About the event
Is antisemitism a single historic continuum, or does it have distinct forms in different conditions?
As part of our Westminster Conversations series, we invite students, colleagues and members of the public to an important discussion about antisemitism in contemporary times and strategies that can be used to raise awareness and challenge it.
Recent years have seen far-right terror attacks in synagogues, prominent politicians and celebrities promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, and intense debates about antisemitism in British life, including in left-wing politics. This panel discussion, featuring Jewish thinkers and activists from a range of backgrounds and perspectives, will look at the roots of contemporary antisemitism and discuss how it can be confronted. Is antisemitism a single historic continuum, or does it have distinct forms in different conditions? Does it manifest in different ways across different parts of the political spectrum? And can it ever be definitively uprooted, or merely held at bay?
This event will help participants understand historic and contemporary manifestations of antisemitism, including discussing its parallels and differences from other forms of racism.
The speakers
- Keith Kahn-Harris, author of Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism, and the Limits of Diversity
- Daniel Randall, author of Confronting Antisemitism on the Left: Arguments for Socialists
- Danielle Bett, an activist with Yachad UK, speaking in a personal capacity.
Further panellists TBC
Further information about the event will be sent upon booking.
