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
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!
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
The Fascination of Israel
The Forward
Review of: Israel vs. Utopia by Joel Schalit; The Myths of Liberal Zionism by Yitzhak Laor; A Living Revolution: Anarchism in the Kibbutz Movement by James Horrox
Publication Date: December 16, 2009
Theme: Israel/Palestine
Category: Book reviews
Civilising the debate
The Guardian
A bitter exchange of emails between academics at Ben Gurion University highlights the need for calmer way to talk about Israel
Publication Date: December 16, 2009
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Israel/Palestine
Category: Journalism and essays
Bring back rejection letters
The Guardian
Faced with a deluge of emails, many people are tempted to hit the delete button instead of replying. But it's unethical and rude
Publication Date: December 13, 2009
Theme: Miscellaneous
Category: Journalism and essays
Review: Sound Targets: American Soldiers and Music in the Iraq War By Jonathan Pieslak
Times Higher Education
Publication Date: November 19, 2009
Theme: Metal Music and Culture, Music
Category: Book reviews
Journey into the Known
‘Beneath the Remains – Translations of Estrangement and the Politics of Survival’ at arttransponder, Berlin
The link is to an updated audio-visual essay, from 2015, of my original presentation at this event.
Publication Date: November 9, 2009
Theme: Metal Music and Culture, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
Israel and Britain
Zeek ('Israelology' print issue)
Publication Date: Fall 2009
Theme: Israel/Palestine
Category: Journalism and essays