“Anyone who is entirely up-to-date is invariably also a total conformist.”
Theodor W. Adorno in a letter to Max Horkheimer, 5 April 1957
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Why You Should be Highly Alarmed by, and yet Totally Ignore, the Jerusalem Declaration of Antisemitism
So many academic antisemites’ charters have been published in recent years that it is tempting simply to ignore the Jerusalem Declaration of Antisemitism altogether. In this piece, I am going to engage in some massive cakeism by first explaining what the only two purposes of this initiative are and why the publication of the declarationContinue reading “Why You Should be Highly Alarmed by, and yet Totally Ignore, the Jerusalem Declaration of Antisemitism”
UCL, David Miller, Big Issues, Little Issues
Concern about antisemitism in British academia is currently focussed on two principal issues: the decision of its Academic Board to position UCL as an international beacon of antisemitism denial and promotion, and David Miller’s ongoing bizarre antisemitic ranting. The significance of the decision at UCL lies primarily in the fact that the body representing theContinue reading “UCL, David Miller, Big Issues, Little Issues”
Saying Farewell to the Antisemitic Cesspit that is UCL
I first came to UCL in 1998 to study with Jonathan Israel as an intercollegiate student. From 2000 to 2003, having been awarded a Major Graduate School Research Scholarship, I undertook my doctoral research in the Hebrew & Jewish Studies Department. Since 2003, I have held an honorary appointment in Hebrew & Jewish Studies, whereContinue reading “Saying Farewell to the Antisemitic Cesspit that is UCL”
