Spare a thought for England’s disappearing linguistic heritage
The Herald
Publication Date: November 3, 2021
Theme: Language
Category: Journalism and essays
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!
Publication Date: November 3, 2021
Theme: Language
Category: Journalism and essays
Riffing on the themes he explores in his new book The Babel Message: A Love Letter to Language, Keith Kahn-Harris shares his love of diacritics and explains how the heavy metal umlaut might be less teutonic than it first appears
Publication Date: November 1, 2021
Theme: Best Of, Language, Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays
Ćsthetisch oft interessant, bisweilen jedoch auch sehr problematisch: so beschreibt der britische Soziologe und Musikkritiker Keith Kahn-Harris die versuchte Grenzüberschreitung in den extremen Spielarten des Heavy Metal. Im GesprƤch erzƤhlt er, wie man über Metal schreibt ā und was in diesem Genre meist nicht zur Sprache kommt.
[A slightly different version of the interview was also published in Jungle World magazine]
Publication Date: October 28, 2021
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Interviews
On the linguistic politics behind the safety warning message found in the humble confectionery.
Publication Date: October 28, 2021
Theme: Language
Category: Journalism and essays
The tiny slip of paper inside the chocolate egg is a symbol of how so many languages have been lost in the modern world
Publication Date: October 28, 2021
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Language
Category: Journalism and essays
The instructions that come with the chocolate egg demonstrate the worldās huge linguistic variety
Publication Date: October 26, 2021
Theme: Language
Category: Journalism and essays
30 years on, Keith Kahn-Harris still finds this landmark release full of surprises and possibilities
Publication Date: October 25, 2021
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays, Music reviews
Review of :
HOW THE EHRC GOT IT SO WRONG
Antisemitism and the Labour Party
Verso. ebook. gratis.
Jewish Voice for Labour
LABOUR'S ANTISEMITISM CRISIS
What the left got wrong and how to learn from it
230pp. Routledge. £120 (paperback, £19.99).
David Renton
Publication Date: October 22, 2021
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Book reviews
Publication Date: September 23, 2021
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Book reviews, Journalism and essays
Can a good index be compiled by computer software, or is there an art to this overlooked endeavour?
Publication Date: September 15, 2021
Theme: Language, Miscellaneous
Category: Book reviews
Formed in 2019, the "international all-female metal collective" Chaos Rising have been slowly building up an impressive catalogue of unique collaborative works. Keith Kahn-Harris meets some of the people behind the project and argues that the model it provides has the potential to overturn some of metalās most enduring institutions
Publication Date: August 3, 2021
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays
An elegant and moving exploration of what it means to connect with strangers turns into an elegy for a much-missed way of life
Publication Date: July 14, 2021
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Miscellaneous
Category: Book reviews
Reflections on the lessons for the UK Jewish community of the recent conflagration in Israel/Palestine
Publication Date: May 25, 2021
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Community, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Antisemitic incidents in London on the same weekend as protests underline the need for an honest reckoning
Publication Date: May 20, 2021
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Israel/Palestine, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
We donāt put in the effort but still think we should be beating the Europeans
Publication Date: May 18, 2021
Theme: Music
Category: Journalism and essays
Publication Date: May 17, 2021
Theme: Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity, Metal Music and Culture
Category: Academic articles & reports, Journalism and essays
Publication Date: May 14, 2021
Theme: Community, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Publication Date: April 16, 2021
Theme: Culture, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
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