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Tag: Judith Butler

0 Holidays Ethics

Awakening to the Other: Behind the Shofar’s Blast

Guest Blogger in Lilith · 20 Sep

The article delves into the profound and sometimes uncomfortable spiritual experience of listening to the shofar's blast on Rosh Hashanah.

0 Philosophy Gender/Identity

Judith Butler vs. Judy!

Blake Smith in Tablet · 12 Sep

Judith Butler, once critical of both gender voluntarism and essentialism, has shifted her stance towards accepting the mainstream view that combines features of both—namely that gender is both self-declared and inherently significant.

0 Politics Culture

An Optimist Who Won’t Be Fooled

Armin Rosen in Tablet · 4 Jun

Gilles Kepel, a prominent French scholar of Islamism, sheds light on his career challenges and academic feuds, especially at the Ecole Normale Supérieure.

0 Politics Gender/Identity

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 18 Mar

The United Nations released a report on Hamas attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, acknowledging violence against Israeli women, but falling short of condemning it unequivocally despite evidence of rapes, murders, and burning of victims.

0 Politics Education

Judith Butler is intentionally giving Hamas' terror legitimacy

Roy Peled in Forward · 8 Mar

Judith Butler, a prominent American Jewish philosopher, sparked controversy by reframing Hamas' terrorism as armed resistance, arguing for precise language to enable open debate despite emotional topics.

0 Politics Gender/Identity

No, Judith Butler did not say they support Hamas

Mira Fox in Forward · 6 Mar

Judith Butler, a prominent academic known for their work on gender, recently caused controversy for describing the October 7 uprising as an act of armed resistance, sparking criticism that they support Hamas.

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On European Intellectuals, Anti-Americanism, and Judith Butler

Éric Marty in Tablet · 1 Apr 2023

The author, Eric Marty, responds to a previous article that characterized him as an anti-American academic.

0 Antisemitism Politics

David Mikics in Tablet · 5 Jun 2019

Cary Nelson's book "Israel Denial" highlights the spreading of disinformation by anti-Zionist professors on American college campuses, such as Jasbir Puar, Steven Salaita, and Saree Makdisi, who make baseless claims about Israel.

0 Israel Politics

Introducing Continental Drift, a New Column

Bari Weiss in Tablet · 5 Oct 2012

Jamie Kirchick, a seasoned writer for Tablet based in Berlin, is set to lead a new column called Continental Drift.