Congratulations Alvin Rosenfeld
Please join me in congratulating , professor of English in the College of Arts and Schiences and faculty in the Borns Jewish Studies Program, on a $6 million grant from the to examine antisemitism’s historical roots and global resurgence. Alvin is the Irving M. Glazer Chair of Jewish Studies and founding director of the .
As co-principal investigator on the grant, Alvin will work with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., to conduct scholarly research and develop publications and a podcast series aimed at deepening public understanding and recognition of antisemitism. In addition, the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism will host two international scholarly conferences at 91´«Ã½ Bloomington and oversee a Social Media and Hate Research Lab that studies how antisemitic content circulates online. The project will draw on partnerships with several antisemitism research centers worldwide.
In a about the award, Alvin notes, “Widespread hostility to Jews has accelerated in recent years and is an increasingly threatening phenomenon in this country and abroad. My colleagues and I are dedicated to understanding the various forces that drive such animosity and will aim to formulate the means to contend with it effectively.”
Congratulations, Professor Rosenfeld