professionally curious, communally engaged
So the Heavy Metal and Popular Culture conference at Bowling Green State University has now been and gone. It was a great experience with a consistently high standard of papers and some really interesting discussions. My keynote lecture, ‘Metal After …
Tags: conferences, metal
There’s a new interview with me published on the Heavy Metal Artwork website…
I’m really excited to be giving a keynote lecture at the Heavy Metal and Popular Culture conference at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, at the start of April. My lecture will be titled ‘Metal After Metal Studies: What Comes Next?’ …
My recent article in The Forward: Institution of Chief Rabbi Has Outlived Its Usefulness
Tags: Chief Rabbi, UK Jewish community, writing
After years of thinking about it and joking about it, I finally did it: I’ve set up Soft Drinks Club.
The club is for those adventurers who wish to explore the exciting and diverse world of soft drinks. We will …
Tags: Kinnie, Soft drinks, Soft drinks club
The Jewish Community Centre London and the Jewish Chronicle are running a project called What Does Being Jewish Mean To You? It asks for 100 word submissions (or photos, sounds or videos) that will collectively form a time capsule of …
Tags: Jewish community, Jewish identity
I had a piece published on Comment Is Free, discussing the appiontment of Ephraim Mirvis as Chief Rabbi and comparing him with the new Archbishop of Canterbury.…
Tags: Chief Rabbi, Jewish community, publications, UK Jewish community
I reviewed Laina Dawes’ book What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal for Souciant. The book deals with the autho’s experience as a black female metalhead and contains some thoughtful and critical …
I’ve recently been appointed as editor of the Jewish Journal of Sociology. It’s a peer-reviewed academic journa, over 50 years old. Contact me if you’d like to submit something.…
In Times of Trouble, UK Jews Return to Support for Israel in New Statesman (online), 23 November 2012…
Tags: Israel, Jewish community, Jewish leadership, writing