It’s striking how little we discuss Brexit’s impact on British Jews
Jewish Chronicle
Publication Date: January 12, 2019
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, 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!
Theresa May’s Impossible Predicament: Politicking ‘As If’ Brexit Was a Real Political Project
Medium
Publication Date: December 16, 2018
Theme: Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
What’s worse than rejection?
Boundless
Silent rejection, argues one writer, which becomes a never-ending - and infuriating - act of waiting
Publication Date: December 2018
Theme: Miscellaneous, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays
‘White supremacy’ is really about white degeneracy
The Guardian
Today’s far-right populists relish the idea that they can be morally contemptible, yet still prevail
Publication Date: November 28, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Best Of, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Book Review: Mysticism, Ritual and Religion in Drone Metal by Owen Coggins
Performance, Religion and Spirituality 1(2), 189-195
Publication Date: 2018
Theme: Metal Music and Culture, Religion
Category: Book reviews
On watching my children listening to music while doing their homework
Riffs Journal
Publication Date: November 2018
Theme: Music, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journal articles, Journalism and essays
British Jews and Israel – how is the relationship evolving? A Symposium (Contributor)
Fathom Journal
Publication Date: November 2018
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Interviews, Journalism and essays
Black Metal Politics in Taiwan
Souciant
Publication Date: October 18, 2018
Theme: Metal Music and Culture
Category: Music reviews
Whose values? France and the aftermath of terror
New Humanist
Review of:
After Charlie Hebdo: Terror, Racism and Free Speech (Zed) by Gavan Titley, Des Freedman, Gholam Khiabany and Aurélien Mondon (eds.)
Whites, Jews and Us: Toward a Politics of Revolutionary Love (Semiotexte) by Houria Bouteldja
Publication Date: Autumn 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Book reviews
After Labour’s antisemitism U-turn, Jewish people should stick with the party
The Guardian
The NEC’s decision may have been purely pragmatic, but cutting off communication with a potential future Corbyn government would not help our community
Publication Date: September 4, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Denialism: what drives people to reject the truth?
Guardian Long Reads
From vaccines to climate change to genocide, a new age of denialism is upon us. Why have we failed to understand it? By Keith Kahn-Harris
Publication Date: August 3, 2018
Theme: Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity
Category: Journalism and essays
What Happened When Jeremy Corbyn’s Office Reached Out To Me To Talk About Antisemitism,
Jewish Quarterly (web only)
Publication Date: July 29, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
How should antisemitism be defined? (Contributor)
The Guardian
A panel of Jewish writers considers the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which has generated so much recent debate
Publication Date: July 27, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
Does Muslim immigration into Europe pose a threat to Jewish communities?
Jewish Chronicle
Keith Kahn-Harris responds to a recent comment piece critiquing the Pears Institute’s recent report on immigration and antisemitism
Publication Date: July 19, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
Without trust, Labour’s new antisemitism code is bound to fail
The Guardian
Labour wanted to solve its antisemitism problem but new rules can only work if there is trust in the people behind them
Publication Date: July 10, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Between the Rock and a hard place: Gibraltar’s Brexit limbo
New Statesman
The British Overseas Territory has long existed between two cultures, but the UK’s decision to leave the EU has magnified uncertainty over its place in the world.
Publication Date: June 11, 2018
Theme: Best Of, Miscellaneous, Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
The Limmud Impact Study: Exploring volunteers’ Jewish journeys
Commissioned by Limmud
The Limmud Impact Study looks at how successful Limmud has been in taking people ‘one step further on their Jewish journeys’, what these journeys consist of and their wider impact on Jewish communities.
The study focuses on Limmud volunteers and draws on a survey of ten Limmud volunteer communities in eight countries - UK, USA, South Africa, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Israel and Argentina - together with focus groups conducted with Limmud volunteers from around the world.
Publication Date: June 1, 2018
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Miscellaneous
Category: Reports and policy papers
To ask Corbyn to support Israel is an impossible demand
The Guardian
Jonathan Arkush’s comments about Labour antisemitism and a fearful Jewish community may be over the top. But the gap is becoming a chasm
Publication Date: June 1, 2018
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays