Overview
In addition to being a Professor in Film at Â鶹Íø, I am also the lead director for the . I co-convene the . I lecture, write and broadcast widely (in English and Welsh) on British and American popular culture, history film and intellectual culture. I co-founded .
My most recent books are Kubrick: Odyssey (with Robert Kolker; /, 2024);Ìý (edited with Greg Frame; forthcoming from Oxford University Press);Ìý (edited with Georgina Orgill; Liverpool University Press, 2023);Ìý (edited with Greg Frame, Bloomsbury Academic, 2021), (edited with I.Q. Hunter, Bloomsbury Academic, 2021), (with Robert Kolker, Oxford University Press, 2019), (Rutgers University Press, 2018), (Northwestern University Press, 2016), and (IB Tauris; Rutgers University Press, 2012).
I am also interested in issues of sustainability and the environment, exploring the problem of single-use plastic pollution and its solution.Ìý
Additional Contact Information
Teaching and Supervision
I would be interested in supervising postgraduates in any of the areas in which I teach and research. Current and previous topics include David Cronenberg's Jewishness; The Iraq War on Film; Stanley Kubrick as a musician; Stanley Kubrick and the Holocaust; Steven Spielberg's Jewishness; DreamWorks Animation; Childhood in the Films of Stanley Kubrick; Jewish Women in 21st-century sitcoms; The Planet of Apes as History; Stereotypes of Wales and the Welsh on Film; The Jews of Â鶹Íø and Llandudno; The Jewish Diaspora in Wales; Jews in Italian Cinema; and Washing and Clotheslines on Film.
I teach at the Master's level in Film Studies. I am also responsible for the following undergraduate modules:
- Stanley Kubrick: Producer and Director
- Advanced Film History: America
- Film Language
- Film History
Research Interests
I have written widely on transatlantic Jewish film, history, politics and popular culture with specific reference to the United States and the United Kingdom. My current research falls into three key areas:
- Jews, Jewishness and Judaism in Popular Culture, 1990–present --Ìýrecent and changing representations of Jewishness as ethnicity and religion in contemporary cinema and other forms of popular culture.
- Public Intellectuals and American Culture -- exploring, theorising and widening the notion of the function of the intellectual in post-war America, with a specific focus on Norman Podhoretz, neoconservatives,ÌýCommentaryÌýmagazine, the New York Intellectuals, Arthur Miller and Stanley Kubrick.
- Belonging and Diasporas in Europe --ÌýJewish Diasporic communities in Europe with a particular emphasis on the UK.
- Sustainability and the Environment -- research into messaging, representations, semiotics and solving the issue of single-use plastic pollution with a focus on disposable masks and energy drinks.Ìý
ÌýI am co-coordinator of theÌý
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
American Studies and History
Film Studies
Film History
Jewish Studies and History
Stanley Kubrick
Celtic Jewish Studies
British Jewish History
Sustainability and the Environment
Publications
2025
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Abrams, N., 2025, Dictionary of Welsh Biography: Enwogion of fri Diversity Project, 2023-2025. Johnston, D. (ed.). University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, p. 291-294
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary - Published
Abrams, N., 2025, The Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis and Jewish Studies. Frosh, S. & Baum, D. (eds.). Routledge
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary - Published
Abrams, N., 2025, Dictionary of Welsh Biography : Enwogion of fri Diversity Project, 2023-2025. Johnston, D. (ed.). Aberystwyth: University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, p. 295-298
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Abrams, N., 2025, Dictionary of Welsh Biography: Enwogion of fri Diversity Project, 2023-2025. Johnston, D. (ed.). University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, p. 223-226
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
2024
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Abrams, N., Oct 2024, Kubrick’s Mitteleuropa: The Central European Imaginary in the films of Stanley Kubrick . Abrams, N. & Szaniawski, J. (eds.). Berghahn Books, p. 184-212
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Abrams, N., 16 Apr 2024, The Conversation.
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Kolker, R. P. & Abrams, N., 18 Jan 2024, London: Faber & Faber. 656 p.
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Abrams, N. & Lipiner, M., 5 Nov 2024, Law and War in Popular Culture. Machura, S. (ed.). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 71-92 22 p.
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Abrams, N., 3 Sept 2024, The MAD Files: Writers and Cartoonists on the Magazine that Warped America's Brain! A Library of America Special Publication. Mikics, D. (ed.). New York: Library of America, p. 108-116
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Abrams, N., 4 Mar 2024, The Conversation.
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Abrams, N. (Other), 11 Oct 2024
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Abrams, N., 23 Oct 2024, MonologAYE. Aberystwyth: Atebol, 7 p.
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Abrams, N., 11 Oct 2024, The Conversation.
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2023
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Abrams, N., 10 Jul 2023, The Conversation.
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Abrams, N., 2 Jan 2023, Anthony Burgess, Stanley Kubrick and A Clockwork Orange. Melia, M. & Orgill, G. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan Publishing, p. 319-322 (Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture).
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Abrams, N. (Editor) & Frame, G. (Editor), 6 Apr 2023, Oxford: OUP. 320 p.
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Abrams, N., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Jewish Identities. 16, 1-2, p. 79-98
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Auge, A., Tenbrink, T., Spear, M. & Abrams, N., Oct 2023, In: Frontiers in Communication. 8, 15 p., 1256349.
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Abrams, N., 6 Apr 2023, Alien Legacies: The Evolution of the Franchise. Oxford: OUP, 19 p.
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2022
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Abrams, N., 2022, Thought-Sign-Symbol : Cross-Cultural Representations of Religion. Kopytowska, M., Gałkowski, A. & Leone, M. (eds.). Lodz Studies in Language ed. Berlin: Peter Lang, Vol. 71. p. 447-464 464 p. (Lodz Studies in Language; vol. 71).
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Abrams, N., Oct 2022, You are Tearing Me Apart, Lisa!: This Year's Work on The Room, The Worst Movie Ever Made. Rosen, A. (ed.). Bloomington: Indiana University Press, p. 87-97
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2021
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Abrams, N. & Hunter, I. Q., 14 Jan 2021, The Bloomsbury Companion to Stanley Kubrick. New York: Bloomsbury
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Abrams, N. & Frame, G., 21 Oct 2021, NewÌýWave,ÌýNewÌýHollywood: ÌýReassessment,ÌýRecovery,ÌýandÌýLegacy. Abrams, N. & Frame, G. (eds.). New York: Bloomsbury
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Abrams, N., 22 Apr 2021, A Companion to British-Jewish Theatre since the 1950s. Malkin, J., Voigts, E. & Ablett, S. J. (eds.). New York: Bloomsbury Methuen
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Abrams, N., 2021, (Unpublished).
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Abrams, N., 14 Jan 2021, The Bloomsbury Companion to Stanley Kubrick. New York: Bloomsbury
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Abrams, N. & Hunter, I. Q., 14 Jan 2021, The Bloomsbury Companion to Stanley Kubrick. Abrams, N. & Hunter, I. (eds.). New York: Bloomsbury
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Abrams, N., Dec 2021, In: Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies. 39, 3, p. 210-242
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Abrams, N. (Editor) & Frame, G. (Editor), 21 Oct 2021, New York: Bloomsbury.
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Abrams, N., 2021, In: Jewish Historical Studies. 52, 1, p. 297-301
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Abrams, N., 2021, No small matter: features of Jewish Childhood. Helman, A. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford: OUP, Vol. 32. (Studies in Contemporary Jewry).
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Abrams, N. (Editor) & Hunter, I. Q. (Editor), 14 Jan 2021, New York: Bloomsbury. 352 p.
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2020
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Abrams, N., 1 Jul 2020, In: Senses of Cinema. 95
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Abrams, N., 20 Feb 2020, After Kubrick: A Filmmaker’s Legacy. Szaniawski, J. (ed.). New York: Bloomsbury, 24 p.
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Abrams, N., 16 Nov 2020.
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Abrams, N., 27 Apr 2020, In: Jewish Historical Studies. 51, 1, p. 355-356
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2019
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Abrams, N., 27 May 2019.
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Kolker, R. & Abrams, N., 25 Jul 2019, New York: Oxford University Press USA. 256 p.
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Abrams, N., 5 Jul 2019, Jewish Lives Project: Sport. London: Jewish Museum London, p. 17-22 6 p.
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Abrams, N. & Brauner, D., Aug 2019, In: Jewish Culture and History. 20, 3, p. 199-203 5 p.
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Abrams, N., 2019, In: Jewish Culture and History. 20, 3, p. 234-247
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Abrams, N., 18 Apr 2019, The New Jewish American Literary Studies . Aarons, V. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 216-231 (Twenty-First Century Critical Revisions).
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Abrams, N., 16 Apr 2019, In: Jewish Historical Studies. 50, 1, p. 191-193
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Abrams, N. (Guest editor) & Brauner, D. (Guest editor), Aug 2019, In: Jewish Culture and History. 20, 3
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2018
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Abrams, N., 29 Nov 2018, Oxford Bibliographies in Cinema and Media Studies. Gabbard, K. (ed.). Oxford University Press USA
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Abrams, N., Jun 2018, In: Jewish Culture and History. 19, 2, p. 154-168
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Parry-Jones, C. & Abrams, N., Jun 2018, In: Jewish Culture and History. 19, 2, p. 119-123
Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review - Published
Abrams, N., Mar 2018, Two Hundred Years of Scottish Jewry. Collins, K., Newman, A. & Wasserstein, B. (eds.). Glasgow: Scottish Jewish Archives Centre, p. 159-178
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Abrams, N., 19 Apr 2018, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 296 p.
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2017
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Abrams, N., 4 Dec 2017, In: Cinergie. 12, p. 315-316
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Abrams, N., May 2017, In: Jewish Historical Studies. 48, 1, p. 232-233
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Abrams, N. & Owen, G., 27 Jan 2017, A Companion to Steven Spielberg. Morris, N. (ed.). 2015 ed. Blackwell, p. 336-352 (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Film Directors).
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Abrams, N., 2017, In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 37, 3, p. 416-435
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2016
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Abrams, N., 17 Aug 2016
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Abrams, N. (Editor), Aug 2016, Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. 284 p. (Cultural Expressions of World War II)
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Abrams, N., 30 Apr 2016, Hidden in Plain Sight: Jews and Jewishness in British Film, Television, and Popular Culture. Abrams, N. & Lassner, P. (eds.). Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, p. 3-28 (Cultural Expressions of World War II).
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Abrams, N., 1 Apr 2016, In: Cinema Journal. 55, 3, p. 17 39 p.
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Lawson, P., Gilbert, R. & Abrams, N., 1 Apr 2016, In: Journal of European Popular Culture. 7, 1, p. 3-8
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Abrams, N. (Photographer), 2016
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2015
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Abrams, N., 18 May 2015, Digital Judaism: Jewish Negotiations with Digital Media and Culture. Routledge, p. 40 56 p. (Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture).
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 30 Mar 2015, In: Adaptation: The Journal of Literature on Screen Studies. 8, 3, p. 283-296
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 21 Jul 2015.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 15 Jan 2015.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 3 Sept 2015.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Burnette-Bletsch, R. (Editor), 15 Oct 2015, The Bible in Motion: A Handbook of the Bible and Its Reception in Film. 2015 ed. Walter De Gruyter, p. 665-675
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 5 Jul 2015.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 23 Jul 2015.
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2014
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Sept 2014, In: European Judaism. 47, 2, p. 69-76
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 12 Nov 2014, In: Journal of American Studies. 49, 3, p. 1-16
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Ljujic, T. (Editor), Kramer, P. (Editor) & Daniels, R. (Editor), 15 Aug 2014, Stanley Kubrick: New Perspectives. 2014 ed. Black Dog, p. 62-81
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Sept 2014, In: Studies in American Humor (Special Issue: Mad Magazine and Its Legacies). 3, 30, p. 111-122
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 13 Jul 2014.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Roth, L. (Editor) & Valman, N. (Editor), 15 Sept 2014, The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Jewish Cultures. 2014 ed. Routledge, p. 108-120
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Masso, I. C., Grieve, G. P. (Editor) & Campbell, H. A. (Editor), 1 Jun 2014, Playing with Religion in Digital Games. 2014 ed. Indiana University Press
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Abrams, N. D., 15 Dec 2014, Muscling in on New Worlds : Jews, Sport, and the Making of the Americas. Rein, R. & Shenin, D. (eds.). 2014 ed. Brill, p. 121-142 (Jewish Latin America).
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Bradatan, C. (Editor) & Ungureanu, C. (Editor), 27 Feb 2014, Religion in Contemporary European Cinema: The Postsecular Constellation. 2014 ed. Routledge, p. 145-164
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 24 Jul 2014.
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2013
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Brook, V. (Editor) & Grinberg, M. (Editor), 3 Dec 2013, Woody on rye: Jewishness in the films and plays of Woody Allen. 2013 ed. p. 215-234
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 29 Aug 2013.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Cohen, N., 1 Mar 2013, In: Jewish Film and New Media: an International Journal. 1, 1, p. 1-19
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 8 Sept 2013.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 11 Sept 2013.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 25 Jun 2013.
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Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2013, In: Post Script: Essays in Film and the Humanities. 32, 2, p. 6-19
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2012
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Ba, S. M. (Editor) & Higbee, W. (Editor), 28 Jun 2012, De-Westernizing Film Studies. 2012 ed. Routledge, p. 141-151
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Abrams, N. D., Romijn, P. (Editor), Scott-Smith, G. (Editor) & Segal, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2012, Divided Dreamworlds? : The Cultural Cold War in East and West. 2012 ed. Amsterdam University Press, p. 13-32
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Baker, S., Brown, B. J., Gillespie, M. (Editor), Herbert, D. E. (Editor) & Greenhill, A. (Editor), 1 Sept 2012, Social Media Religion and Spirituality. 2012 ed. Walter de Gruyter & Co, p. 143-164
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Abrams, N., 2012, In: Journal of European Popular Culture. 3, 2, p. 111-115
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 May 2012, In: Northern Scotland. 3, 1, p. 86-97
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Abrams, N. D., 17 Apr 2012.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 29 Sept 2012.
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Abrams, N. D., 1 Jan 2012, I.B.Tauris.
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2011
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Cortiel, J. (Editor), Freitag, K. (Editor) & Gerhardt, C. W. (Editor), 1 Jan 2011, Religion in the USA. 2011 ed.
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2010
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Abrams, N. D., 1 Nov 2010, In: Journal of European Popular Culture. 1, 1, p. 53-68
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Abrams, N. D., 1 Jan 2010, Continuum.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Baker, S., 29 Jun 2010.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Burns, T. (Editor) & Connelly, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2010, The Legacy of Leo Strauss. 2010 ed. Imprint Academic, p. 235-252
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2010.
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2009
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 2 Aug 2009.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2009, McFarland & Co.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Fouz-Hernández, S. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009, Mysterious Skin: The Male Body in Contemporary Cinema. 2009 ed. I B Tauris & Co, p. 15-29
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Gershenson, O. (Editor) & Penner, B. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009, Ladies and Gents: Public Toilets and Gender. 2009 ed. Temple University Press, p. 218-226
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2009.
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2008
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Goffman, E. (Editor) & Morris, D. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, The New York Intellectuals and Beyond: Exploring Liberal Humanism, Jewish Identity, and the American Protestant Tradition. 2008 ed. Purdue University Press, p. 17-34
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Scharper, D. (Editor) & Scharper, P. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, Reading Lips and other ways to overcome a disability. 2008 ed. Apprentice House, p. 79-84
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008, Jews and Sex.. 2008 ed. Five Leaves Publications, p. 9-16
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008.
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Abrams, N. D. (Editor) & Abrams, N. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, 2008 ed. Five Leaves Publications.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008, Jews and Sex.. 2008 ed. Five Leaves Publications, p. 147-168
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Lebesco, K. (Editor) & Naccarato, P. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, Edible Ideologies: Representing Food and Meaning. 2008 ed. State University of New York Press, p. 79-103
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2008.
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2007
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007, In: Jewish Quarterly. 205, p. 62-66
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Gray-Rosendale, L. (Editor), 1 Jan 2007, Pop Perspectives: Readings to Critique Contemporary Culture. 2007 ed. McGraw-Hill
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Berenbaum, M. (Editor) & Skolnik, F. (Editor), 1 Jan 2007, Encyclopedia Judaica: 2nd Edition. 2007 ed. Thomson & Gale
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007, In: Northern Scotland. 27, p. 147-168
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2007.
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2006
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Schlup, L. (Editor) & Ryan, J. G. (Editor), 1 Jan 2006, Historical Dictionary of the 1940s. 2006 ed. ME Sharpe, Inc.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Schlup, L. (Editor) & Ryan, J. G. (Editor), 1 Jan 2006, Historical Dictionary of the 1940s. 2006 ed. ME Sharpe, Inc.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Schlup, L. (Editor) & Ryan, J. G. (Editor), 1 Jan 2006, Historical Dictionary of the 1940s. 2006 ed. ME Sharpe, Inc.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Kaplan, H., 1 Jan 2006, In: History Scotland. 6, 4, p. 38-43
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Schlup, L. (Editor) & Ryan, J. G. (Editor), 1 Jan 2006, Historical Dictionary of the 1940s. 2006 ed. ME Sharpe, Inc.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2006.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Apr 2006
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 11 Dec 2006, In: History News Network.
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2005
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Friedman, L. (Editor), 1 Jan 2005, Commentary in American Life. 2005 ed. Temple University Press, p. 9-37
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005, Vallentine Mitchell.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2005.
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2004
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Abramson, G. (Editor), 1 Jan 2004, Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture. 2004 ed. Routledge
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Bowers, A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2004, Reel Food: Essays on Food and Film. 2004 ed. Routledge, p. 87-100
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 28 May 2004
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Abramson, G. (Editor), 1 Jan 2004, Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture. 2004 ed. Routledge
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 14 May 2004
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004, In: Jewish Quarterly. 196, p. 27-30
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 23 Jan 2004
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2004.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2003.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Mar 2003, In: Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies. 21, 3, p. 64-82
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Dec 2003, In: Film and Philosophy. 7, p. 48-59
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Kerberl, S. (Editor), 1 Jan 2003, Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century. 2003 ed. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2003, In: American Jewish Archives Journal. LV, 1, p. 35-62
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2003.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2003.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Dec 2003, In: Journal of American Studies. 37, 3, p. 435-451
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 17 Jan 2003
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2003, In: Jewish Quarterly. 50, 1, p. 53-55
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2003.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 3 Oct 2003
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2003.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2002.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2002.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2002.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2002.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2002.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2002.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2001.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2001.
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Abrams, N. D. (Editor), Abrams, N. (Editor) & Hughes, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, 2001 ed. University of Birmingham Press.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2001.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Kurian, G. (Editor), Orvell, M. (Editor), Butler, J. (Editor) & Mechling, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Encyclopedia of American Studies. 2001 ed. Grolier Publishing
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2001.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Hughes, J., 1 Jan 2001, Containing America: Cultural Production and Consumption in Fifties America.. 2001 ed. University of Birmingham Press, p. 1-11
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Kurian, G. (Editor), Orvell, M. (Editor), Butler, J. (Editor) & Mechling, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Encyclopedia of American Studies. 2001 ed. Grolier Publishing
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Kurian, G. (Editor), Orvell, M. (Editor), Butler, J. (Editor) & Mechling, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Encyclopedia of American Studies. 2001 ed. Grolier Publishing
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Hughes, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Containing America: Cultural Production and Consumption in Fifties America.. 2001 ed. University of Birmingham Press, p. 76-90
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2001.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Kurian, G. (Editor), Orvell, M. (Editor), Butler, J. (Editor) & Mechling, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Encyclopedia of American Studies. 2001 ed. Grolier Publishing
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2001.
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N., Bell, I. & Udris, J., 1 Jan 2001, Hodder Arnold.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2001.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2001.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jan 2001.
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 1 Jun 2000, In: Jewish Culture and History. 3, 1, p. 45-74
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Gordon, A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, New Voices in Jewish Thought: Vol. III. 2000 ed. New Voices Publications, p. 5-23
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Abrams, N. D. & Abrams, N., 28 Feb 2000
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Abrams, N. D., Abrams, N. & Oettinger, D., 1 Oct 2000, In: 49th Parallel: An Interdisciplinary Journal of North American Studies. 6, p. Online
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Activities
2026
Annual Holocaust commemoration service featuring staff, students, members of the public, local dignitaries and school pupils.
26 Jan 2026
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Contributor)
2025
14 Mar 2025
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11 Mar 2025
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Co-organised by the Centre for Jewish Studies and the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures, with speaker Nathan Abrams, Professor in Film at Â鶹Íø.
Why have Stanley Kubrick’s films endured and provided a model for so many contemporary filmmakers like Coralie Fargeat or Jordan Peele?
In this talk, Professor Nathan Abrams, co-author of Kubrick: An Odyssey will argue that it boils down to two key reasons: (a) that his films contain ideas; and (b) that they typically innovated or advanced a technological process in some way.
Kubrick’s preproduction research was legendary. When he decided to make a film on a topic, he mastered it by reading voluminously. At the same time, he innovated technically, developing such processes as front projection, using NASA lenses or Steadicam.
19 Feb 2025
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Jewish Heritage Film Day held in conjunction with Princess Road Synagogue, Liverpool
16 Feb 2025
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Quoted in this piece about the resurgence of antisemitism in the United States.
12 Feb 2025
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7 Feb 2025
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Nathan Abrams and Robert P. Kolker discuss their book 'Kubrick: An Odyssey' and the life and work of Stanley Kubrick. They delve into Kubrick's unique filmmaking style and the distinctiveness of his films. The authors highlight key films such as 'Barry Lyndon,' 'Dr. Strangelove,' and '2001: A Space Odyssey,' and discuss the visual wit and innovation present in Kubrick's work. They also touch on unfinished projects and the struggles faced by artists, reflecting on Kubrick's legacy and his lasting impact on the film industry.
29 Jan 2025
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Interview regarding Holocaust Memorial Day
27 Jan 2025
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27 Jan 2025
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)27 Jan 2025
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)27 Jan 2025
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Contributor to a pre-screening Q&A of Kubrick's Barry Lyndon with Professor Nathan Abrams.
27 Jan 2025
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Chigwell & Hainault Synagogue, Limes Ave, Chigwell IG7 5NT, UK
Discover the fascinating and often overlooked history of Jewish contributions to the world of football. Nathan Abrams, a renowned historian and author, will delve into the stories of Jewish players, managers and supporters who have left an indelible mark on the sport. From the early days of football to the modern era, this talk will highlight the significant roles Jews have played in shaping the beautiful game.
6 Jan 2025
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2025
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
2024
24 Dec 2024
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23 Dec 2024
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Jewish Literatures, Places and Heritage, EAJS Virtual Conference
21 Nov 2024
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)21 Nov 2024
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)In this session, Professor Abrams brings to life the creative process on how to bring scripts to screen, and what the events industry can learn in terms of how professionals can turn their visions to life. An interactive session where creatives can share ideas with other creatives.
Delivered at IBTM World, Barcelona, Spain.
19 Nov 2024
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Professor Nathan Abrams (Â鶹Íø, Wales) delivered the semestrial Amesbury Lecture entitled "A postcard to his forefathers? - on Stanley Kubrick's unrealized Holocaust project, Aryan Papers". Cosponsored through the Amesbury Chair, the department of Literature, Languages, and Cultures, the Film Studies program, and the Judaic and Near Eastern Studies program.
7 Nov 2024
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Presentation of the books Kubrick: An Odyssey (Pegasus Books, 2024), and Kubrick’s Mitteleuropa: The Central European Imaginary in the Films of Stanley Kubrick (Berghahn, 2024), and discussion with authors Nathan Abrams (University of Â鶹Íø, Wales), and Jeremi Szaniawski (UMass Amherst) moderated by David Bromwich (Yale University) followed by a screening (in 35mm) of The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) introduced by Nathan Abrams.
6 Nov 2024
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6 Nov 2024
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Gallery talk
17 Sep 2024
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Occult means ''occluded, hidden from view''. It denotes a world of mystery and esoteric knowledge hidden in plain sight, a world that only divulges its secrets to those who speak the secret language of symbols. Legendary auteur Stanley Kubrick certainly was well-versed in this language -his films mostly take place in liminal, dreamlike settings where nothing is ever as it seems, and where strange, subconscious forces loom just below the surface, bleeding through the mundane and subverting it completely. The enigmatic and elusive filmmaker has not been treated to a full-length biography in over twenty years. Nathan Abrams fills that gap with his Stanley Kubrick: An Odyssey. This groundbreaking work illuminates all things Kubrick, including his ''occult'' aspect that has given rise to speculation, myths and even conspiracies over the years. Abrams has based his biography on access to the latest research, especially into Kubrick archive at the University of the Arts, London, as well as new interviews with family members and those who worked with the filmmaker. It offers comprehensive and in-depth coverage of Kubrick’s personal, private, public, and working life. Join us to discuss this lesser known, ''occluded'' Kubrick and puncture a few myths about this allegedly reclusive filmmaker, who created some of the most important works of art of the twentieth century.
26 Jul 2024
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15 Jul 2024
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13 Jul 2024
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An interview with author Olga Gershenson
13 Jul 2024
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Given both long-standing and recent debates about feminism, identity, equality, trans rights, women’s religious and political leadership, Queer representation, and reproductive rights, the 2024 British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies annual conference will focus on questions of gender and sexuality. The BIAJS conference, as always, spans many academic fields, and approaches to the topic can be wide-ranging—from an analysis of the Talmud’s engagement with gender and sexual diversity, to an archaeological study of ancient female figurines, to a history of businesswomen in medieval Europe, to a literary reading of Naomi Alderman’s novel The Power. In fact, the conference invites scholars to think within and across disciplines and to forge new connections that allow us to reimagine gender and sexuality within the Jewish world, Jewish Studies, and beyond.
7 Jul 2024 – 10 Jul 2024
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In this episode, Eliana interviews Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams about their biography, Kubrick: An Odyssey, which explores the life of the notable director Stanley Kubrick. Using the latest research and new interviews, it provides a comprehensive look into Kubrick’s life, work, and unmade projects, while debunking myths about his reclusive nature.
4 Jul 2024
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27 Jun 2024
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This year, Stanley Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, is 25 years old. Join Professor Nathan Abrams in conversation with Kira-Anne Pelican who worked in the art department on the film.
5 Jun 2024
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)31 May 2024
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Join us for a special 60th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Before the film starts, we will discuss all things about Kubrick with Professor Nathan Abrams, co-author of Kubrick: An Odyssey.
18 May 2024
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)The audience included people in Ukraine, Romania, Australia, USA, Scotland and Manchester.
15 May 2024
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Everyone knows the name Stanley Kubrick, but how many of us know the man behind the camera? Enigmatic, aloof, and heralded as a cinematic genius, Kubrick gave the world 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove, and The Shining. His persona remains a point of interest among fans and academics alike.
We're delighted, then, to welcome Nathan Abrams - co-author of Faber's Kubrick: A Cinematic Odyssey - to tell us all about Kubrick. Perhaps he can help us tease fact from fiction, myth from reality. We hope you'll join is!
6 May 2024
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)16 Apr 2024
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A special screening was presented by Professor of Film at Â鶹Íø, Nathan Abrams, co-author of Kubrick: An Odyssey published by Faber.ÌýThe film was introduced by Nathan Abrams followed by a Q&A.
13 Apr 2024
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A special screening presented by Professor of Film at Â鶹Íø, Nathan Abrams, co-author of Kubrick: An Odyssey published by Faber. The film was introduced by Nathan Abrams followed by a Q&A.
13 Apr 2024
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Moderated a roundtable discussion at Pontio after a screening of the 1997 film with director Kevin Allen and actor Llyr Ifans.
27 Mar 2024
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Workshop held as part of the Learned Society of Wales supported project "Exploring lived experiences of Jews in Wales and Ireland"
13 Mar 2024 – 31 Mar 2024
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Organiser)Learned Society of Wales-Agile Cymru Pilot Ireland-Wales Networking Project:
Comparison of Minority Cultural, Heritage and Language Experiences: Jews in Wales and Ireland
12 Mar 2024
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)Endorsement for Alexis Pogorelskin’s book "Hollywood and the Nazis on the Eve of War: The Case of The Mortal Storm"
1 Mar 2024
Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)An introduction at Pontio to Jonathan Glazer's new film, The Zone of Interest, situating it in the context of the attempts to visualize the holocaust on film.
26 Feb 2024
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)An interview about our book "Kubrick: An Odyssey" (Pegasus Books, 2024) was New Books Network Book of the Day!
6 Feb 2024
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Stanley Kubrick's celebrated satire centres on an insane general who triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and military men frantically tries to stop. It stars Peter Sellers as an RAF officer, the President of the USA and the mysterious scientist Dr. Strangelove, one of cinema's most unique comic creations.
This special screening celebrates the publication of Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams' Kubrick: An Odyssey (Faber and Faber), the first full-length biography of Kubrick in 20 years and the most comprehensive to date. Copies of the book will be available to buy on the day, courtesy of the London Review Bookshop.
21 Jan 2024
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Organised and attended the lived experiences of Jews in Wales and Ireland Agile Cymru Network Workshop
17 Jan 2024 – 18 Jan 2024
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)4 Jan 2024
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2023
Promotional endorsement for the forthcoming book The Yiddish Supernatural on Screen: Dybbuks, Demons and Haunted Jewish Pasts by Rebecca Margolis. This book will be published by Lexington Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, in 2024.
18 Dec 2023
Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)A lecture on the Jewish community in North Walesg iven to the society’s Annual General Meeting, Galeri, Caernafon.
25 Nov 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Cross-Party Group on Faith
People and places of faith: Is Wales doing enough to promote, protect and celebrate its faith heritage?
Guest speakers: Christine Moore, Trust Manager, Addoldai Cymru
Professor Nathan Abrams, Â鶹Íø
Wednesday 8 November 2023
12.00 – 13.00
Conference rooms C&D, TÅ· Hywel 1st floor, Cardiff Bay
This will be an in-person meeting with hybrid facilities available.
8 Nov 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)25 Sep 2023
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24 Sep 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)24 Sep 2023
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A review of Jarrod Tanny’s new book “The Seinfeld Talmud: A Jewish Guide to a Show about Nothing.â€
21 Sep 2023
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Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Paul Verhoeven (b. 1938) has left an indelible mark on popular culture. His films marry a European arthouse sensibility with the US blockbuster but in a wickedly satirical way. But this does not mean his films are not open to criticism.
His American dystopic trilogy – RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990) and Starship Troopers (1997) – provided dark visions of futuristic metropoles that continues to resonate to this day, touching on capitalism, robotics, biopolitics, posthumanism, urban planning, artificial intelligence, transhumanism and climate change, while female-led dramas, such as Basic Instinct (1992), Showgirls (1995), Black Book (2006), Elle (2016) and Benedetta (2021), remain controversial for their overt eroticism, sexual violence and representation of lesbianism.
To critically explore the origins and legacies of Verhoeven’s body of work, this conference proposes to bring together scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to explore Paul Verhoeven’s output, debate its legacy and consider its position within visual culture including specialists from fields as diverse as literary and cinematographic studies; the history of art, design, fashion and architecture; musicology; philosophy; political sciences; computer science and robotics; urban and ecological studies; and feminist, queer and sexuality studies.
7 Sep 2023 – 8 Sep 2023
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17 Aug 2023
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14 Aug 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Aug 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Chairing panel and session and discussant in plenary Round table: Approaches, Trends, Discourses
6 Jul 2023
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)5 Jul 2023 – 6 Jul 2023
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)30 Jun 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)29 Jun 2023
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20 Jun 2023 – 22 Jun 2023
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)18 Jun 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)I provided council members with an overview of a proposed Jewish Heritage Trail project in the Abergele area.
15 Jun 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Endorsement of Remembering Annie Hall, edited by Jonathan Ellis and Ana MarÃa Sánchez-Arce
2 Jun 2023
Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)Director Paul Morrison, Rabbi-Psychotherapist-Writer Howard Cooper and Actor-Comedian-Screenwriter David Schneider, in conversation with Professor Nathan Abrams, Â鶹Íø, Wales
Jun 2023
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Director Paul Morrison and Actors Henry Goodman and Alison Steadman, in discussion with Professor Nathan Abrams, Â鶹Íø, Wales
Jun 2023
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Director Paul Morrison and Historian-Curator-Writer Monica Bohm-Duchen, in conversation with Professor Nathan Abrams, Â鶹Íø, Wales
Jun 2023
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23 May 2023
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19 May 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)12 May 2023
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10 May 2023
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)9 May 2023
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Review of Birdsplaining by Jasmine Donahaye and Finding Refuge by Andrea Hammel
May 2023 – Jul 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)20 Apr 2023
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Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)28 Mar 2023
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)16 Mar 2023
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)14 Mar 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Contributor)Peter Garry's thesis "‘They Thought it was New York’: An Examination of the Historiography and Representations of the Cork Jewish Community"
28 Feb 2023
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Contributor)The conference is free and open to the public. No registration is required.
20 Feb 2023
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On February 19-20, 2023, the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida will host an interdisciplinary conference devoted to the history and significance of the Holocaust’s universalization.
The aim is not to revisit whether universalization of the Holocaust in and of itself banalizes the Jewish catastrophe. Rather, it is to investigate how the Holocaust has been and is currently viewed and remembered, and to investigate the idea of universalization and how it has developed. Of special interest is how formerly colonized people and other oppressed groups have sought meaning and significance for their experiences from the Holocaust and/or how they have applied its memory, lessons, and legacies to their past and contemporary experiences.
The conference assembles a diverse group of scholars, to discuss how Holocaust history and memory have been universalized in informative ways but also in ways that have misrepresented the past and present.
The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida thanks Norman and Irma Braman for their most generous support for this conference and for Holocaust Studies at the University of Florida.
19 Feb 2023 – 20 Feb 2023
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A hybrid event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023.
27 Jan 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Join the Trash Free Trails team for an online talk uncovering the history of 'litter', the push for a re-naming, and its place in the TFT ethos.
As we dedicate the winter to reflecting on our mission and preparing for all that 2023 has in store, we invite you to join us as we unpack some of the nitty gritty of what makes Trash Free Trails thought leaders in their field.
This is a free online event, open to all. The event will be hosted on Zoom, with opportunity to ask questions and take part in discussion at the end of the session. The event will last 75 minutes.
25 Jan 2023
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Interfaith in Wales - a discussion with members of Welsh faith communities. Contributors will include representatives from some of the different faith communities in Wales: Laura Jones who’s Muslim and wishes to translate Islamic texts into Welsh; Kris Hughes a Druid, Prof. Nathan Abrams of the Jewish faith, and Sudha Bhatt of the Hindu Council of Wales. There will be simultaneous translation.
19 Jan 2023
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18 Jan 2023
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Providing an endorsement for James Naremore's On Kubrick: Revised Edition (London: BFI, 2023).
9 Jan 2023
Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)Special Guests: Nathan Abrams, Robert P. Kolker
Guest Co-Hosts: Matthew Asprey Gear, Rob St. Mary
On this special episode we’re revisiting a movie we talked about ten years ago, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). The final film from director Stanley Kubrick, we’re checking in on the film some 23 years after its release. We’ll be discussing the film, an interesting fan edit of the movie, and a 2019 book about the film from authors Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams.
Matthew Asprey Gear and Rob St. Mary join Mike to reevaluate the film.
4 Jan 2023
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2022
22 Dec 2022
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21 Dec 2022
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14 Dec 2022
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14 Dec 2022
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Join us to disrupt traditional research into ‘identity archives’ such as the Stanley Kubrick Archive (housed at LCC), which centre particular histories and present only certain elements of the past. Over this two-day event many different archives will be explored through a range of papers, case studies and interdisciplinary perspectives, problematising existing histories and narratives to move the discussion forward.
This conference will (re)examine examples of identity archives, debate the contested nature of archives, challenge current archival methods, and explore innovative archival practices. The conference will seek to answer questions such as; how can marginalised voices and identities be excavated from archives? How can we bridge the archival divide and encourage dialogue between archivists and researchers? And how do we approach archives and research to reach a better understanding of the past?
6 Dec 2022
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)17 Nov 2022
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Peer review of the manuscript '“Transparent†and Queering the TV Jewish Family' edited by Nora Rubel (University of Rochester) and Brett Krutzsch (NYU).
Nov 2022
Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)34th Annual Symposium on Jewish Civilization
Chronicling Jews and Crime: From Law-Makers to Law-Breakers
Sunday, October 23 - Monday, October 24, 2022
Co-hosted by
The Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, Creighton University
The Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society, Creighton University
The Harris Center for Judaic Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The Natan and Hannah Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha
The Jewish Federation of Omaha
23 Oct 2022 – 24 Oct 2022
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Hayim Nahman Bialik, the famed Hebrew poet, said during the 1920s that the Jews would know that their dream of a nation-state had been fulfilled when there were Jewish prostitutes, Jewish thieves, and a Jewish police force. The world of film and television has realized this dream as it depicts Jews on both sides of the law, both as criminals and crime preventers. Since Jews were historically involved in gangsterism, including Ace Rothstein, Meyer Lansky, Dutch Schultz, and Bugsy Siegel, and, more recently, Bernie Madoff, Harvey Weinstein, and Jeffrey Epstein, they have also long been represented in film, both in terms of feature film and documentary. On the other side of the law, the world of the police is perceived as one that excludes Jews. Back in 1944, German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote of “the traditional Jewish fear of the ‘cop’ – that seeming incarnation of a hostile world.†But that hasn’t stopped their fictional representation on film and television. This paper will provide an illustrated discussion of twenty-first century representations of Jewish criminals and police in a variety of contexts (film and television) and locations.
23 Oct 2022
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The project "Walking Jewish History" was described by Darren Millar AM in the Senedd during a plenary session where he asked a question about faith-based heritage projects. He asked that the Welsh Government look at the future facilitation of such projects, and used the Walking Jewish History project as an exemplar.
22 Oct 2022
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23 Sep 2022
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23 Sep 2022
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Serving on the moderation meeting.
13 Sep 2022 – 15 Sep 2022
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Contributor)Talk at the 2nd annual State of Our Trails Summit, M-Sparc.
4 Jul 2022
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)The classic sci fi movie Blade Runner is 40 years old. Nathan Abrams argues that this AI tale can be read in a very Jewish way
23 Jun 2022
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A talk delivered at Limmud Bristol SW.
19 Jun 2022
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Talk about Judaism to about 100 pupils in Years 5 and 6.
16 Jun 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)An obituary of Midge Decter
9 Jun 2022
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Blade Runner @ 40: Origins and Legacies
6 Jun 2022 – 7 Jun 2022
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12 May 2022
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After delivering the Wednesday Work, I talk to Behnaz Akhgar about Star Wars.
4 May 2022
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Endorsement for the book ReFocus: The Films of Ken Russell edited by Matthew Melia.
May 2022
Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)Endorsement for the book, "Re-Membering the Tribe: Finding the Judaism in Secular Jewish Philosophers" by Steven Gimbel and Stephen Stern.
21 Mar 2022
Activity: Publication peer-review (Editorial board member)20 Mar 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Advice on the use of face coverings or masks by the public after the peak of the Omicron wave. Work for AHRC grant quoted in Welsh Government report
11 Mar 2022
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An interview with Helene Meyers, author of the book Movie-Made Jews: An American Tradition for the New Books Network.
11 Mar 2022
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Episode 1: Curious Travellers: Then and Now
Llafur begins its online Spring Series of 2022 with an exploration of how Welsh communities have been visited by people from across the country, and further afield, since the eighteenth century. Through this lens of travel, we can further uncover the ways the Welsh landscape has been transformed as a result of industrialisation, and how a continuing curiosity has translated into current heritage projects that shine an important light on hidden Welsh histories. To discuss this subject, join us and our guest speakers, Rita Singer, Nathan Abrams and Catrin Stevens, as we begin our journey through the subject of heritage, landscape and tourism.
10 Mar 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)4 Mar 2022
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)Jews played an important role in choreographing James Bond’s transition and transformation from the page to the screen, where he became of the most iconic figures in Western popular culture. Renowned film producer Harry Saltzman (born
Herschel Saltzman) optioned the film rights to the Bond stories after reading “Goldfinger†in 1961. Together with Albert R. Broccoli, he formed Eon Productions. Under its auspices, the Bond film franchise, particularly in its early days, employed much Jewish creative input both in front of and behind the camera (Monty Norman, Ken Adam, Richard Maibaum, Irvin Kershner,
Sam Mendes, Joseph Wiseman, Steven Berkoff). In adapting Bond, these Jewish creatives took Fleming’s more human, flawed and frail character and turned him into a sexy super-agent stud (he sleeps with far more women in the films than he does in
the books) who rarely fails to deliver. At the same time, they removed the explicit references to Jews that appeared in the novels of Bond’s creator, British writer Ian Fleming. This paper will explore the reasons behind this transition, as well as its
results. In so doing, it will present a counter-reading to argue that, given the heavy Jewish involvement and fascination with Bond, it is possible to read him as we do Superman. Scholars and other observers have long recognized that Clark Kent (born Kal-El) was a form of Jewish wish fulfilment on the part of his creators. Perhaps in the transition from the page to the screen, James Bond was likewise made into a Jewish icon even as the films were purged of explicitly Jewish content. To apply Jewish novelist Michael Chabon’s words about Clark Kent to James Bond: “only a Jew would pick a name like that for himself.â€
4 Mar 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Presentation of initial findings and recommendations regarding media messaging around sustainable face mask and covering use to the Welsh Government's Technical Advisory Group (Environment).
2 Mar 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Presentation at the Study Day: The Shining de Stanley Kubrick: Analyses pluridisciplinaires d’un chef d’oeuvre cinématographique
17 Feb 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)The Shining de Stanley Kubrick: Analyses pluridisciplinaires d’un chef d’oeuvre cinématographique
17 Feb 2022
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)Invited talk to approx. 30 participants.
16 Feb 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)A talk about the Jewish History of Llandudno to an audience of approx. 60-70.
8 Feb 2022
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)An interview with Rich Brownstein about his book "Holocaust Cinema Complete: A History and Analysis of 400 Films, with a Teaching Guide" published by McFarlandBooks for the New Books Network.
1 Feb 2022
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Endorsement for the book Sorceror: William Friedkin and the New Hollywood by Mark Wheeler.
Feb 2022
Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)I organised a talk by Vivienne Cato about her mother who survived the Holocaust.
26 Jan 2022
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Review of the documentary, Soros
12 Jan 2022
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Interview with Keith Kahn-Harris about his new book, The Babel Message: A Love Letter to Language (Icon Books, 2021).
7 Jan 2022
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5 Jan 2022
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2021
A panel discussion at the Limmud Festival 2021
27 Dec 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)A discussion about Stanley Kubrick's Jewishness for the Limmud Festival 2021
26 Dec 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)15 Dec 2021
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Although constructions of Jewish sexualities and alleged Jewish attacks on sexual morals have played a significant role in modern antisemitic worldviews – whether the same is true for premodern times has to be discussed –, few historical studies have focused on the connection between sexualities and Jew-hatred. Against this backdrop, the conference aims to stimulate further research and debate on this topic. To bring the differences in the role sexualitites played in judeophobic discourses at different times and in different regions into view, the temporal and geographical focus of the conference reaches beyond the times of modern antisemitism and beyond ‘Western societies.’
In manifold ways, sexualities have played a crucial role in the history of judeophobia. Since ancient times, sexuality has been one of the fields where the borders between different communities, Jewish and otherwise, were drawn most fiercely. At least since the rise of modern antisemitism imaginary conceptions of deviant and dangerous ‘Jewish’ sexualities became crucial. In modern antisemitism, sexual desires attributed to Jews have been characterized by a transgression of the male-female binary – a characteristic that corresponds to constructions of Jewish effeminate manhood and masculinized womanhood. Whereas discourses ascribed ‘unmanly‘ desires to Jewish men in different ways, Jewish women were constructed as seductive, passionate, and sexually active: attributes that have typically had a male connotation. At the same time, constructions of Jewish sexualities have reinforced notions of male activity and female passivity.
Historians have demonstrated that the alleged deviant sexualities of Jews were inscribed into their bodies. Since the end of the 17th century discursive linkages between the circumcised penis and sexual amorality were shaped in debates about Jewish bodies.
In addition, antisemitic discourses also constructed Jews as forces that used their alleged social power to undermine sexual morals and the sexual order. Adolf Hitler accused Jews of ‘mongrelizing’ the ‘white race’; Sayyid Qutb, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, lamented that Jews spread a doctrine of ‘animalistic sexuality’; and contemporary far rightists fantasize about an alleged Jew-driven ‘porn conspiracy’ aimed at turning whole countries into “masturbatoria†and by this means strengthening and expanding alleged Jewish social dominance.
We hope that inviting attention to a broader reconsideration of ‘Antisemitism and Sexuality’ will shed light on the topic and how it can be expanded in interesting new directions.
13 Dec 2021 – 15 Dec 2021
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)How have trends in Jewish film changed over the past 20 years and what does the future hold for women in the industry? We find out at this special event co-hosted with UK Jewish Film, featuring actor and writer Susannah Wise and fellow actor and showrunner Sarah Solemani, who recently adapted Ridley Road for the BBC. Chaired by film writer and professor in film at Â鶹Íø, Nathan Abrams, who penned the film chapter in our new book, Age of Confidence: The New Jewish Culture Wave. This event is in conjunction with UK Jewish Film and forms part of our 20th anniversary year of celebrations.
6 Dec 2021
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s early as Victorian times, the commercial opportunities afforded by Llandudno’s emergence as a holiday resort attracted many Jewish merchants. Over the years the Jewish community has played a huge part in the development of the town- its economy, its culture, its political life, and even its sporting achievement. This tour is a celebration of that heritage and enables you to 'walk and discover' a history of Jews in Llandudno.
5 Dec 2021
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25 Nov 2021
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A Zoom talk hosted by the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, Holland Park, London about Stanley Kubrick's Jewishness.
24 Nov 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)A review of the 1971 Israeli classic film.
10 Nov 2021
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A review of a new documentary about kibbutz volunteers.
Nov 2021
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22 Oct 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)A talk as part of the ‘Gardens, Environment and Racial Identities’ workshop for Black History Month.
22 Oct 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)A talk about Stanley Kubrick's Jewishness.
12 Oct 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)An online conversation about British Jewish film and television and Jews in and on British film and television.
6 Oct 2021
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Revew of the film, Plan A
21 Sep 2021
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A forty-five minute interview about Stanley Kubrick on ABC Radio's 'Overnights' programme.
7 Sep 2021
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Endorsement provided for Sorcerer: William Friedkin and the New Hollywood by Mark Wheeler.
Sep 2021
Activity: Publication peer-review (Editorial board member)Get ready for a Kubrickian episode, as me and guest Nathan Abrams explore the rooms of the Overlook Hotel, the jungles of Vietnam, and the infinites of space while we talk about my favorite director, Stanley Kubrick. Abrams, a film scholar and expert on Kubrick also shares with us his Top 5 Kubrick films, but we talk about pretty much everything Kubrick, as well as his work in academia. Check it out!
15 Aug 2021
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6 Aug 2021
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An obituary of the author of The Phantom Tollbooth
11 Jun 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)An online roundtable on Welsh universities and IHRA definition on antisemitism with Lord Mann organised by the Board of Deputies of British Jews
14 Apr 2021
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)A talk for the Connecting Small Histories History Festival
23 Mar 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)An online lecture about British Jewish Television. 20 participants.
15 Mar 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)An online discussion about Jewish Heritage in Wales with Dr. Cai Parry-Jones and John Minkes of the JHASW. 120 participants.
11 Mar 2021
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Stanley Kubrick is generally acknowledged as one of the world’s great directors. Yet few critics or scholars have considered how he emerged from a unique and vibrant cultural milieu: the New York Jewish intelligentsia. In this talk, Nathan Abrams re-examines the director’s work in context of his ethnic and cultural origins. Focusing on several of Kubrick’s key themes – including masculinity, ethical responsibility, and the nature of evil – it demonstrates how his films were in conversation with contemporary New York Jewish intellectuals who grappled with the same concerns. At the same time, it explores Kubrick’s fraught relationship with his Jewish identity and his reluctance to be pegged as an ethnic director, manifest in his removal of Jewish references and characters from stories he adapted.
Approx. 25 in attendance.
11 Feb 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)A review of Women Vs. Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film by Helen O’Hara.
5 Feb 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)A virtual talk, aimed especially at schools, about representations of the Holocaust on film with a focus on the experiences of children and childhood. 58 Attendees.
3 Feb 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)A talk about the Jews of Llandudno for th Aberconwy Historical Society over Zoom. 21 attendees.
3 Feb 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)I organised a lecture by Gabriel Stein to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2021. Over 100 people, including staff, students, members of the publci and local community, were in attendance.
27 Jan 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Review of David Mikics' Stanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker, pp 54-55.
Jan 2021
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Jan 2021
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Contributor)An interview with the director of Shiva Baby, Emma Seligman.
2021
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2020
29 Dec 2020
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28 Nov 2020
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28 Nov 2020
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19 Nov 2020
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A talk for AJR with 51 in the audience.
17 Nov 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)17 Nov 2020
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Hollywood's Second World War followed by a discussion with author and academic Nathan Abrams, filmmaker Roberta Grossman, hosted by broadcaster and journalist Jason Solomons.
14 Nov 2020
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26 Oct 2020
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A talk at Limmud South Africa
25 Oct 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)22 Oct 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)14 Oct 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)25 Sep 2020
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A presentation for the Jewish Studies Faculty Seminar.
Abstract: Stanley Kubrick's legendary horror film turned 40 this year. As I have argued, Kubrick was an intellectual, Jewish, and “Talmudic†filmmaker. Of all his films, The Shining is particularly rich when mining for Jewish and intellectual meaning. In this talk I shall explore some of those themes, as well as why the film attracts such obsessive attention four decades later. No prior knowledge needed but it is recommended to have seen the film.
17 Sep 2020
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)10 Sep 2020
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Stanley Kubrick's legendary horror film turned 40 this year. Kubrick was an intellectual, Jewish, and “Talmudic†filmmaker. Of his films, The Shining is particularly Midrashic, Talmudic and Kabbalistic. In this session we shall explore some of those themes, as well as why it attracts such obsessive attention four decades later. No prior knowledge needed.
8 Sep 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)17 Aug 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Talk at Limmud Together UK via Zoom reaching 75 participants
2 Aug 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)19 Jul 2020
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7 Jul 2020
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Jul 2020
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Founding editor of JewThink: Jewish Writing For and About Britain
Jul 2020
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Editor of the first book series dedicated to Stanley Kubrick.
Jul 2020
Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)Talk for community leaders via the Jewish Small Communities Network
27 May 2020
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Obituary for the Jewish painter who lived in North Wales.
8 May 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Talk via Zoom in aid of the Aberdeen Synagogue Roof Fund. There were 55 different screens in attendance at the highest point plus 16 watched it on Youtube. We had 74 individual places sold from 68 different homes, including the United States.
28 Apr 2020
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Curation of a playlist for Learning on Screen
Apr 2020
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Endorsement for James Fenwick's book Stanley Kubrick Produces
Mar 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review (Editorial board member)30 Jan 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Annual Holocaust Memorial Day remembrance service which includes local schools, members of the public, and Jewish community
24 Jan 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Contributor)Interview with myself and Robert Kolker about our book Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film
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2019
In Jewish culture, the Midrash, the commentary is a central instrument to understand the Bible, Talmud or the Kabbalah. The feature films that deal with Jewish culture are a visual Midrash about Jewish Life, Tradition and Texts. The “intertextuality†in literary studies has shown how texts in other writings can lead a second life in form of connotations or quotations. This is exactly what we can see in the films that use the texts and elements of Jewish tradition and transform them into visualizations.
We can discover that in many films the Jewish references are by no means just an accessory. The movies represent in an intertextual and intervisual way a thoroughly modern commentary and have coined the image of Judaism in popular culture – film as a modern form of Midrash. Films are to be considered as a primary source like a Midrash or other texts. They, too, comment on elements of tradition, reinterpret biblical figures or develop a Jewish counter-history. They are modern commentaries on Jewish culture and Jewish life, but also shape the public image of Judaism. Thus it is very important to contextualize these films and to analyze their cultural contexts and how they present Jewish sources.
10 Dec 2019 – 11 Dec 2019
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10 Dec 2019
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Join us to discover the rich history of Llandudno's Jewish community - the businesses, the places of worship, the hotels and guesthouses, the grand weddings and society events. Free event. 32 participants.
8 Dec 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)A Q&A at Pontio with Bethan Eames, Welsh Language Associate Director, Solomon & Geanor as part of the UK Jewish Film Festival 2019.
8 Dec 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)What are your memories of Llandudno's Jewish community? Did you shop in one of the many Llandudno businesses run by Jewish people, such as Wartski's or Lazar's, or did you work there perhaps? Did you worship at the synagogue or maybe work in a kosher guesthouse?
Drop in any time during the day and share your memories, bring photographs and memorabilia as we build up our knowledge of Llandudno's fascinating Jewish community
We'll be using what you share with us to develop a package of walks, talks, leaflets and apps.
This was a free community outreach event open to the public. XX participants.
5 Dec 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)A talk as part of a series of lectures offered by the university to coincide with the first installment of the Winter Light event.
16 Nov 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Our ESRC IAA funded exhibition has been invited to the Welsh Assembly by Jane Hutt, AM, Deputy Minister and Chief Whip
Summary: Preserving cultural heritage and raising awareness of Jewish life in Â鶹Íø.
Underpinning research: Research into the history of Jews in North Wales.
Beneficiaries: Members of the Welsh Assembly and the Welsh Assembly Government, as well as members of the public.
11 Nov 2019 – 18 Nov 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)Episode 29 : The co-authors of a new book called, EYES WIDE SHUT Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film, have created an archeology of the film from its origin to its creation and beyond.
Robert P. Kolker is Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, and taught cinema studies for almost 50 years. He is the author of A Cinema of Loneliness, The Altering Eye, Film, Form, and Culture, The Extraordinary Image: Welles, Hitchcock, Kubrick and the Reimagination of Cinema. His current project is Triumph Over Containment: American Film in the 1950s.
Nathan Abrams is Professor in Film at Â鶹Íø in Wales. He is founding co-editor of Jewish Film and New Media: An International Journal, as well as the author of The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema and Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual.
Using new interviews conducted with key cast and crew members and studying archive material at the Stanley Kubrick Archive, the authors have managed to create not only a timeline of the project but an appreciation of the film and its director.
We spoke with Robert and Nathan in October 2019.
9 Nov 2019
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7 Nov 2019
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28 Oct 2019
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26 Oct 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Lecture
22 Oct 2019
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19 Sep 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Eyes Wide Shut is an erotic drama film released in 1999, the final feature Stanley Kubrick completed before he died that same year at the age of 70.
Based on Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella Traumnovelle (Dream Story), it depicts the revelation of extra-marital fantasies by a woman to her husband in an ostensibly happy marriage. One might be inclined to speculate that, over the course of his career, Kubrick was working his way to an investigation of female desire by first tackling less daunting topics in earlier works: war, outer space, ‘ultraviolence’ and horror!
Starring the then-still-married actors Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, Eyes Wide Shut presents dark motifs of secrecy, jealousy and sexual obsession, although Kubrick intended the film as a “hopeful†story about commitment and monogamous fidelity. The title is allegedly a reference to remarks made by Benjamin Franklin: “Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards†– a shorthand for a pragmatic mentality in contemplating a spouse’s inner life.
The film initially provoked strong negative reactions in some critics; most notoriously The New Yorker film writer Pauline Kael emerged from retirement to condemn the film as “a piece of crap.†Despite this, Eyes Wide Shut has gained a huge international cult following, going on to earn nearly 100 million dollars in profit, making it the most commercially successful film Kubrick ever made.
In this event, to mark the publication of his new book, Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film, Professor Nathan Abrams will discuss with Mary Wild the significance of Eyes Wide Shut twenty years on, reflecting upon the protracted period during which the film was made, the outraged response it eventually elicited, and possible psychoanalytic interpretations of the director’s recurring themes that, in a present-day appraisal, stand the test of time.
11 Sep 2019
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3 Sep 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)31 Aug 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)26 Aug 2019
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A panel of three experts on the Jewish community in Wales. So join the audience as we experience some of that history through the lives of one particular family; find out how you can go on a walking tour of the Jewish community that no longer exist in Â鶹Íø by using an app on your phone; and hear how one particular project is making sure that the heritage and stories of the Jewish people in Wales are recorded for posterity.
8 Aug 2019
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Kubricks sista film har med åren omvärderats och Robert Kolker och Nathan Abrams har skrivit den kanske definitiva boken om Eyes wide shut och de teman som Kubrick utforskar i den. Hierarkier, sex, pengar. Har alla människor ett pris, kan alla bli köpta?
1 Aug 2019
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Open the Podcast Doors Hal, episode 140
23 Jul 2019
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19 Jul 2019
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18 Jul 2019
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Talk about Kubrick's photojournalism and photography
18 Jul 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)16 Jul 2019
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Born of Jewish parents and brought up in New York, Kubrick famously directed films like 2001 a Space Odyssey, Dr Strangelove, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange.
His final film Eyes Wide Shut is based on a Jewish novella, but seemingly excludes nearly all Jewish references.
Take a seat with me in the audience at Manchester Limmud 2019 as Professor Nathan Abrams intrigues us to see why it’s Kubrick’s most Jewish film.
16 Jul 2019
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Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), one of the greatest filmmakers of the last century, once claimed: “I’ve never been certain whether the moral of the Icarus story should only be, as is generally accepted, ‘don't try to fly too high’, or whether it might also be thought of as ‘forget the wax and feathers, and do a better job on the wings’.†The aim of the workshop “Stanley Kubrick, Life and Legacyâ€, hosted by the Lorentz Center, Leiden, on 15-19 July 2019, is to ascertain the current state of Kubrick Studies and what the future direction of research looks like. The workshop will bring together established and junior academics, postgraduates, artists and archivists, to discuss and debate the methodologies and approaches used to study and interpret Kubrick’s career. More importantly, we want to establish what it is that remains unknown about Kubrick and how we can work together collectively to fully understand the range of industrial, social, cultural, and artistic contexts in which he worked.
Twenty years have passed since Kubrick’s death in 1999 and the release of his last film, Eyes Wide Shut. This workshop will be an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Kubrick’s life and legacy, but also a chance to move beyond the confines of previous research methodologies. We will consider the impact of the Stanley Kubrick Archive and how they have changed the landscape of Kubrick Studies, as well as what the broader field of film studies can learn from the work undertaken. However, our endeavor is interdisciplinary, with the aim of establishing a mutual and permanent Kubrick community and a cohesive plan of research for the next five to ten years. Invited to participate are not only Kubrick scholars, but also academics from the fields of history, sociology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, musicology, linguistics, adaptation studies, as well as Kubrick’s collaborators, archivists shaping his legacy in museums around the globe, and artists reinterpreting his work for audiences. It is our hope that this diverse community will widen our horizons and unveil new landscapes.
Kubrick is a unique case in film history and theory. The paucity of information about his method of work and unrealized projects and, generally, about his biography, has been supplanted by a vast collection of materials stored at the Stanley Kubrick Archive, University of the Arts, London, one of the largest public archives of a filmmaker in the world, at over 800 linear metres. Since the opening of the Archive in 2007, scores of scholars and fans have, published articles, essays and books, based either on their first-hand researches, or on other authors’ historical work. This new spring in Kubrick studies has brought unexpected, often fascinating findings, as well as heated debate among scholars about the significance of some sources, and their use or misuse.
The workshop is structured to incorporate key themes, to include methodological approaches, the Stanley Kubrick Archive, reception, fandom, influence, distribution, the “unknown†Kubrick, unmade films, and the future of Kubrick Studies. The intention is that, by the end of the workshop, delegates will have collaborated on establishing the groundwork for (a) a research plan/agenda for future Kubrick Studies; (b) a publication plan for a series of outputs (which may include an edited collection, methodological papers, a special issue of an academic journal and an expanded, revised and updated Kubrick bibliography); (c) plans for future public-facing activities; and (d) a Kubrick Scholars Network.
15 Jul 2019 – 19 Jul 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Organiser)11 Jul 2019
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8 Jul 2019
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Twenty years since its release, Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut remains complex and visually arresting. This talk explores the ambitious set design and creative process behind the director's final film.
2 Jul 2019
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21 Jun 2019
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20 Jun 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)7 Jun 2019
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5 Jun 2019
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27 May 2019 – 28 May 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)27 May 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)24 May 2019
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Alien has left an indelible mark on popular culture. Conceived primarily to cash in on the popularity of science-fiction films in the late 1970s, directed by a person known for making adverts (Ridley Scott) and starring an unknown actor in the lead role (Sigourney Weaver), it transcended its humble origins to frighten and disturb audiences on its initial release. Its success has led to three direct sequels, two prequels, one ‘mashup’ franchise, a series of comic books, graphic novels, novelisations and games, and has an enormous and devoted fanbase. For forty years, Alien (and its progeny) has animated debate and discussion among critics and academics from a wide variety of disciplines and methodological perspectives.
Hosted by the Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Â鶹Íø, this symposium proposes to bring together scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to explore Alien forty years since its release, debate its legacy and consider its position within visual culture.
23 May 2019 – 24 May 2019
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18 May 2019
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15 May 2019
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29 Apr 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Contributor)17 Apr 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)10 Apr 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Invited to deliver a lecture and to introduce a class.
8 Apr 2019 – 9 Apr 2019
Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)The Ben and Louise Klatch Jewish Arts Series annual lecture co-sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program, Film and Video Studies, and the Department of English
8 Apr 2019
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)4 Apr 2019
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4 Apr 2019
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4 Apr 2019
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2 Apr 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)tanley Kubrick’s status as Genius Provocateur remains unparalleled 20 years after his death.
He mastered diverse genres with an unflinchingly beautiful cinematography, wicked sense of irony, philosophical depth, and soul-stirring music.
Building on a raw talent for photography and fixating on the finest details of image construction, Kubrick assumed total control over all painstaking aspects of adapting literary works into legendary cinematic events. With every new release, a pattern formed: first the outrage from established critics at the director’s use of violence and/or experimental techniques, then an international cult following of fans who connected to Kubrick’s daring vision. He invested heavily in the unconscious emotional response of his audience, and was fundamentally interested in exploring the paradoxes of human morality.
In this event, Mary Wild engages Professor Nathan Abrams in conversation, focusing on the central functions of Jewishness and psychoanalysis that shaped Kubrick’s auteurial preoccupations relating to themes such as war, outer space, masculinity, madness, and the mysteries of marital eroticism. Bespoke video montages will illustrate iconic moments in the Kubrickian filmography; questions and group discussion welcome.
Organised by The Jewish Historical Society of England as part of Jewish History Month.
31 Mar 2019
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Stanley Kubrick's status as Genius Provocateur remains unparalleled 20 years after his death; he mastered diverse genres with an unflinchingly beautiful cinematography, wicked sense of irony, philosophical depth, and soul-stirring music. Building on a raw talent for photography and fixating on the finest details of image construction, Kubrick assumed total control over all painstaking aspects of adapting literary works into legendary cinematic events. With every new release, a pattern formed: first the outrage from established critics at the director's use of violence and/or experimental techniques, then an international cult following of fans who connected to Kubrick's daring vision. He invested heavily in the unconscious emotional response of his audience, and was fundamentally interested in exploring the paradoxes of human morality. In this event, Mary Wild engages Professor Nathan Abrams in conversation, focusing on the central functions of Jewishness and psychoanalysis that shaped Kubrick's auteurial preoccupations relating to themes such as war, outer space, masculinity, madness, and the mysteries of marital eroticism. Bespoke video montages will illustrate iconic moments in the Kubrickian filmography; questions and group discussion welcome.
31 Mar 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)A blog about Toy Story.
26 Mar 2019
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25 Mar 2019
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Professor Michael Berkowitz of University College London and Professor Nathan Abrams of Â鶹Íø will discuss the history of Jewish humour on British television. They will consider such comic talents as Marks and Gran, the Carry On team, Peter Sellers, Marty Feldman, Warren Mitchell and Sacha Baron-Cohen. The talk will be illustrated with clips.
21 Mar 2019
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)An interview about the Jewish History of Â鶹Íø map, app and exhibition.
18 Mar 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)An app, exhibition and a map is being launched to reveal more about one Welsh community's links with Jewish history.
17 Mar 2019
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A exhibtion of the history of Jews in Â鶹Íø
17 Mar 2019 – 26 Apr 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)An interview about the Jewish History of Â鶹Íø map, app and exhibition.
16 Mar 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)An item about the Jews of Â鶹Íø app, map and exhibition.
16 Mar 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)16 Mar 2019
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An interview about the Jewish History of Â鶹Íø map, app and exhibition.
14 Mar 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Interview in Golwg Magazine
21 Feb 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)12 Feb 2019
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Launch event for Jewish History Month 2019
10 Feb 2019
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2 Feb 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)2 Feb 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Episode 2 of #SohoBites, a #SohoonScreen Podcast. Researching London's Soho in British film.
Episode 2 invited Professor of Film Professor Nathan Abrams of Â鶹Íø to talk about The Small World of Sammy Lee (Ken Hughes, 1963). We discussed the importance of studying films in the British-Jewish context and the absence of defining 'Sammy Lee' (part of my own research)as a British Jewish / Soho immigrant film.
Feb 2019
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Organised the annual service of remembrance for Holocaust Memorial Day featuring contributions from students, staff, schools, and local dignitaries.
28 Jan 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Organiser)15 Jan 2019
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Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Contributor)Stories from the medieval city to the Second World War to walk and discover
2019
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2018
4 Dec 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Contributor)In this episode we talk about a recently discovered screenplay on July 15th this year that made the headlines.
This wasn't just any screenplay. It was a script penned by Stanley Kubrick and Paths of Glory co-writer Calder Willingham, over 62 years ago and it had only been discovered when one of Stanley's earliest collaborators, the composer Gerald Fried, brought it to the attention of Kubrick fans the world over.
The script is called Burning Secret and it's an adaptation of a 1913 novella by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, and it tells the story of a young boy who is seduced by a man in order to get to the boys' mother.
Thus far there have been three filmed versions of the original novella, the most recent being in 1988. The production was written and directed by Andrew Birkin, and it stars Klaus Maria Brandauer, David Eberts, and the legendary Faye Dunaway.
But this particular treatment of the screenplay, by Kubrick and Willingham, was discovered by our friend, Nathan Abrams, a professor in Film Studies at Â鶹Íø, while he was just doing research for his new book about Stanley Kubrick.
Earlier in 2018, we had the pleasure of speaking with Stanley Kubrick’s long-time right-hand-man and good friend, Leon Vitali, incidentally, just a few days after this amazing news broke, so obviously we had to ask him for his take on what he knows about the screenplay.
17 Nov 2018
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Jan Harlan introduces 2001: A Space Odyssey
13 Nov 2018
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In this episode, The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society is proud to present, 2OO1: Beyond 50 - A day of talks, music, and art celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2OO1: A Space Odyssey, featuring experts and people who worked on the film and was presented by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Â鶹Íø in Wales.
Our good friend, Professor Nathan Abrams organised this event, which took place on the 16th of June 2018.
This was a full day event and is being presented to you in a special five part series.
In part four we are airing a series of guests talking about their time working on 2001: A Space Odyssey over 50 years ago., hosted by Nathan and featuring key academics in conversation,
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2OO1: A Space Odyssey - MGM / Stanley Kubrick Productions
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The Blue Danube by Strauss
Kubrick 2OO1 by Victor Malloy (2001)
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Hosted by Jason Furlong
Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Research by Stephen Rigg, Mark Lentz and James Marinaccio
Kubrick's Universe Theme composed, performed and produced by Jason Furlong
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The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
12 Nov 2018
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12 Nov 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Contributor)In this episode, The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society is proud to present, 2OO1: Beyond 50 - A day of talks, music, and art celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2OO1: A Space Odyssey, featuring experts and people who worked on the film and was presented by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Â鶹Íø in Wales.
Our good friend, Professor Nathan Abrams organised this event, which took place on the 16th of June 2018.
This was a full day event and is being presented to you in a special five part series.
In part three we are airing a Film Symposium, hosted by Nathan and featuring key academics in conversation,
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2OO1: A Space Odyssey - MGM / Stanley Kubrick Productions
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The Blue Danube by Strauss
Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) written by Harry Dacre and performed by Nat King Cole
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Hosted by Jason Furlong
Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Research by Stephen Rigg, Mark Lentz and James Marinaccio
Kubrick's Universe Theme composed, performed and produced by Jason Furlong
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The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
9 Nov 2018
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In this episode, The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society is proud to present, 2OO1: Beyond 50 - A day of talks, music, and art celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2OO1: A Space Odyssey, featuring experts and people who worked on the film and was presented by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Â鶹Íø in Wales.
Our good friend, Professor Nathan Abrams organised this event, which took place on the 16th of June 2018.
This was a full day event and is being presented to you in a special five part series.
In part two we are airing Alternative Perspectives: a panel featuring experts on 2OO1's legacy beyond film, including psychology, artificial intelligence, evolutionary biology, and philosophy.
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2OO1: A Space Odyssey - MGM / Stanley Kubrick Productions
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The Blue Danube by Strauss
The World Tonight Theme - Youtube
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Hosted by Jason Furlong
Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Research by Stephen Rigg, Mark Lentz and James Marinaccio
Kubrick's Universe Theme composed, performed and produced by Jason Furlong
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The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
7 Nov 2018
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7 Nov 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)In this episode, The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society is proud to present, 2OO1: Beyond 50 - A day of talks, music, and art celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2OO1: A Space Odyssey, featuring experts and people who worked on the film and was presented by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Â鶹Íø in Wales.
Our good friend, Professor Nathan Abrams organised this event, which took place on the 16th of June 2018.
This was a full day event and now we will present it to you in a special five part series.
Here is the first part, with a brief event introduction by organiser, Nathan Abrams followed by an Introduction to 2OO1 by Piers Bizony, author of 2OO1: Filming the Future and The Making of Stanley Kubrick's 2OO1: A Space Odyssey.
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2OO1: A Space Odyssey - MGM / Stanley Kubrick Productions
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The Blue Danube by Strauss
Space Odyssey by The Byrds (1968)
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Hosted by Jason Furlong
Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Research by Stephen Rigg, Mark Lentz and James Marinaccio
Kubrick's Universe Theme composed, performed and produced by Jason Furlong
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The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
6 Nov 2018
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2 Nov 2018
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)1 Nov 2018 – 2 Nov 2018
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)This illustrated lecture explores the life and work of legendary film director Stanley Kubrick and how he can be considered a New York Jewish Intellectual. Sponsored by the division of literature and languages. Free and open to the public.
29 Oct 2018
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Visit to Reed College to lecture and meet with students
27 Oct 2018 – 31 Oct 2018
Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)Book review
25 Oct 2018
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21 Oct 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Walking tour of Upper Â鶹Íø's Jewish history led by Gareth Roberts of Menter Fachwen
21 Oct 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)'Walking Impact': Talk at Â鶹Íø ESRC IAA showcase event
19 Oct 2018
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)Submission of written evidence to the Brand Britain inquiry (BFD0039)
10 Oct 2018
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5 Oct 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Delivering the paper, '"It was f***ing biblical, mate": The Maturity of British Television Drama'
1 Oct 2018
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)19 Sep 2018
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I am quoted in article looking at Labour and antisemitism.
15 Sep 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)14 Sep 2018
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13 Sep 2018
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9 Sep 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)This year is the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's seminal film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nathan Abrams, Professor in Film, shows how Kubrick tapped into the countercultural spirit and explored New Age mysticism and the future destiny of humanity... and explains how he found Kubrick's lost screenplay.
8 Sep 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)8 Sep 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Discussion about antisemitism and the Labour Party.
5 Sep 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)3 Sep 2018
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A guide-led walk around lower Â鶹Íø exploring the city's Jewish history to mark the European Days of Jewish Culture 2018 in collaboration with Menter Fachwen and the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ). This was funded by an ESRC IAA grant.
2 Sep 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor), "The power of the book as a whole...will be riveting reading for anyone who loves Kubrick's film."
24 Aug 2018
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Discussing anti-Semitism, Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party.
2 Aug 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Hanes sut daeth Nathan Abrams o hyd i sgript Stanley Kubrick 'Burning Secret'. Mae Nathan Abrams yn dod o Lundain yn wreiddiol ond ar ôl iddo fo ddechrau gweithio ym Mhrifysgol Â鶹Íø mi wnaeth o ddysgu Cymraeg. Darlithydd ffilmiau ydy o yn y Brifysgol a fo ysgrifennodd y llyfr 'Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual'. Doedd neb yn gwybod beth oedd wedi digwydd i sgript 'Burning Secret' nes i Nathan gael galwad ffôn annisgwyl.
31 Jul 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Thought to be lost for the past 60 years, a screenplay for a film called Burning Secret has been discovered by leading 'Kubrick expert' Nathan Abrams, who will be our guest on your Friday nightlife.
27 Jul 2018
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18 Jul 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Interview about my discovery of the lost Kubrick screenplay.
17 Jul 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)16 Jul 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)16 Jul 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Nathan Abrams, a film professor at Â鶹Íø in Wales, had just completed a book about Kubrick when the son of one of the filmmaker's colleagues reached out to say he had a copy of a long-lost Kubrick script.
16 Jul 2018
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Interviewed about my discovery of the lost Burning Secret screenplay by Stanley Kubrick.
16 Jul 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)I was interviewed about my discovery of the lost Burning Secret screenplay.
16 Jul 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Article on BBC News website
16 Jul 2018
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Feature article based on my book Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual
6 Jul 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)5 Jul 2018
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Launch of my book, Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual, in conjunction with the Stanley Kubrick Archive in London.
19 Jun 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)A day of talks, music, art, and screening celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), featuring experts and people who worked on the film.
16 Jun 2018
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Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Organiser)A day of talks, music, and an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), featuring experts and people who worked on the film.11.00am screening of 2001 for children/ schools.2.00pm Introduction by Piers Bizony, author of 2001: Filming the Future and 2001: A Space Odyssey.2.30pm Alternative perspectives: a panel featuring experts on 2001's legacy beyond film, including psychology, artificial intelligence, evolutionary biology, and philosophy and religion. Panellists: Prof. Robert Ward (Â鶹Íø), Prof. Guillaume Thierry (Â鶹Íø), Dr. Bill Teahan (Â鶹Íø), Mr. Eric Krasny (Â鶹Íø), Dr. Lawrence Ratna (Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust) and Prof. Peter Wheeler (Liverpool John Moores).Ìý4.00pm Coffee and opportunity to view an exhibition of creative student work inspired by 20014.30pm Film symposium: key academics in conversation, including Prof. Robert Kolker (Emeritus, University of Maryland), author of The Extraordinary Image: Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Prof. Ian Hunter (DMU), author of Cult Film as a Guide to Life, and Mr. Peter Kramer (UEA), author of BFI Classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey.Ìý5.30pm Concert of music from Kubrick's films by Â鶹Íø Symphony Orchestra (Pritchard-Jones Hall, Main Arts Building)6.30pm SupperÌý7.30pm A panel of those who worked on 2001: Kubrick's producer and brother-in-law Jan Harlan; Kubrick assistant Tony Frewin, stills photographer Keith Hamshere, set/visual effects designer Joy Cuff, and make up and special effects artist, Colin Arthur.9pm screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey
16 Jun 2018
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Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Organiser)An exhibition of student work inspired by the film 2001: A Space Odyssey
16 Jun 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Organiser)15 Jun 2018
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I was talking about 2001: A Space Odyssey.
14 Jun 2018
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To mark the publication of my new book, I participated in a question and answer session before a screening of A Clockwork Orange.
17 May 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)I introduced If... (1968) as part of the mini film festival to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the events of May 1968.
4 May 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)May 2018 issue of the Midwest Book Review:
"Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual" by Nathan Abrams (who is a professor of film studies at Â鶹Íø in Wales, and the founding co-editor of Jewish Film and New Media: An International Journal) reexamines the director's work in context of his ethnic and cultural origins.
Focusing on several of Kubrick's key themes (including masculinity, ethical responsibility, and the nature of evil) "Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual" demonstrates how his films were in conversation with contemporary New York Jewish intellectuals who grappled with the same concerns. At the same time, it explores Kubrick's fraught relationship with his Jewish identity and his reluctance to be pegged as an ethnic director, manifest in his removal of Jewish references and characters from stories he adapted.
As Professor Abrams digs deep into rare Kubrick archives to reveal insights about the director's life and times, film scholar he also provides a nuanced account of Kubrick's cinematic artistry. Each individual chapter comprising "Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual" offers a detailed analysis of one of Kubrick's major films, including Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut.
Critique: An impressive work of original scholarship, "Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual" presents an exceptionally informative study of one of the twentieth century's most renowned and yet misunderstood film directors. Enhanced with the additional inclusion of twenty-eight pages of Notes, a ten page Select Bibliography, and a thirteen page Index, "Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual" is unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library Cinematic History collections in general, and Stanley Kubrick supplemental studies lists in particular. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of film students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $31.60).
May 2018
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To mark the publication of his new book, Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual, Nathan Abrams, Professor of Film Studies at Â鶹Íø, was interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum, Dean of LSJS, about the Jewish and midrashic dimensions of such classics as 2001, A Clockwork Orange, and The Shining. The talk was illustrated with film clips.
26 Apr 2018
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Interview with the Jewish News Podcast about my new book.
26 Apr 2018
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26 Apr 2018
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12 Apr 2018
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9 Apr 2018
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I and my family were featured on Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol discussing how we celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover.
1 Apr 2018
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I was interviewed this morning on Post Cyntaf about the allegations of anti-Semitism surrounding Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party from the perspective of a member of the Jewish community in Wales.
27 Mar 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)The first international conference on British Jewish Contemporary Cultures, it explored British Jewish contemporary cultures in global and comparative settings, as well as in terms of imperial, postcolonial and transnational narratives. The aim of the conference was to tease out the tension between a transcultural British Jewish Studies and the specificity of the Jewish experience in Britain with increasing theoretical and methodological complexity. Topics included: writing British Jewishness, images of British Jewishness in film and television, gender, sexuality, visual images (art, graphic novels), music, performing Jewishness, theatre and drama, poetry, Wales and Scotland, the Holocaust, Israel, and experiences of immigration and emigration.
26 Mar 2018 – 27 Mar 2018
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A talk about the Jewish festival of Passover at Cylch Y Garnedd nursery.
23 Mar 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Contributor)Article in The New European newspaper, pp. 44-45.
22 Mar 2018 – 28 Mar 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)12 Mar 2018
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11 Mar 2018
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Talk delivered at Orensundslimmud 2018 in Malmo, Sweden
4 Mar 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Talk about the Jewish origins of James Bond at Orensundslimmud, Malmo, Sweden.
4 Mar 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)15 Feb 2018
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Opinion piece for Nation.Cymru
12 Feb 2018
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Lecture at Mannchester Limmud, a one-day adult education conference.
4 Feb 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Discussion about antisemitism in Britain (in Welsh).
4 Feb 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)I co-organised (with Dyfrig Jones) a short service to commemorate the Holocaust, featuring contributions from local schools, members of the community, the university, civic dignitaries, the local MP and AM, as part of the nationwide commemoration of the Holocaust.
26 Jan 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Contributor)I talked about being Jewish in Wales to Year 10s.
18 Jan 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Contributor)Meeting with select partners from the Northern Jewish Studies Partnership to discuss the '50 Jewish Objects' project.
9 Jan 2018
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)I have been appointed to the editorial board of a prestigious encyclopedia for Jewish History.
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Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Contributor)2018
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Contributor)Peer review of journal article
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Editorial board member)Peer reviewing applications to the British Academy Visiting Fellowship scheme
2018
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Contributor)The following review appeared in Donovan's Literary Services:
Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual is a multifaceted and in-depth biographical survey of a film director whose approach produced some of the world's greatest productions.
While readers might anticipate that this survey will focus on his techniques, Nathan Abrams, a professor of film studies in Wales, takes a different approach by tracing his roots in New York as a member of the Jewish community and considering Kubrick's works in light of his cultural influences and background.
The result discusses key themes in his pictures, how they reflected New York Jewish intellectual concerns of the times, and how his Jewish identity ultimately influenced the creation of some of the most engrossing films of his era.
No film or Jewish history holding should be without this different approach to Kubrick's film magic.
2018
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My book has received the following reviews since its publication this month:
"Stanley Kubrick is outstanding in its approach and the material it covers. As a pioneer work, anyone investigating Kubrick in the future would not be able to overlook Abrams' findings and arguments."
--Marat Grinberg, coeditor of Woody on Rye: Jewishness in the Films and Plays of Woody Allen
"With imagination and intellectual rigor, using archival research and close readings of the films, Nathan Abrams explores Stanley Kubrick’s relationship with his Jewishness in this exceptionally readable and convincing book."
--Robert P. Kolker, author of The Extraordinary Image
"Brilliantly documents and analyzes Kubrick's Jewish sensibility by locating him in the lifelong context of his Jewish cultural and intellectual milieu. Abrams breaks acres of new ground. Essential reading."
--Geoffrey Cocks, author of The Wolf at the Door: Stanley Kubrick, History, and the Holocaust
“A must-read for anyone interested in Kubrick, this original and provocative study combines wonderfully perceptive film analyses with extensive archival research and a dazzling display of cultural-historical and biographical knowledge.â€
--Peter Krämer, author of BFI Film Classics on Dr. Strangelove and 2001: A Space Odyssey
"Written by Nathan Abrams, a superstar of contemporary Kubrick studies, this wonderfully knowledgeable and scholarly account of the great director’s Jewishness is the most original film book I’ve read for many years."
--I.Q. Hunter, author of Cult Film as a Guide to Life: Fandom, Adaptation, and Identity
"[A] pathbreaking new book [...] As he digs deep into rare Kubrick archives to reveal insights about the director’s life and times, film scholar Nathan Abrams also provides a nuanced account of Kubrick’s cinematic artistry. Each chapter offers a detailed analysis of one of Kubrick’s major films, including Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut. Stanley Kubrick thus presents an illuminating look at one of the twentieth century’s most renowned and yet misunderstood directors."
David Mikics -- Tablet Magazine (3 April 2018)
"In Nathan Abrams’s Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual, [an] exploration of the contradictions of Kubrick’s relation to Jewish identity, the film is seen through the lens of Biblical allusion and Kabbalistic interpretation."
Geoffrey O'Brien -- Wall Street Journal (12 April 2018)
2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)I have been appointed as the series editor for film for a new book series entitled Jews, Judaism, and the Arts
2018
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Contributor)Peer review of article submission
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Editorial board member)
2017
Interviewed for an article about Welsh Jewish life and history
14 Dec 2017
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Interviewed for a programme about the Jewish communities in Wales.
13 Dec 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Interviewee)Book reivew.
30 Nov 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Talk to the Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue Film Club
8 Nov 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Organized this workshop in conjunction with The Pears Institute, Birkbeck, University of London.
8 Nov 2017
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Paper delivered at workshop: 'Life Functions Terminated': Stanley Kubrick, IBM and the Holocaust
8 Nov 2017
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)Article for The Conversation
8 Nov 2017
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Bicentenary History Talks: Exploring Scotland’s smaller Jewish Communities
To mark the Bicentenary of Jewish Communities in Scotland, I discussed the history of the Inverness Jewish Community.
11 Sep 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Bicentenary History Talks: Exploring Scotland’s smaller Jewish Communities
To mark the Bicentenary of Jewish Communities in Scotland, I discussed the history of the Aberdeen Jewish Community. The Lord Provost of Aberdeen was in attendance.
10 Sep 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Bicentenary History Talks: Exploring Scotland’s smaller Jewish Communities
To mark the Bicentenary of Jewish Communities in Scotland, I discussed the history of the Dundee Jewish Community.
10 Sep 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor)Article for the forward.com
14 Aug 2017
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Question and answer session with producer Llion Roberts.
1 Jul 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Participant)Article on the Forward.com website
27 Jun 2017
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Article for the forward.com website
20 Jun 2017
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Media article
11 Jun 2017
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27 Apr 2017
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I presented a paper entitled "Tales from Wales: Fiction Films Exploring the Welsh Jewish Experience" at the invite-only colloquium, "Narrative Spaces in Scottish Jewish Culture: A Comparative Perspective," April 23-24, 2017, University of Glasgow.
24 Apr 2017
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)20 Apr 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Quoted extensively in the above article by How Silk
18 Feb 2017
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A 30-minute public introduction to the film Full Metal Jacket with a particular emphasis on how Jewishness and the Holocaust resonated in the film.
18 Jan 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Speaker)I officially opened this exhibition of Jenni Steele's work. Jenni is a PhD student at Â鶹Íø.
15 Jan 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Speaker)
2016
Panel discussion on X-Men in conjunction with Keshet: a national organization that works for full LGBTQ equality and inclusion in Jewish life.
27 Dec 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Speaker)27 Dec 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Lecturer)Discussing this 1963 film in partnership with UK Jewish Film.
27 Dec 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Speaker)A talk to 4-7 year old school children about the Jewish festival of Chanukah.
1 Dec 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Speaker)Talk at Liverpool Day Limmud, a regional offshoot of the premier Jewish informal education conference in the world.
6 Nov 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Speaker)Book review in long-established Jewish literary journal for wide readership
Nov 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Talk given to the B'nai Brith Cheshire Unity Lodge
9 Oct 2016
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk (Speaker)An international event to bring together scholars to discuss new perspectives on The American New Wave fifty years since it began. We have been awarded £2300 from the British Association for American Studies to contribute to expenses for our keynote speaker from the United States, as well as funding postgraduate participation in the conference.
Aug 2016 – 6 Jul 2017
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Dr. Nathan Abrams explores Jewish interpretations of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco to coincide with its hosting of the Kubrick Exhibition.
15 Jul 2016
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Three of the foremost scholars on Kubrick examine his films through a Jewish lens, with Nathan Abrams (The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jews and Jewishness in Contemporary Cinema), Dr Geoffrey Cocks (The Wolf at the Door: Stanley Kubrick, History and the Holocaust), and Dr Marat Grinberg (Woody on Rye: Jewishness in the Films and Plays of Woody Allen). Panel moderated by The CJM's Associate Director of Public Programs, Gravity Goldberg.
14 Jul 2016
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30 Jun 2016
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Membership of AHRC peer review college
2016 →
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Member)
2015
Review of The New Jew in Film by Aharon Feuerstein, The Hebrew University: "The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema is an expression of the relatively new and growing interest in the way cinema presents Jews, Judaism, and Jewishness. What is unique about this book is its breadth—unlike many books on the subject, it does not limit itself to any niche or narrow issue but rather references more than 300 films from every existing genre. Its emphasis is on cinema
worldwide from the last two decades (excluding, however, the Israeli film industry)... The New Jew in Film makes a real contribution to that discussion [of discussing the Jewish image in cinema]. with its clear and challenging arguments, its genre-crossing analysis, and its numerous detailed examples that provide a springboard for further research." (pp. 298-299.)
2015
Activity: Other (Recipient)2015
Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)
2014
Advised on issues relating to Jewish identity and the Holocaust for the TV programme WPC56, Series 3.
Sep 2014
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Advisor)
2013
21 Jun 2013
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
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Director Sam Mendes' 007 is more personal than all previous Bonds: we have an origin story, identity crises and a plethora of biblical imagery. From the Jew who inspired Flemming's Bond - Sidney Reilly, born Shlomo Rosenblum - to the latest movie in the franchise, this presentation uncovers the disturbing Jewish themes of the spy of spies.
29 Feb 4
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01/01/2023 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)
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01/11/2019 – 30/04/2021 (Finished)