Event details
Mar
6
October the 8th: Antisemitism as Cognitive Comfort
The Program in Judaic Studies invites you to join us on Thursday, March 6, for this talk by Eva Illouz, which is co-sponsored by the Center for Collaborative History in the Department of History.
Description
Building on Adorno and Nirenberg's notion of antisemitism as cognitive comfort, Eva Illouz will offer an interpretation of the reactions by the progressive Left to the events of October 7th from the perspective of the sociology of culture and emotions. A renowned sociologist, Illouz's work explores several significant and thought-provoking themes, and her research focuses on the sociology of capitalism, of emotions, of gender, and of culture. This event is the next installment in Judaic Studies' ongoing Lecture Series on Antisemitism.
Open to the public. Refreshments will be available.
More about Eva Illouz
Eva Illouz is Directrice d'Etudes at the EHESS, and at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, she holds the Rose Isaac Chair in Sociology and is a member of the Federman Center for the Study of Rationality. She is also a senior research fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and a visiting professor at the Wissenschaftszentrum in Berlin. She is a past president of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Illouz is the author of 17 books about topics as diverse as romantic love, Oprah Winfrey, culture, capitalism and the crystallization of the psychological culture during the 20th century, the industry of happiness, and the impact of modernity on emotions. Her books have won numerous international awards and have been translated into more than 20 languages. She has been a fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton.
Description
Building on Adorno and Nirenberg's notion of antisemitism as cognitive comfort, Eva Illouz will offer an interpretation of the reactions by the progressive Left to the events of October 7th from the perspective of the sociology of culture and emotions. A renowned sociologist, Illouz's work explores several significant and thought-provoking themes, and her research focuses on the sociology of capitalism, of emotions, of gender, and of culture. This event is the next installment in Judaic Studies' ongoing Lecture Series on Antisemitism.
Open to the public. Refreshments will be available.
More about Eva Illouz
Eva Illouz is Directrice d'Etudes at the EHESS, and at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, she holds the Rose Isaac Chair in Sociology and is a member of the Federman Center for the Study of Rationality. She is also a senior research fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and a visiting professor at the Wissenschaftszentrum in Berlin. She is a past president of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Illouz is the author of 17 books about topics as diverse as romantic love, Oprah Winfrey, culture, capitalism and the crystallization of the psychological culture during the 20th century, the industry of happiness, and the impact of modernity on emotions. Her books have won numerous international awards and have been translated into more than 20 languages. She has been a fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton.
Speakers
Eva Illouz
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Date
March 6, 2025Time
4:30 p.m.Location
Robertson Hall, 016Audience
University Sponsors
Program in Judaic Studies, Center for Collaborative History