- Summary
- This book springs from the Bristol-Sheffield Hallam Colloquium on Contemporary Antisemitism at the University of Bristol in September 2015. International experts in Religious Studies, Law, Politics, Sociology, Psychology, and History came together to examine the complexities of contemporary antisemitism. Recent attacks on Jews in European cities have increased awareness of antisemitism and, as this collection shows, such attacks cannot be separated from wider geopolitical and ideological factors. One distinct feature of antisemitism today is its demonization of the State of Israel. Older ideas also feature Jews being blamed for all the world's ills, thought to possess almost supernatural levels of power and wealth, and conspiring to harm the non-Jewish other. These and other ideas forming the background to antisemitism in Europe and North America are unpacked in this book with a view to understanding--and thereby combating--contemporary antisemitism. A key concern is how unifying features might be isolated amid the diverse manifestations of this oldest of hatreds.
- Series
- Antisemitism studies
Antisemitism studies.
- Format
- Online resource
- Published
- Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2019
- Contents
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Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction / Campbell, Jonathan G. / Klaff, Lesley D.
Part One. DEFINING ANTISEMITISM
CHAPTER 1. Contemporary Struggles over Defining Antisemitism / Hirsh, David
CHAPTER 2. Is Criticism of Israel Antisemitic? What do British and French Jews Think about the Link between Antisemitic and Anti-Israel Attitudes among Non-Jews? / Staetsky, L. Daniel
CHAPTER 3. Why Present-Day "Anti- Zionism" is Antisemitic / Harrison, Bernard
Part One. RESPONDING TO ANTISEMITISM
CHAPTER 4. Using Section 26 Equality Act to Combat Institutional Antisemitism: A Critical Race Perspective on Fraser v University and College Union / Klaff, Lesley D.
CHAPTER 5. Evading Terror: The European Union's Response to Lethal Antisemitism / Elman, R. Amy
CHAPTER 6. Denial: Norman Finkelstein and the New Antisemitism / Johnson, Alan
Part Three. ANTISEMITISM AND EXTREMISM
CHAPTER 7. Walking a Mile in Asghar Bukhari's Shoe: Conspiracy Theories, Antisemitism, and Extremism / Rich, Dave
CHAPTER 8. Antisemitism and Anti- Zionism in the British Pakistani Muslim Community / Jaspal, Rusi
Part Four. THE ROLE OF THE INTELLECTUALS
CHAPTER 9. The British Left's Attitudes toward Antisemitism in the Arab and Muslim World / Küntzel, Matthias
CHAPTER 10. Disavowal, Distinction, and Repetition: Alain Badiou and the Radical Tradition of Antisemitism / Seymour, David
CHAPTER 11. On the Contemporary Relevance of Arendt's "Jewish Writings" / Fine, Robert
Contributors
Index
- Other Authors/Editors
- Campbell, Jonathan G. (Jonathan Goodson), 1964- editor.
Klaff, Lesley D., editor.
Bristol-Sheffield Hallam Colloquium on Contemporary Antisemitism (2015 : Bristol, England)
- Notes
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Campbell, Jonathan G. / Klaff, Lesley D. -- Part One. DEFINING ANTISEMITISM -- CHAPTER 1. Contemporary Struggles over Defining Antisemitism / Hirsh, David -- CHAPTER 2. Is Criticism of Israel Antisemitic? What do British and French Jews Think about the Link between Antisemitic and Anti-Israel Attitudes among Non-Jews? / Staetsky, L. Daniel -- CHAPTER 3. Why Present-Day "Anti- Zionism" is Antisemitic / Harrison, Bernard -- Part One. RESPONDING TO ANTISEMITISM -- CHAPTER 4. Using Section 26 Equality Act to Combat Institutional Antisemitism: A Critical Race Perspective on Fraser v University and College Union / Klaff, Lesley D. -- CHAPTER 5. Evading Terror: The European Union's Response to Lethal Antisemitism / Elman, R. Amy -- CHAPTER 6. Denial: Norman Finkelstein and the New Antisemitism / Johnson, Alan -- Part Three. ANTISEMITISM AND EXTREMISM -- CHAPTER 7. Walking a Mile in Asghar Bukhari's Shoe: Conspiracy Theories, Antisemitism, and Extremism / Rich, Dave -- CHAPTER 8. Antisemitism and Anti- Zionism in the British Pakistani Muslim Community / Jaspal, Rusi -- Part Four. THE ROLE OF THE INTELLECTUALS -- CHAPTER 9. The British Left's Attitudes toward Antisemitism in the Arab and Muslim World / Küntzel, Matthias -- CHAPTER 10. Disavowal, Distinction, and Repetition: Alain Badiou and the Radical Tradition of Antisemitism / Seymour, David -- CHAPTER 11. On the Contemporary Relevance of Arendt's "Jewish Writings" / Fine, Robert -- Contributors -- Index
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