This course begins by exploring the motifs that have defined
antisemitism both over the centuries and into our own time. Moving then
into the contemporary world, we will consider the three primary sources
of the phenomenon of Jew hatred: the political right, the political
left, and political Islam. Finally, the course will end with a
discussion of how one might response to the rising tide of antisemitism
and what might be done about it.
Featuring Professor David
Patterson, Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair in Holocaust Studies
at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at
Dallas, Richardson, U.S.; Senior Research Fellow, ISGAP
Session One: Historical Patterns and Modern Manifestations
In this class we identify three defining motifs in the history of
antisemitism and its contemporary manifestations: (1) the claim to the
word of Truth, (2) blood libel and bloodshed, and (3) the redeeming
value of antisemitism. The redemptive aspect of antisemitism, it will be
shown, most fundamentally defines the historical and contemporary
essence of antisemitism in its various forms.
Was held on 1 March 2023 at 10AM Central Time
Session Two: The Defining Case of National Socialist Antisemitism
This session will explore the essence of Nazi antisemitism as the
phenomenon’s most extreme manifestation. The premise is that an
examination of the extreme case reveals what underlies other instances
of Jew hatred, as we make clear exactly what the Nazis set out to
obliterate in the annihilation of European Jewry and therefore exactly
what the antisemite is anti-. The presentation will end with a brief
consideration of the Nazi influence on Jihadist antisemitism, to be
examined more closely in the next class.
Was held on 8 March 2023 at 10AM Central Time
Session Three: Political Islamist Antisemitism
In this class we shall trace the recent history of political Islam
and Islamic Jihadism, their contemporary manifestations, and the
centrality of antisemitism to their ideology. Of particular interest
will be the Muslim Brotherhood and its widespread influence on
organizations such as the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah,
Sudan, and throughout Europe and North America. This session will end by
setting up the bonds at work in the Red-Green Alliance.
Was held on 15 March 2023 at 10AM Central Time
Session Four: Red-Green Antisemitism
Here we consider antisemitism as it appears among left-wing
intellectuals, largely on college campuses, in professional
organizations, and in student movements. Central to this discussion will
be the relation between antisemitism and anti-Zionism. The presentation
will touch upon the left-wing affinity with Critical Race Theory, the
Boycott Divest Sanction Movement, Students for Justice in Palestine,
Black Lives Matter, and left-wing political movements.
Will be held on 22 March 2023 at 10AM Central Time
This course costs $100. Register here. |
