are guilty of promoting a 'good Jews' and 'bad Jews' division. All Jews should refuse to play along
Publication Date: February 16, 2011
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
Debbie Friedman and the value of religious popular music
The Guardian
Friedman's songs helped to democratise at least one stream of Judaism, but such music may put off as many as it attracts
Publication Date: January 17, 2011
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Music, Religion
Category: Journalism and essays
Limmud: a great Jewish alternative to Christmas
The Guardian
Somewhere between a retreat and a festival, the Limmud conference shows how Judaism can remain creative and vibrant
Publication Date: December 29, 2010
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
How to ease divisions over Israel – have a dinner party
Jewish Chronicle
Social gatherings are helping to create a new civility in the Israel debate.
Publication Date: December 17, 2010
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
How Diverse Should Metal Be? The Case of Jewish Metal, Overt and Covert Jewishness
In: Scott, N. W. R. and Von Helden, I. (eds) The Metal Void: First Gatherings. Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press, pp. 110–119.
Publication Date: November 1, 2010
Theme: Jews and Metal, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Metal Music and Culture
Category: Book chapters
Stop that racket!
The Tablet
Review of: The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: a book about noise, by Garret Keizer
Publication Date: October 23, 2010
Theme: Music
Category: Book reviews
Reach out to those without faith, too
The Guardian
Interfaith dialogue must be rethought to include those who are not religious or who are antagonistic towards religion
Publication Date: October 15, 2010
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Religion
Category: Journalism and essays
Review: Playing Across a Divide: Israeli–Palestinian Musical Encounters. By Benjamin Brinner
Popular Music 29(3) 480-482
Publication Date: 2010
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Israel/Palestine, Music
Category: Book reviews
University cuts could expose iniquity of casual contracts
The Guardian
Cuts heap anxiety on the already insecure lives of academics. Hopefully the post-cuts university world can resist casualisation
Publication Date: September 18, 2010
Theme: Miscellaneous, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays