Stop moaning, let’s now try to embrace Corbyn
Jewish Chronicle
I didn't choose the title for this one.
Publication Date: September 17, 2015
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, 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!
It’s vital for Jeremy Corbyn to establish a working relationship with British Jews
The Guardian
The Labour leader’s passionate support for Palestinian causes has worried many. He now needs to build bridges
Publication Date: September 17, 2015
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Book Review: A Traveling Homeland: The Babylonian Talmud as Diaspora by Daniel Boyarin
The Tablet
Publication Date: August 29, 2015
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Book reviews
Is Corbyn too pally with tyrants and other pariahs?
Open Democracy
Why is it so hard for the left, both pro and anti-Corbyn, to resist the logic of "my enemies' enemies are my friends"? Can we learn to cast a plague on the houses of enemies of progress whoever they are?
Publication Date: August 13, 2015
Theme: Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Branding Jews Exotic
Souciant
Publication Date: August 4, 2015
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, What Does A Jew Look Like?
Category: Journalism and essays
What’s Going On With The Labour Party? Ten Propositions
Medium
Publication Date: July 23, 2015
Theme: Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
A Book Of Very Very Very Short Walks
My Impossible Books: 20
Publication Date: July 21, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Soft Drink Planet: A Non-Alcoholic Odyssey
My Impossible Books: 19
Publication Date: July 15, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
The Dark Side of the Sabbath: When Rest Becomes Work
My Impossible Books: 18
Publication Date: July 8, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Small Worlds: The Struggle for Diversity
My Impossible Books: 17
Publication Date: July 1, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
Landfill Metal: The Ironies of Mediocrity
Modern Heavy Metal: Markets, Practices and Cultures. Helsinki: Aalto University.
This paper continues my previous explorations into how metal aesthetics and scene-making might be rethought in the face of what I have called a ‘crisis of abundance’ in metal. Drawing on my own attempts to understand a particular metal text – Morgul’s Lost in Shadows Grey (1997) – I explore the nature of ‘mediocrity’ in metal. The paper develops a typology of mediocrity and applies it to the case of metal. Building on this, I discuss how mediocrity might be valorized as a source of aesthetic pleasure. In doing so, a number of ironic or paradoxical elements of mediocrity are highlighted
Publication Date: July 1, 2015
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Book chapters
Why I love tax havens And why you should too
The Absurdist
Publication Date: July 1, 2015
Theme: Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
The World In A Grain Of Sand: How handrails, wafers and other trivial things explain everything
My Impossible Books: 16
Publication Date: June 25, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
The superfluous percussionist
My Impossible Books: 15
Publication Date: June 20, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Music
Category: Journalism and essays
Stories Matter
Souciant
Reflections on TV serials as social science fiction
Publication Date: June 12, 2015
Theme: Culture
Category: Journalism and essays
Tony Blair’s latest role in tolerance and reconciliation is no joke
The Guardian
The European council of which he is now chairman has a serious agenda. Let’s hope the former PM and his cohorts are up to the job
Publication Date: June 4, 2015
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Too Hot or Too Cold: A History of Inappropriate Dressing
My Impossible Books: 14
Publication Date: June 2, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Jewish Journal of Sociology 57(1-2) 2015
Edited by and with an introduction by Keith Kahn-Harris
Publication Date: 2015
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Edited issues and publications