The Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism holds seminars, workshops and conferences for scholars, and lectures, discussions and film screenings that are open to everyone.
Michael Berkowitz reveals the elusive story of Jewish Hollywood’s role in World War II.
Leo Roepert will examine how the concept of racism is represented in two influential strands of social theory: postcolonialism and Marxism and how this is shaped by each strand’s underlying assumptions as well as their respective limitations.
Mareike Riedel proposes an alternative to ideological frameworks of antisemitism, understanding it as a structural and intersectional phenomenon, and offering a definition of antisemitism as the oppression of Jews as Jews.
The Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism is the only centre in the UK, and one of only two centres in Europe, whose mission is to promote understanding of antisemitism.
