Chayei Sara
Limmud On One Leg
Publication Date: November 2011
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
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!
Heavy Metal Sheep
Publication Date: September 22, 2011
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays, Music reviews
Jews, Gypsies and Travellers: a particular empathy (Co-authored with Simone Abel and Shauna Leven)
Open Democracy
The legal eviction from their land of a large community on the edge of London raises disturbing questions about deep-rooted discrimination that Jewish historical experience can help to address, say Keith Kahn-Harris, Simone Abel & Shauna Leven.
Publication Date: September 18, 2011
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Book Review: The Universal Jew: Masculinity, modernity and the Zionist moment by Mikhal Dekel
Times Literary Supplement
Publication Date: September 16, 2011
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Book reviews
9/11, ten years on: reflections (Contributor)
Open Democracy
A terror-filled day of mass murder in the eastern United States imprinted itself on the world's consciousness - and became the prelude to a decade of further violence. openDemocracy writers reflect on the impact and legacy of the events of 11 September 2001.
Publication Date: September 7, 2011
Theme: Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Deserving an Audience: The Limits of Scholarly Publishing
Souciant
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
Theme: Personal/Memoire, The Best Water Skier in Luxembourg
Category: Journalism and essays
The dinner-party revolution
Open Democracy
The dinner-party is a symbol of complacent presumption, the last occasion to be associated with genuine dialogue or the jolt of rethinking. But it’s possible to renew the ritual in surprising ways - and really caring about the food is just the start, says Keith Kahn-Harris.
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue
Category: Journalism and essays
Metal Studies? Cultural Research in the Heavy Metal Scene
Journal for Cultural Research 15(3)
Special issue co-edited with Karl Spracklen and Andy R. Brown. Includes jointly authored introduction.
Publication Date: August 30, 2011
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Edited issues and publications
Metal Studies: Intellectual Fragmentation or Organic Intellectualism?
Journal for Cultural Research 15(3) 251-254
Publication Date: August 30, 2011
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journal articles
Book review: A God of One’s Own by Ulrich Beck
New Humanist
Publication Date: July 28, 2011
Theme: Religion
Category: Book reviews
People power needs people
Jewish Chronicle
Publication Date: July 4, 2011
Theme: Community, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Top Ten Metal Hybrids
Souciant
Publication Date: June 30, 2011
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays
Jews United and Divided by Music: Contemporary Jewish Music in the UK and America
Religion and Popular Music in Europe: New Expressions of Sacred and Secular Identity, Edited by Thomas Bossius, Andreas Hager and Keith Kahn-Harris, I.B. Tauris, 2011
Publication Date: June 24, 2011
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Music
Category: Book chapters
Let’s broaden the definition
Times Higher Education
Using peer review to reflect the holistic nature of journal 'output' would mitigate the REF, argues Keith Kahn-Harris
Publication Date: June 23, 2011
Theme: Miscellaneous
Category: Journalism and essays
Naming the movement
Open Democracy
The early 21st century is marked by a profusion of initiatives that bring people together to discuss and explore big questions. It amounts to a great river of change - but to realise its potential the movement needs a formal designation, says Keith Kahn-Harris.
Publication Date: June 22, 2011
Theme: Community, Miscellaneous, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
How to hate ethically
The Guardian
The common approaches to hate – fighting it, suppressing it or harnessing its terrible power – are just cop outs
Publication Date: June 22, 2011
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Best Of, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue
Category: Journalism and essays
Why we are all worth a mix of self-love and self-hate
The Guardian
A measured dose of self-hate helps transform us into better people
Publication Date: June 11, 2011
Theme: Miscellaneous, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
United States of Invisibility: Unseeing Israel/Palestine
Souciant
Publication Date: June 8, 2011
Theme: Best Of, Israel/Palestine
Category: Journalism and essays