Date: Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:04 AM Subject: Three Seminars on global antisemitism
In view of the increasing evidence of deliberate and well funded attempts to revive classic antisemitism around the world, Safranim may be interested in attending some of these seminars on contemporary antisemitism, taking place at Fordham University (NYC), Harvard, and McGill University: 1. Fordham Seminar Series Schedule, (2012-2013 - * http://www.isgap.org/mcgill-university-seminar-series-2012-2013/*<http://www.isgap.org/mcgill-university-seminar-series-2012-2013/> ISGAP | The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Thursdays 6:30 to 8:00PM McMahon Hall (155 West 60th Street), Rm. 109 Fordham University – Lincoln Center Campus Conveners: Doron Ben-Atar, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of History, Fordham University; Joel Reidenberg, Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Chair and Professor of Law, Fordham University; Founding Academic Director, Center on Law and Information Policy; Charles Asher Small, Director, ISGAP; Koret Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Fall 2012 Nov. 29 – David Menashri, President, Academic Center of Law and Business, Ramat Gan; Founder and Director, Center for Iranian Studies, Tel Aviv University; Dean of Special Programs, Tel Aviv University “Iran, Israel, and the Middle East after the War in Gaza” Dec. 13 – Dovid Katz, Editor, DefendingHistory.com; Independent Scholar “Holocaust Obfuscation: The 21st Century Version of Denial” Spring 2013 Jan. 31 – Edwin Black, Journalist and Author “The Farhud—Roots of The Arab-Nazi Alliance in the Holocaust and its Lasting Effects” Feb. 14 – Neil Kressel, Professor of Psychology and Director of Honors Program in the Social Sciences, William Paterson University “Muslim Antisemitism: A Litmus Test for the West” Feb. 28 – Phyllis Chesler, Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies, Richmond College and John Jay College, City University of New York (CUNY) “The New Anti-Semitism: Reflections After A Decade on The Front Lines” Mar. 14 – Shalem Coulibaly, Professor of Philosophy and Secretary General, Université de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) “Sub-Saharan Africa, Globalization and Antisemitism” Apr. 11 – Rifat Bali, Independent Scholar “The Roots of Turkish Antisemitism and Its Themes” SEMINARS ARE OPEN TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY (UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY) AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Harvard Seminar Series Schedule (remaining), 2012-2013 - * http://www.isgap.org/harvard-university-seminar-series-2012-2013/*<http://www.isgap.org/harvard-university-seminar-series-2012-2013/> ISGAP | The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy Antisemitism, Discrimination, Human Rights and International Law Wednesdays 12:00 to 2:00PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein Conference Center Harvard Law School Conveners: Charles Asher Small, Director, ISGAP; Koret Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Charles Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Fall 2012 Nov. 28 – Milstein East A Susan Benesch, Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute “Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the Contours of International Human Rights Law” Spring 2013 Feb. 13 – Milstein East A Amichai Magen The Marc and Anita Abramowitz Senior Researcher & Head of Political Development, International Institute for Counter Terrorism (ICT); Assistant Professor, Lauder School of Government, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya; Visiting Scholar, Hoover Institution, Stanford University “Antisemitism by Non-State Actors: Challenges and Possible Directions Forward” Feb. 27 – Milstein West A Aleksandra Gliszczynska-Grabias, Researcher, PoznaY Human Rights Centre, Institute of Legal Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences; Vice President, “Open Republic” Association against Antisemitism and Xenophobia “Memory Laws or Memory Loss? Limiting Freedom of Speech in Search of Europe’s Historical Identity” Mar.13 – Milstein West A David Seymour, Professor of Law, City University, London “Badiou, Antisemitism, and Human Rights” Apr. 3 – Milstein West A Elyakim Rubinstein, Justice, Supreme Court of Israel “Reflections on Antisemitism and Israel” Apr. 10 – Milstein East B Gregory Gordon, Associate Professor of Law, University of North Dakota; Director, UND Center for Human Rights and Genocide Studies “The Forgotten Nuremberg Hate Speech Case: Otto Dietrich and the Future of Persecution Law” SEMINARS ARE OPEN TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY (UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY) AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. McGill Seminar Series Schedule, (2012-2013 - * http://www.isgap.org/fordham-university-seminar-series-2012-2013/*<http://www.isgap.org/fordham-university-seminar-series-2012-2013/> ISGAP The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Tuesdays 5:30 to 8:00PM Leacock Building, Rm. 738 McGill University Convener: Raphaël Fischler, Associate Professor and Director, School of Urban Planning, McGill University Fall 2012 Nov. 27 – Joël Kotek Professor of Political Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Lecturer, SciencesPo (Paris) “Pragmatic Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism as Civic Religion: The Troubled Case of Belgium” Spring 2013 Feb. 12 – David Matas International Human Rights Lawyer, Winnipeg “Antisemitism and the Peace Process” Feb. 26 – Shalem Coulibaly Professor of Philosophy and Secretary General, Université de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) “Sub-Saharan Africa, Globalization and Antisemitism” Mar. 12 – Yigal Carmon Founder and Director, MEMRI Title TBA Apr. 9 – Nora Gold Associate Scholar at the Centre for Women’s Studies, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto “‘I Don’t Know Why They Hate Us – I Don’t Think We Did Anything Bad To Hurt Them’: Jewish Girls (Aged 10-12) Reflect on Their Experiences of Antisemitism” SEMINARS ARE OPEN TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY (UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY) AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC
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