Antisemitism and the Campus Post-10/7

The devastating rupture in Jewish life that unfolded on October 7, 2023, had its most horrific consequences in Israel, a country that in many ways remains in shock as a result. But that day also, counter intuitively, triggered a surge in antisemitism that targeted campuses worldwide. Jewish students and faculty who identify in part with Israel found their identities disparaged and criminalized. We want to ask how the world has changed as a result and what can be done about it.

We will begin by looking at how events post-10/7 actually unfolded. What difference did it make to have an international antisemitic movement? What was the impact of the campus encampments? What do these events tell us about the character of higher education? Then we
need to interrogate the theoretical consequences of intensified political activism. There is a need to confront our adversaries far more directly than we have before. What are the consequences for academic freedom?

Finally, US institutions face political challenges quite unlike any we have experienced in the past. Whether they will be replicated abroad remains to be seen, but it is a possibility. Nonetheless, some positive opportunities exist amidst threat and chaos. We will try to sort out the
differences.

Session 1: A Worldwide Antisemitic Movement Corrupts the Campus

Session 2: Antizionism versus Antisemitism: The New Conceptual and Political Landscape

Session 3: What Can We Do About Antisemitic Disciplines and their Hostile Faculty?

Session 4: In the Shadow of Trump Tower: Facing Years of Chaos, Intimidation, and Paradoxical Opportunities

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