HIST 035A. Antisemitism: Theory and Politics

Antisemitism is a recurring feature of social and political life. While its persistence through time is clear to see, consensus over what constitutes antisemitism has frayed dramatically in the twenty-first century. This course invites students to critically examine a range of different approaches to the study of antisemitism, from Marxism to postcolonialism and from critical theory to queer theory. Students will also examine competing definitions of antisemitism and the politics that animate them. In investigating the intersections of antisemitism with race, whiteness, gender and class, students will also explore the changing relationship between opposition to antisemitism and anti-racism.
Concentrations: Domination and Resistance, Empires and Nations
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Eligible for Concentrations: Domination and Resistance, Empires and Nations
Spring 2025. McGeever.
Catalog chapter: History
Department website: http://swarthmore.edu/history

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