When Antisemitism Disappears from View
In 'Antisemitism: Metamorphoses and Controversies', Mark Mazower argues that the concept of antisemitism has been unduly broadened, particularly to include certain criticisms of Israel and...
Balazs Berkovits
Balázs Berkovits is a sociologist with a PhD in philosophy. He is a researcher in the Comper Center at the University of Haifa, a postdoctoral fellow of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) at EHESS in Paris, and an associate professor at Rabbinical Seminary-University of Jewish Studies (OR-ZSE) in Budapest. He is also the book review editor of the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism (JCA). He has published on topics related to social theory, the epistemology of the social sciences, antisemitism, antizionism, and Hungarian Jewry. He is currently working on a study on the reemergence of the “Jewish problem” in contemporary works of philosophical, social and political criticism, and on various projects dealing with the relationship between conspiracy theories, critique, and antisemitism.
Articles by Balazs Berkovits
Conspiracy theories, critique, and antisemitism
The crises that have already marked the 21st century, from 9/11 to the coronavirus pandemic, have given rise to numerous debates on the legitimacy of...
The October 7th pogrom as a non-event on the Western left
Since the 7th of October we are appalled by the continuous flow of reactions denouncing Israel and only Israel. We are especially appalled by those...
What Color Are the Jews? (Part II)
How did Jews come to be defined as white? The answer can be found in a relatively new form of critical discourse, presently in vogue,...
What Color Are the Jews? (Part I)
How did Jews come to be defined as "white" by a critical discourse in vogue today? Why do we label Jews as dominant or privileged...