Antisemitism and Intersectionality: Understanding the Subtleties of Anti-Jewish Oppression and Jewish Privilege
Postdoctoral Fellow of Jewish Studies Elliot Ratzman
What and where is antisemitism today? Jews are an admired, powerful, and successful—mostly white—subgroup within the US, yet antisemitism persists: Jews are targeted by the alt-right, seen as racially other, and subject to periodic violence. On the left, outrage over the State of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians has led to robust boycott campaigns and made the Palestinian cause highly-visible on campuses and in protest movements regarding racism and policing. When does Israel-critique become antisemitism? Ratzman will argue for the importance of attending to antisemitism for intersectional analysis and activism, and help clarify how we can identify and distinguish antisemitism from anti-Israelism.
Join us October 18, 2017 in the Esch Hurvis Room (225) from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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