The World In A Grain Of Sand: How handrails, wafers and other trivial things explain everything
My Impossible Books: 16
Publication Date: June 25, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Small worlds
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!
The superfluous percussionist
My Impossible Books: 15
Publication Date: June 20, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Music
Category: Journalism and essays
Stories Matter
Souciant
Reflections on TV serials as social science fiction
Publication Date: June 12, 2015
Theme: Culture
Category: Journalism and essays
Tony Blair’s latest role in tolerance and reconciliation is no joke
The Guardian
The European council of which he is now chairman has a serious agenda. Let’s hope the former PM and his cohorts are up to the job
Publication Date: June 4, 2015
Theme: Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Too Hot or Too Cold: A History of Inappropriate Dressing
My Impossible Books: 14
Publication Date: June 2, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Jewish Journal of Sociology 57(1-2) 2015
Edited by and with an introduction by Keith Kahn-Harris
Publication Date: 2015
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Edited issues and publications
Touch the World: The Pleasures of Handball
My Impossible Books: 13
Publication Date: May 21, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Neither One Thing Nor The Other: The Problems and Potentials of The Medium
My Impossible Books: 12
Publication Date: May 13, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Glimpsed: The Irresistible Lure of the Ephemeral
My Impossible Books: 11
Publication Date: May 7, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Is the Sun’s ‘save our bacon’ election front page antisemitic?
The Guardian
It’s hard to say whether the whiff of antisemitism in the image of Ed Miliband eating a bacon sandwich is intentional, but if he becomes PM we’ll need to keep a careful eye on this kind of thing
Publication Date: May 6, 2015
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Amoral Judaism: Liberating Jewish Values From The Illusions Of Authenticity
My Impossible Books: 10
Publication Date: April 29, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
The Wilderness For The Rest Of Us: How To Experience The Pleasures Of Remoteness Without The Pain
My Impossible Books: 9
Publication Date: April 22, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
The Final Order: When Regimes End
My Impossible Books: 8
Publication Date: April 15, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
On the strangeness of contemporary antisemitism
Open Democracy
Can we agree on one thing? That contemporary antisemitism is profoundly strange.
Publication Date: April 13, 2015
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
The Logistics of Transgression or The Evil-Doers Dilemma
My Impossible Books: 7
Publication Date: April 8, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Do we need diversity? Rethinking what it means to be different
My Impossible Books: 6
Publication Date: April 1, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Loosening of the Zionist bond
Jewish Chronicle
Publication Date: March 26, 2015
Theme: Community, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Port and Leather Armchairs: A Journey Through London’s Clubland
My Impossible Books: 5
Publication Date: March 25, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays