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The Enemy Within: Christian Nationalism, Antisemitism, and American Politics

Date

October 28, 2024

Time

07:00 PM - 08:30 PM EDT


Location

Online

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As we approach the presidential election, we are all feeling the weight of antisemitism. Drs. Dani Holtz and Craig Franson will help us understand the present crisis in the context of Christian nationalism and populist politics. These two sources of antisemitism are deeply-rooted in our history and promise to shape our world for years to come. After the talk, there will be a Q&A.

Dani Holtz is a historian of U.S. politics, Christian nationalism, and the American right. They received their Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (2017) and are finishing a book on US conservatism before the Civil War. They edited the award-winning Oxford Encyclopedia Of American Military And Diplomatic History, and have published in The Washington Post. Dani has a background in curricular development and recently created an interdisciplinary civic-education curriculum for Oregon State University. For the past four years, they have built a political consulting business with their partner focused on civic engagement and fostering democratic practice. Together, they host a biweekly open-access discussion online about the state of American politics and a podcast about the culture wars called American Id.

Craig Franson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of English at La Salle University in Philadelphia, where he specializes in British Romanticism and the politics of literature and popular culture. A former Director of University Writing, he has decades of experience in program development and administration, curricular design, faculty training, and assessment. He also consults on democratic education, critical pedagogies, far-right threats, and antiracism initiatives. He is currently working on a book on the right-wing readership of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Join us online on October 28th at 7:00 p.m. Register to participate. Contact cajl@tisrael.org with questions.

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