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!
This is a version of a paper I presented at a seminar held by the Parkes Institute at the University of Southampton on 30 June 2020. It is a draft that will possibly form the basis of a longer article. Comments and suggestions would be welcome.
Publication Date: July 9, 2020
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Conference papers and lectures, Journalism and essays
On Saturday 14 March - during the last weekend before work, school and shops started to close – my son and I sat down to dine on a French 24-hour military ration. Earlier, we had excitedly unpacked the contents of the box of delights and laid it out carefully on my bedroom floor
Publication Date: July 6, 2020
Theme: Miscellaneous, Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
Publication Date: July 1, 2020
Theme: Miscellaneous, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
From Basque sports to military ration packs, Keith Kahn-Harris has been swept along by algorithms during the pandemic.
[Also available as audio]
Publication Date: June 2, 2020
Theme: Miscellaneous, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
Annexing the West Bank punctures useful delusions about Israel and Zionism which have, until now, kept together otherwise fractious Diaspora Jewish communities – and their proudly 'big tent' organizations
Publication Date: May 20, 2020
Theme: Community, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
The UK government’s approach to the pandemic has been poor, but the bridgehead has not yet been built to the destructive mania of Trumpian conservativism
Publication Date: May 6, 2020
Theme: Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
What an offhand celebrity comment can tell us about the legacy of empire
Publication Date: May 4, 2020
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Culture, Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity
Category: Journalism and essays
Publication Date: May 1, 2020
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Miscellaneous, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
Submission subsequently quoted extensively in final report of the inquiry, published in April 2021
Publication Date: April 29, 2020
Theme: Culture, Religion
Category: Reports and policy papers
Publication Date: April 24, 2020
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Interviews
Publication Date: April 22, 2020
Theme: Language
Category: Journalism and essays
Publication Date: April 20, 2020
Theme: Language
Category: Journalism and essays
Review of: How to Fight Anti-Semitism (Allen Lane) by Bari Weiss
Publication Date: Spring 2020
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Book reviews
On the wistful pleasure of turning a chance encounter into a minor obsession
Publication Date: April 15, 2020
Theme: Miscellaneous, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
Publication Date: April 14, 2020
Theme: Miscellaneous, Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
Whether you’re a jihadi or a heavy metal fan, a fringe subculture offers dark temptations [Essay review of Julia Ebner’s 'Going Dark']
Publication Date: April 2, 2020
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Book reviews, Journalism and essays
Publication Date: April 1, 2020
Theme: Community, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Five ways in which they might rescue the wider political project from the jaws of defeat.
Publication Date: March 16, 2020
Theme: Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
