What drove Melanie Phillips to the right?
The Guardian
The much-mocked columnist stands as a warning of what happens when the liberal-left ignores its own weaknesses
Publication Date: June 18, 2010
Theme: Politics
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!
Israeli post-democracy: origins and prospects (Co-authored with Joel Schalit)
Open Democracy
Many voices warn that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is corroding the country’s democracy. Now, a worrying onslaught by Israel’s right-wing government on domestic dissenters raises further concerns. But the two issues are distinct as well as linked, say Keith Kahn-Harris & Joel Schalit: for the challenges to Israel’s democracy also have deep internal roots that must be identified if they are to be overcome.
Publication Date: June 10, 2010
Theme: Israel/Palestine
Category: Journalism and essays
Book Review: Black Sabbath and the Rise of Heavy Metal Music by Andrew L. Cope
Popular Musicology Online
Publication Date: 2010
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Book reviews
Unreasonable doubt
New Humanist
Climate change, AIDS, GM foods – all have their detractors. But when does disbelief become dogma? Keith Kahn-Harris explores the cult of denialism
Publication Date: May 20, 2010
Theme: Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity
Category: Journalism and essays
It’s time to put the point back into the pen of scholarly writing
Times Higher Education
Obscenely priced books and journals, glacial timescales and limited formats are squeezing the life out of academic publishing, argues Keith Kahn-Harris
Publication Date: May 6, 2010
Theme: Miscellaneous
Category: Journalism and essays
An Israel-Palestine like no other nation (Co-authored with Joel Schalit)
The Guardian
Progressive Zionists preparing for the failure of Obama's peace plan should start thinking about a new model of statehood
Publication Date: April 21, 2010
Theme: Israel/Palestine
Category: Journalism and essays
Tea Party spirit firing red-state Britain
The Guardian
If only these extremists had an outlet in mainstream politics and their ideas challenged in a serious way
Publication Date: April 4, 2010
Theme: Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
What is British Jewish Politics?
In: ‘New Conceptions of Community’ published by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research
Publication Date: 2010
Theme: Community, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Politics
Category: Reports and policy papers
JNews: a potential voice for peace
The Guardian
To win moral authority in the Jewish community, the new website must apply its critical perspective evenly on Israel-Palestine
Publication Date: March 20, 2010
Theme: Community, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Safe and sound
Times Higher Education
'The insecure scholar', one of THE's online columnists, calls for an academy that offers all scholars dignity and security
[This was the final column that I wrote in this anonymous series]
Publication Date: March 18, 2010
Theme: Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
Book Review: Jewry between Tradition and Secularism: Europe and Israel Compared by Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Thomas Gergely and Yosef Gorny, eds,
International Sociology 25 (2) p302
Publication Date: 2010
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Book reviews
‘Perfidious Albion’
The Forward
Review of: Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England by Anthony Julius
Publication Date: March 3, 2010
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Book reviews
The Insecure Scholar
Times Higher Education
From October 2009 to March 2010 I wrote an anonymous weekly column for Times Higher Education. In the column I discussed the joys and tribulations of insecure employment within academia. Since these columns were published my life has moved on and I don't necessarily think the same way about academia as I did then. However, I remain proud of the columns I wrote and anyone who is interested can find them compiled in a single pdf via the link before (or on the Times Higher Education website)
Publication Date: October 2009 - March 2010
Theme: Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
The legacy of antisemitism
The Guardian
Although Anthony Julius's book ought to be read critically, many will simply zoom in on the parts dealing with Zionism
Publication Date: February 23, 2010
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Book reviews, Journalism and essays
‘A Tango Between God and Satan’
The Forward
Article on Israeli metal band Orphaned Land, featuring interview with vocalist Kobi Farhi
Publication Date: January 27, 2010
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Jews and Metal, Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays
Book review: Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World by Barbara Ehrenreich
New Humanist
Publication Date: January 12, 2010
Theme: Miscellaneous
Category: Book reviews
We all have views on Israel so let’s hear them
Jewish Chronicle
Instead of striving for a united front, we should acknowledge our differences
Publication Date: December 29, 2009
Theme: Community, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
An Offensive Culture
Zeek
Review of: Offense: The Jewish Case by Brian Klug
Publication Date: December 18, 2009
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Book reviews