The Official ISCA Podcast

The Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism
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The Official ISCA Podcast

A podcast from Indiana University's Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism's (ISCA) Beinner Family Speaker Series. ISCA pursues high-level scholarly research into present-day manifestations of anti-Jewish animosity. Such hostility finds public expression through aggressive acts and words. ISCA examines both of these and the relationships between them, especially the intellectual and ideological roots of the “new” antisemitism. In doing so, we seek to elucidate the social, cultural, religious, and political forces that nurture anti-Jewish hostility.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Aaron Hagler: "Who is 'The Jew' in Early and Later Islamic Texts?"

    Sunday, November 17, 2024. In this episode, Dr. Aaron Hagler discusses "Who is 'The Jew' in Early and Later Islamic Texts?" Dr. Aaron (Ari) Hagler has a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania (2011) and an MA in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2005). He is the author of two books: Owning Disaster (Routledge, 2024) and The Echoes of Fitna (Brill, 2022). Previously, he has served as Associate Professor of History at Troy University. Currently, he is a history educator at Geffen Academy at UCLA. Music: "Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    49 min

  2. NOV 4

    Adam Kirsch: "The Ideology of Settler Colonialism and the Response to Oct. 7"

    Wednesday, October 30, 2024. In this episode, Adam Kirsch discusses "The Ideology of Settler Colonialism and the Response to Oct. 7." Adam Kirsch is the author of numerous books of poetry and criticism, including The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature. His latest, just recently published, is On Settler Colonialsm: Ideology, Violence, and Justice. The recipient of a 2016 Guggenheim award, he is an editor at the Wall Street Journal’s Review section and frequently writes for The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, Tablet, and other publications. Music: "Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    42 min

  3. OCT 29

    Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove: "For Such a Time as This: Being Jewish After October 7"

    Sunday, October 27, 2024. In this episode, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove discusses "For Such a Time as This: Being Jewish After October 7." Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, PhD, a leading voice of American Jewry, has been the rabbi of New York’s Park Avenue Synagogue since 2008. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1999 and earned his PhD at the University of Chicago Divinity School. The author of the recently published book, For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today, Rabbi Cosgrove is the editor of Jewish Theology in Our Time: A New Generation Explores the Foundations and Future of Jewish Belief. His essays and op-eds appear frequently in a variety of national Jewish journals and periodicals. Among his many professional activities, Rabbi Cosgrove sits on the Chancellor's Cabinet of JTS, where he is adjunct faculty, and is on the Editorial Board of Conservative Judaism. A member of the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly, he is also an officer of the New York Board of Rabbis and a member of the Board of UJA-Federation of New York. He serves as Rabbinical Advisor on Interfaith Affairs for the ADL and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Rabbi Cosgrove was honored to represent the Jewish community at the National September 11 Memorial Museum during the visit of Pope Francis to New York in September 2015. Music: "Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    42 min

  4. OCT 24

    Pavel Brunssen and Andrei Markovits: "From Chants to Change: German Soccer's Unique Response to Antisemitism Post-October 7"

    Monday, October 21, 2024. In this episode, Pavel Brunssen and Andrei Markovits discuss "From Chants to Change: German Soccer's Unique Response to Antisemitism Post-October 7." Pavel Brunssen is a Research Associate and Alfred Landecker Lecturer at the Research Center on Antigypsyism at Heidelberg University. Brunssen’s research interests include antisemitism, antigypsyism, memory cultures, European soccer, and fan cultures. He has published widely on these topics, including an edited volume entitled "Football and Discrimination: Antisemitism and Beyond." Brunssen holds a PhD in German Studies from the University of Michigan. His award-winning dissertation forms the basis of his forthcoming book, The Making of "Jew Clubs": Performing Jewishness and Antisemitism in European Football and Fan Cultures (Indiana University Press). Andrei S. Markovits is the Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies Emeritus and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He just concluded a fifty-year university teaching career at leading institutions in the United States, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Israel. His work on social democracy, trade unions, new social movements, antisemitism and anti-Americanism in Europe; as well as on comparative sports cultures and human-animal relations appeared in 18 languages in many books, articles and reviews. His latest work is a memoir entitled The Passport as Home: Comfort in Rootlessness (Central European University Press, 2021). Music: "Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    56 min

  5. OCT 15

    "Manual Annotation: Why and How?” (2024 Datathon & Machine Learning Competition)

    Sunday, October 13, 2024. In this episode, Günther Jikeli and Katharina Soemer discuss "Manual Annotation: Why and How?" What is machine learning? How is machine learning helpful when observing and combatting antisemitism online? What challenges exist when using machine learning for this purpose? Why is manual annotation a necessary step for automated content detection? How do you manually annotate tweets? Günther Jikeli holds the Erna B. Rosenfeld Professorship at the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism in the Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University. He has published widely on antisemitism online and offline. Katharina Soemer holds an MA in Sociology and Social Research from the University of Bremen, Germany. She currently manages ISCA’s Social Media & Hate Research Lab at Indiana University. Her published work focuses on online antisemitism and methods of research in that field. Music: "Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    43 min

  6. OCT 9

    "Online Antisemitism Before and After October 7” (2024 Datathon & Machine Learning Competition)

    Sunday, October 6, 2024. In this episode, Günther Jikeli and Katharina Soemer discuss "Online Antisemitism Before and After October 7” as part of our 2024 Datathon & Machine Learning Competition. Günther Jikeli holds the Erna B. Rosenfeld Professorship at the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism in the Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University. He has published widely on antisemitism online and offline. Katharina Soemer holds an MA in Sociology and Social Research from the University of Bremen, Germany. She currently manages ISCA’s Social Media & Hate Research Lab at Indiana University. Her published work focuses on online antisemitism and methods of research in that field. Music: "Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    57 min

  7. SEP 24

    "The Contemporary Racialization of the Jew and Its Impact on Campus Antisemitism” - Mara Lee Grayson

    Sunday, September 22, 2024. In this episode, Mara Lee Grayson discusses "The Contemporary Racialization of the Jew and Its Impact on Campus Antisemitism.” Mara Lee Grayson is the author or editor of five books, including Antisemitism and the White Supremacist Imaginary: Conflations and Contradictions in Composition and Rhetoric (Peter Lang, 2023) and Challenging Antisemitism: Lessons from Literacy Classrooms (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023, co-edited with Judith Chriqui Benchimol). Grayson is founder and chair of the Jewish Caucus of the Conference on College Composition and Communication and chair of the Jewish Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English. She holds a PhD in English Education from Columbia University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the City College of New York. Previously a tenured faculty member in the California State University system, Grayson now works as the Director of Content Development for the Campus Climate Initiative at Hillel International. Music: "Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    31 min

  8. SEP 17

    "The Future of Campus Antisemitism after October 7" - Cary Nelson

    Sunday, September 15, 2024. In this episode, Cary Nelson discusses "The Future of Campus Antisemitism after October 7." Cary Nelson is Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. He is the author or editor of 36 books, including six about antisemitism. Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault on Basic Principles was published this April. He was president of the national AAUP from 2006-2012. Music: "Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    50 min
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A podcast from Indiana University's Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism's (ISCA) Beinner Family Speaker Series. ISCA pursues high-level scholarly research into present-day manifestations of anti-Jewish animosity. Such hostility finds public expression through aggressive acts and words. ISCA examines both of these and the relationships between them, especially the intellectual and ideological roots of the “new” antisemitism. In doing so, we seek to elucidate the social, cultural, religious, and political forces that nurture anti-Jewish hostility.

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    The Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    47
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    Explicit
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    © The Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism
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