The Battle to Frame the Defeat: Four responses to the UK’s general election. (Contributor)
Dissent
Publication Date: December 24, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, 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!
Lessons for the US from the UK Labour Party antisemitism crisis
Medium
The danger of self-fulfilling prophecies
Publication Date: December 20, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Young Jews are reviving the Jewish left – will they succeed?
Vashti
Publication Date: December 9, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
British Jews’ fears have become a political issue – but they must be taken seriously
The Guardian
We may not emigrate in large numbers if Corbyn gets into No 10 – but having our bags packed is how we articulate our anxiety
Publication Date: November 26, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
It’s Complicated: The Status of anti-Semitism in Contemporary America and Britain
Haaretz
Interview by Dina Kraft
Publication Date: October 29, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Interviews
Climate Emergency: A New Immigration Approach
Monitor
Article suggests that my approach to anti-racism in 'Strange Hate' could provide a secure foundation for welcoming mass immigration following catastrophic climate change.
Publication Date: October 1, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
The fear of being a “bad Jew”: a response to David Graeber
Open Democracy
Will left anti-racists defend the "bad Jew"? Fear comes also from the fear that some might not.
[A response to this article by David Graeber: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/first-time-my-life-im-frightened-be-jewish/]
Publication Date: September 10, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
How the Jews Ruined Anti-Semitism
Tablet
[Extract from 'Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and the Limits of Diversity']
Why Jewish self-determination is inconvenient to the aims of hate
Publication Date: August 8, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
The Normal Anti-Semite
Tablet
[Extract from 'Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and the Limits of Diversity']
Why so often in history has it been permissible to speak in disparaging ways about entire subsections of humanity, and why does it seem to be that way again?
Publication Date: August 7, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
John Cusack Is What Happens When Anti-Semitism Becomes Convenient
The Forward
Publication Date: June 18, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
Don’t Fall For Selective Anti-Semites Just Because You’re Their ‘Good’ Jew
The Forward
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
A dull sort of ache
Boundless
Keith Kahn-Harris on the modern anti-semitism game he doesn't want to join
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
If you are the ‘right kind of Jew’, you’re empowering racists
The Jewish Chronicle
It can be painful, but we must reject the affection of those who only defend the Jews they like from antisemitism
Publication Date: June 7, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
How a radical new form of anti-racism can save Labour
The Guardiaan
The row over antisemitism in the party has gone from bad to worse. There’s only one way out of the impasse
Publication Date: May 29, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Best Of, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Accusing Minorities Of Anti-Semitism Will Always Lead To Racism
The Forward
Publication Date: April 15, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Review: Antisemitism: Here and Now by Deborah Lipstadt
Times Literary Supplement
Publication Date: April 5, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Book reviews
Review: Bordering on Britishness: National Identity in Gibraltar from the Spanish Civil War to Brexit, edited by Andrew Canessa
Times Higher Education
This well-timed collection attempts to understand what nationality means in the territory, says Keith Kahn-Harris
Publication Date: February 28, 2019
Theme: Small worlds
Category: Book reviews
No-Deal Brexit: The New World War II
The Battleground
Publication Date: February 13, 2019
Theme: Politics
Category: Journalism and essays