Monthly Archives: December 2013

Conference: Jewish Readings of Kierkegaard (Goethe University, Frankfurt)

Posted on December 10, 2013 by zjb

 

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Auto-Orientalism (Franz Rosenzweig & Dhafer Youssef)

Posted on December 10, 2013 by zjb

Preparing a conference paper on German Jewish auto-orientalism in the Star of Redemption, I’m listening to jazz oud played by Dhafer Youssef, a Tunisian artist who now lives in France. You can listen here at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Nhzf2DW98.  Youssef’s website is at http://www.dhaferyoussef.com/. My … Continue reading →

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Radio Road Music (Stevie Ray Vaughn & Nelson Mandela)

Posted on December 9, 2013 by zjb

Speeding through the dark, I love listening to the radio on the four hour drive from Syracuse to New York, mostly because I never that I am in full control as to what I am going to get. I scan … Continue reading →

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(BDS) Israel (What Did They Expect?)

Posted on December 9, 2013 by zjb

As the membership of the American Studies Association goes to vote on the proposal to boycott Israeli universities, I still think it’s a bad idea and I have posted several comments already as to why. But to put the shoe … Continue reading →

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Brit Shalom (Land Peace Covenant) (Ezekiel 37)

Posted on December 7, 2013 by zjb

Came to synagogue late as the bar-mitzvah was winding down his chanting of the haftorah, which this week was taken from Ezekiel chapter 37. Translated into English, these were the lines that I immediately heard walking into the sanctuary. “Thus … Continue reading →

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National Library Hebrew University Al Jazeera Weapons Systems (BDS)

Posted on December 6, 2013 by zjb

For some reason this image appeared online at Al Jazeera’s article about the ASA. The photograph sits oddly with this bit cited in the article about the proposed academic boycott of Israel from an American Studies Association news release: “This … Continue reading →

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Open Letter: mAssociation of American University Professors against American Studies BDS

Posted on December 6, 2013 by zjb

Here’s a link to the open letter by the Association of American University Professors in opposition to the proposed motion at the American Studies Association to boycott Israeli universities:  http://www.aaup.org/file/OpenLettertoASA.pdf

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Uncivic and Internecine — American Studies Palestine Civil Society Boycott Israel

Posted on December 6, 2013 by zjb

The proposed motion to boycott Israel and Israeli universities by the American Studies Association (ASA) is being based as a decision in part as solidarity with calls from Palestinian civil society. Which means that the ASA and its membership is … Continue reading →

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Nelson Mandela (Ha’aretz Online)

Posted on December 5, 2013 by zjb

  The Haaretz tribute is well intentioned and well pointed, but not quite. At issue is not what Netanyahu needs to learn from Mandela. It’s what he needs to learn from De Klerk. I think it’s for the Palestinian Authority … Continue reading →

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Dumbing Down Discipline (American Studies Association BDS Israel)

Posted on December 5, 2013 by zjb

Now that the American Studies Association National Council has decided to endorse a boycott of Israeli universities, the proposal goes to the membership for a vote. Suddenly, the argument about boycotting Israeli academic institutions is no longer academic.  You begin … Continue reading →

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