Antisemitism Now

May 2022 - July 2024

Antisemitism Now’ is a response to the current global crises, which in many cases take an antisemitic form or are expressed by heightened antisemitism. At the same time, antisemitism generates new concerns among Jews today and new political responses. This seminar provides a forum for academic research and discussion on the character, causes and extent of contemporary antisemitism and what can and should be done about it.

Decoding Antisemitism: Hate Speech and Imagery Online

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19th May, 2022

Decoding Antisemitism: Hate Speech and Imagery Online

Matthias J Becker, Technische Universität Berlin

This pathbreaking project investigates the extent and forms of antisemitic hate speech on websites and social media platforms in France, Germany and the UK.

In this talk, Dr Becker will outline the project’s approach and its practical application: developing AI machine learning capable of recognizing explicit and implicit antisemitic hate speech.

Jewish Perceptions of Antisemitism: Reflections on Contemporary European Data

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29th June, 2022

Jewish Perceptions of Antisemitism: Reflections on Contemporary European Data

Sergio DellaPergola, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

In this seminar, Sergio DellaPergola will examine the perceptions and experiences of antisemitism following an inductive approach, turning the conventional analyses upside down to focus on the voices and perspectives of the object and victims of hostility and prejudice – the Jews.

The Politics of Memory and the Return of the Xenophobic Right

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20th October, 2022

The Politics of Memory and the Return of the Xenophobic Right

Valentina Pisanty, University of Bergamo

In this seminar Valentina Pisanty asks whether over the last twenty years the simultaneous growth of Holocaust memorialisation and racism are two independent historical threads, or whether there is a connection between them? She asks whether a society which wishes to oppose the current wave of xenophobia should examine this contradiction?

Old and New Antisemitism in France

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23rd May, 2023

Old and New Antisemitism in France

Nonna Mayer, Centre d’études européennes et de politique comparée, Sciences Po/CNRS

In this seminar, Nonna Mayer addresses the question whether “old” antisemitism in France has been replaced by the rise of new forms of prejudice emanating from the far left and from among Muslims, driven by hatred of Israel and Zionism.

How illiberal memory politics is hijacking the discourse on antisemitism

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17th October, 2023

How illiberal memory politics is hijacking the discourse on antisemitism

Andrea Pető, Central European University

Andrea Pető considers how different illiberal governments and political parties are hijacking the memory politics of the Holocaust. She addresses three possible ways of conceiving this turn: namely, distortion, revisionism, and paradigm change.

The politics of definition: does defining racism help overcome it?

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15th November, 2023

The politics of definition: does defining racism help overcome it?

Rebecca Ruth Gould, SOAS and Marc Volovici, University of Haifa

In this seminar, Marc Volovici and Rebecca Ruth Gould will consider the value and limits of definitions in confronting antisemitism and Islamophobia and the potential merits of alternative approaches.

Anti-Jewish racism and violence after 7th October and before

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12th December, 2023

Anti-Jewish racism and violence after 7th October and before

Camila Bassi, Sheffield Hallam University and Yair Wallach, SOAS, University of London

The massacre and hostage taking carried out by Hamas on the 7th October 2023 has provoked different reactions. In this seminar, Camila Bassi and Yair Wallach examine responses to anti-Jewish violence.

Image: Barbara Rich.

The conflict over the conflict: the Israel/Palestine debate on US campuses, and the implications for free speech and academic freedom

Since the Hamas attacks of 7 October, some US campuses have been in the midst of controversy. In this seminar, Kenneth S. Stern asks what’s going on, and what should be done? 

Antisemitism in Britain: How has it shaped Jewish identity before and after October 7?

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25th June, 2024

Antisemitism in Britain: How has it shaped Jewish identity before and after October 7?

Jonathan Boyd, Institute for Jewish Policy Research

Drawing on quantitative survey data gathered both before and after the October 7 attacks, Jonathan Boyd will discuss the position of Jews in Britain today, how, if at all, they have been impacted by the Hamas-Israel war, and what the future may hold. 

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