(Video Update) Ancient Hatreds (Or New Antisemitism, and the Left’s ‘Muslim Problem’ with Dr. Jonathan Galton)

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Dr. Khaliden Nas interviews Dr. Jonathan Galton about his research on antisemitism and the left's relationship with Muslim communities.

'The Imperial Sessions Part 2' Conversations on Fascism & Media / Video Episode 5 'The Imperial Sessions Part 2' Conversations on Fascism & Media / Video Episode 5 Vid version updates on Youtube + Spotify some weeks after initial audio-only release. Ancient Hatreds (Or New Antisemitism, and the Left’s ‘Muslim Problem’ with Dr. Jonathan Galton) In Part 2 of The Imperial Sessions series I'm joined by Dr. Jonathan Galton to talk about his upcoming book 'Does Islamo-Leftism exist? British-Left-Muslim connections beyond the caricatures'. Jonathan shared with me a chapter titled 'Is the Left antisemitic?' and that spurred us to record a conversation unpacking his research and reflecting on what it all means in this current moment. We talk Histories of Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and 'New Antisemitism' Palestine as a 'Left wing' cause 'Islamo-leftism' The UK Left's 'Muslim problem' The UK Left and Antisemitism Conflation as an active practice Self contextualising An Arab in the West Positionality and abandoning 'outsider research' 'Unholy alliance' narratives Dehumanisation Zohran Mamdani, Brad Lander and Stephen Colbert Islamophobia and the Left Centring the research subject The…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Khaliden Nas

Guest: Dr. Jonathan Galton

Topics covered

• Antisemitism
• Anti-Zionism
• Islamo-leftism
• UK Left
• Muslim problem
• Fascism
• Media

Keywords

• antisemitism
• Islamo-leftism
• UK Left
• Palestine
• fascism
• media
• dehumanisation
• Islamophobia

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Does Islamo-Leftism exist? British-Left-Muslim connections beyond the caricatures, The Imperial Sessions Part 2

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