Engage with cultural, religious, social, political, and material histories, as well as memory studies;
• Employ comparative, transnational, and/or interdisciplinary perspectives.
Feel free to reach out with any questions. I'll do my best to answer them.
• Use historical methodologies (broadly construed) to study the Jewish experience in the modern and contemporary eras across multiple geographies, including Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East (including Israel/Palestine), the Americas, and Oceania;
Jewish Studies folks:
Here is a reminder about the upcoming deadline to submit your abstract.
This year, I'm one of the division chairs for Modern and Contemporary Jewish History, and we welcome submissions that:
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“Martin Luther King Jr. taught us that 'those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.” That is the question before us.”
My new piece in Common Dreams suggests that we dare to imagine and face reality simultaneously. Israel will not disappear (what does it even mean?), The Palestinians should not wait. Piecemeal diplomacy will not work anymore. What can we do? And how is it connected to FIFA?
I wrote something
The crew of Artemis2
At a time when they rail against science & expertise, fabricate myths about the struggle for racial equality, seek to reduce women to their reproductive capacity, and try to denigrate our northern neighbor, this crew traversed historic barriers & reminded us of the best of humanity. #Artemis2
book remains critical to our understanding of Iran, even a quarter of a century after its initial publication.
My article asks us to look at the Iranian diaspora as part of the Iranian frontiers.
You can find it at this link:
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Just published!
I was invited to contribute to a special section of Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, marking the 25th anniversary of the publication of Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet's highly influential Frontiers Fictions.
In many ways, the war shows how this
האם נראה איזשהו חשבון נפש מצד כל אלה שדחפו למלחמה ״כדי לשחרר את העם האיראני״ כשבאמת
היה ברור שרוב הסיכויים שהמלחמה רק תהפוך את חייהם לקשים יותר?
Will we see any soul-searching from all those who pushed and cheered for the war to “liberate the Iranian people,” when there were always much bigger chances of the war making everything much harder for them?
and Trump may choose to go back to war (I hope not). Second, which is crucial to remember and is irreversible: I think all of us thought and believed that Trump was really going to nuke Iran last night until the very last moment. This is a watershed moment.
We all celebrate the ceasefire and recognize the ten-point plan as a victory for the Islamic Republic, but there are two things to keep in mind: the ceasefire lasts two weeks, during which the sides must finalize the agreement. There are many moving parts (Hormuz, sanctions, Israel, Lebanon),
That they went to war based on Netanyahu’s predictions is insane.
We hear a lot about the MAGA disapproval of the war. But those are the MAGA professionals, the unelected elite. Republicans and republican voters overwhelmingly approve this war and nightmare. Their messiah cannot do wrong.
this is why we can't have nice things like Medicaid
Initial thoughts on the unfolding situation in Iran, I published earlier this week in @972mag.com
My thoughts about the shitshow. Thanks, @jricole.bsky.social
"the population was far from being uncommitted neutrals". This is the language of crimes against humanity
Speedy recovery to Aviv. This is the story of the West Bank in a nutshell: on one side you have the pogromchiks, police, and the army. On the other, the local population and a few righteous activists. If there’s justice- let it reveal itself immediately.
My thoughts about the shitshow. Thanks, @jricole.bsky.social
I’ve said it a million times in the past, and I'll say it again: the only viable solution for peace in the Middle East is one that includes all three: Israel, Palestine, and Iran.
Initial thoughts on the unfolding situation in Iran, I published earlier this week in @972mag.com
It would be ironic if Netanyahu, who tanked Biden's presidency with Gaza, also tanks Trump's presidency with Iran.
Expect a major tantrum when certain elements discover that Trump threw Pahlavi under the bus (I don't think he has any plans for him in the future of Iran).
Of course, the most desirable outcome is the transformation into a democratic republic. Unfortunately, I also think this is the least likely scenario.
They would get to keep their business interests and tight control of resources, and the West knows how to work with that kind of regime (i.e., Egypt or Pakistan).
