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!

Marching towards a different kind of solidarity: Reflections on anti-racism for Martin Luther King weekend

Medium

This was intended to be delivered as a lecture to an interfaith Erev Shabbat service for Martin Luther King weekend 2020 at Congregation Mishkan Israel, in Hamden, CT. At the last minute I was unable to attend.

Publication Date: January 17, 2020

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue

Category: Conference papers and lectures, Journalism and essays

The Battle to Frame the Defeat: Four responses to the UK’s general election. (Contributor)

Dissent

Publication Date: December 24, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics

Category: Journalism and essays

Lessons for the US from the UK Labour Party antisemitism crisis

Medium

The danger of self-fulfilling prophecies

Publication Date: December 20, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics

Category: Journalism and essays

Young Jews are reviving the Jewish left – will they succeed?

Vashti

Publication Date: December 9, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Politics

Category: Journalism and essays

British Jews’ fears have become a political issue – but they must be taken seriously

The Guardian

We may not emigrate in large numbers if Corbyn gets into No 10 – but having our bags packed is how we articulate our anxiety

Publication Date: November 26, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics

Category: Journalism and essays

It’s Complicated: The Status of anti-Semitism in Contemporary America and Britain

Haaretz

Interview by Dina Kraft

Publication Date: October 29, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Interviews

Climate Emergency: A New Immigration Approach

Monitor

Article suggests that my approach to anti-racism in 'Strange Hate' could provide a secure foundation for welcoming mass immigration following catastrophic climate change.

Publication Date: October 1, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate

Category: Journalism and essays

The fear of being a “bad Jew”: a response to David Graeber

Open Democracy

Will left anti-racists defend the "bad Jew"? Fear comes also from the fear that some might not.
[A response to this article by David Graeber: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/first-time-my-life-im-frightened-be-jewish/]

Publication Date: September 10, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

How the Jews Ruined Anti-Semitism

Tablet

[Extract from 'Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and the Limits of Diversity']

Why Jewish self-determination is inconvenient to the aims of hate

Publication Date: August 8, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate

Category: Journalism and essays

The Normal Anti-Semite

Tablet

[Extract from 'Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and the Limits of Diversity']

Why so often in history has it been permissible to speak in disparaging ways about entire subsections of humanity, and why does it seem to be that way again?

Publication Date: August 7, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate

Category: Journalism and essays

John Cusack Is What Happens When Anti-Semitism Becomes Convenient

The Forward

Publication Date: June 18, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate

Category: Journalism and essays

Don’t Fall For Selective Anti-Semites Just Because You’re Their ‘Good’ Jew

The Forward

Publication Date: June 11, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

A dull sort of ache

Boundless

Keith Kahn-Harris on the modern anti-semitism game he doesn't want to join

Publication Date: June 11, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Personal/Memoire

Category: Journalism and essays

If you are the ‘right kind of Jew’, you’re empowering racists

The Jewish Chronicle

It can be painful, but we must reject the affection of those who only defend the Jews they like from antisemitism

Publication Date: June 7, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness

Category: Journalism and essays

How a radical new form of anti-racism can save Labour

The Guardiaan

The row over antisemitism in the party has gone from bad to worse. There’s only one way out of the impasse

Publication Date: May 29, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Best Of, Politics

Category: Journalism and essays

Accusing Minorities Of Anti-Semitism Will Always Lead To Racism

The Forward

Publication Date: April 15, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics

Category: Journalism and essays

Review: Antisemitism: Here and Now by Deborah Lipstadt

Times Literary Supplement

Publication Date: April 5, 2019

Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate

Category: Book reviews

Review: Bordering on Britishness: National Identity in Gibraltar from the Spanish Civil War to Brexit, edited by Andrew Canessa

Times Higher Education

This well-timed collection attempts to understand what nationality means in the territory, says Keith Kahn-Harris

Publication Date: February 28, 2019

Theme: Small worlds

Category: Book reviews