Category: Jewish Studies

June 11, 2014

Introducing Jerusalem Unbound

Read the Introduction to Michael Dumper’s JERUSALEM UNBOUND!

November 7, 2013

Judith Butler on Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism

In the following video, Judith Butler discusses some of the themes, arguments, and experiences that shape her book Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism (now available in paper). Butler considers Israel’s policy in Palestine and the Jewish response...

March 28, 2013

Part 2 of an Interview with Lawrence J. Friedman, author of The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love's Prophet

Read a Q&A with Lawrence J. Friedman, author of The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love’s Prophet.

March 27, 2013

Part 1 of an Interview with Lawrence J. Friedman, author of The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love's Prophet

Read a Q&A with Lawrence J. Friedman, author of The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love’s Prophet.

November 30, 2012

Ross Melnick and Toby Talbot to Discuss the Jewish Experience in Film

On Sunday, December 2, (1 p.m.– 5 p.m), Columbia University Press is co-sponsoring the event “Exhibitors, Distributors and Showmen” at the American Jewish Historical Society as part of their Culture Brokers series. The program will include two Columbia University Press...

September 6, 2012

Todd Gitlin Defends Judith Butler

Todd Gitlin is perhaps not Judith Butler’s most ardent supporter. In a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Trouble with Judith Butler—and Her Critics, Gitlin, author of The Intellectuals and the Flag and other titles, faults her...

August 30, 2012

Judith Butler on deriving principles from a Jewish cultural tradition

Judith Butler explains “what it means to derive a set of principles from a cultural tradition” and then applies this explanation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

August 29, 2012

Judith Butler on being Jewish and criticizing Israel

Judith Butler rebuts criticisms of her position on Israeli politics, Hamas and Hezbollah, and BDS.

August 28, 2012

Judith Butler in conversation with Udi Aloni

Judith Butler and Udi Aloni discuss Jewishness, queerness, philosophy, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

May 15, 2012

Interview with Michael R. Cohen, author of The Birth of Conservative Judaism

The following is an interview with Michael R. Cohen, author of The Birth of Conservative Judaism: Solomon Schechter’s Disciples and the Creation of an American Religious Movement Question: When did you begin your study of Solomon Schechter and his rabbinical...

April 12, 2012

Udi Aloni and Slavoj Zizek in NYC

Over the next couple weeks, New York City is going to be treated to a couple of unique events featuring CUP author Udi Aloni and CUP Insurrections Series editor Slavoj Zizek.

October 7, 2011

Udi Aloni and Judith Butler

Udi Aloni’s What Does a Jew Want?: On Binationalism and Other Specters includes interventions and conversations with Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, and Judith Butler. All three figures have been commentators of Aloni’s work and have joined him in conversation about...