Antisemitism is a very peculiar category of hostility or hate. It appeared for the first time in the ancient world, then in Christendom and Muslim countries. As enlightenment broke with religion and traditional life, a new antisemitism emerged due to nationalism and liberalism. It later evolved into racism and genocide. The victorious Soviet Union and the rule of Stalin brought a new antisemitism associated with hostility to the State of Israel, which affected the Western left. Anti-Zionism gained significant intensity and hostility in the Arab world. Antisemitism in the Western world has reappeared, particularly in academia and sectors of the Western left, primarily associated with the State of Israel and aggravated with the current war in Gaza. Likewise, there is currently an awakening of right-wing antisemitism. The course will analyze, in general terms, antisemitism from ancient times to these days. This program is being presented as a seminar with limited enrollment to foster discussion.

LECTURES:

1. What is Antisemitism? The Historical Roots of Antisemitism: Early Christianity and the Middle Ages.

2. Antisemitism after Jewish Emancipation during the French Revolution.

3. The 19th-Century Rise of Conspiracy and Racial Theories: From religious anti-Judaism to racist and nationalist antisemitism in late 19th-century Germany and Russia.

4. Antisemitism in the Arab and Muslim World: From Arab nationalism to Radical Islam.

5. Left-wing Antisemitism and anti-Zionism: The Soviet tradition.

6. Contemporary Antisemitism: The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel: Western apathy to the Jewish plea; and the rise of anti-Semitic right-wing groups in the United States.