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YIISA Seminar Series 2008 – 2009: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective

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Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective

Anti-Judaism, or the controversial term coined in the 1870s by Wilhelm Marr, Antisemitism, is one of the most complex and, at times, perplexing forms of hatred. It spans history, infecting different societies, religious and philosophical movements, and even civilizations. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, some contend that Antisemitism illustrates the limitations of the Enlightenment and modernity itself. Manifestations of Antisemitism emerge in numerous ideological based narratives and the constructed identities of belonging and otherness such as race and ethnicity, nationalisms, and anti-nationalisms.

This seminar series, co-sponsored with theInstitute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, aims to explore this subject matter in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary framework from an array of approaches and perspectives as well as regional contexts. Eminent scholars and researchers are invited to present seminar papers in an informal setting. To enhance the level of discussion, papers will be made available online one week prior to the seminar.

The Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective seminar series meets on Thursdays from 4:15-5:45 p.m. at ISPS, 77 Prospect Street, Room A002 OR Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High Street, Room 101 OR 102.

Organizer:Charles Small, Director, Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism (YIISA).
Contact for information: Lauren Clark, (203) 432-5239

Links to current papers are provided by clicking on the speaker’s name when underlined.
Archived seminar papers and videos: 2007-2008 Seminar Series 2006-2007 Seminar Series 2005-2006 Seminar Series

Seminar Series 2008-2009

Fall Semester

Video

Sept. 25 L-C 101	Professor Richard Landes Department of History, Boston University “The Naked Emperor and the First blood Libel of the 21st Century: The Al Durah Affair and the Dysfunctions of the Mainstream Media” (video)

Oct. 23 L-C 102 5:00pm-6:30pm	Hamid Tehrani Harvard Global Voices, Iran editor “Iranian Anti-Semitism on the Internet” Paper Video

Nov. 13 ISPS A-002	Melanie Phillips Journalist and Author “The Demoralisation of Britain: Moral Relativism, the Church of England and the Jews ” Paper Video

Nov. 20 L-C 101	Professor Paul Iganski Professor, University of Essex; Lecturer, Lancaster University “Playing the ‘Nazi-card’: Antisemitic Discourse Against Israel” Video

Dec. 4 L-C 101	Professor Brigitte Sion Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow, Program in Religious Studies and Department of Journalism, NYU “The Jew as a Bloodthirsty Butcher: Laws Banning Ritual Slaughter (Shechita)” Paper Outline

Spring Semester

Jan. 22 Location TBA	Ken Marcus Staff Director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC Title TBA

Feb. 3 Location TBA *5:00pm*	Benny Morris Professor and Historian, Ben Gurion University, Be’er Sheva “1948 as Jihad”

Feb. 5 Location TBA	Professor Jeffrey Herf Department of History, University of Maryland “Nazi Propaganda in and towards the Middle East during World War II and the Holocaust”

Feb. 12 Location TBA	Dr. Shimon Samuels Director for International Relations, Paris, Simon Wiesenthal Center Title TBA

Feb. 19 Location TBA	Professor Robert Wistrich Director, The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (SICSA), Hebrew University Jerusalem “Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial in the Contemporary World”

Mar. 5 Location TBA	Dr. Catherine Chatterley Professor, Department of History, University of Winnipeg “Western Culture, The Holocaust, and the Persistence of Antisemitism”

Apr. 2 Location TBA	Yossi Klien Halevi Senior Fellow, the Shalem Center, Jerusalem Title TBA

Apr. 23 Location TBA	Esther Webman Acting Director, The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism & Racism, Tel Aviv University Title TBA

AUTHOR

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Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is not-for-profit [501 (C) (3)], grass-roots community of scholars who have united to promote honest, fact-based, and civil discourse, especially in regard to Middle East issues. We believe that ethnic, national, and religious hatreds, including anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism, have no place in our institutions, disciplines, and communities. We employ academic means to address these issues.

YIISA Seminar Series 2008 – 2009: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective

Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective

YIISA Seminar Series 2008 – 2009: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective

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