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X-WR-CALNAME:Jewish Studies Lecture Series with David Schraub
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DESCRIPTION:The Program in Jewish Studies will host David Schraub\, associa
 te professor at Lewis & Clark Law School for a talk entitled "Smothering (
 the Fight Against) Antisemitism." \n\n \n\nAbstract:\n\nDuring his second 
 term office\, the Trump administration has—under the guise of fighting a
 ntisemitism—shattered preexisting norms that historically acted to limit
  governmental power. These actions have been widely criticized on a multit
 ude of grounds\, an obvious one being the chilling effect such suppression
  has had on pro-Palestinian expression. Without discounting the importance
  of this consequence\, I wish to draw draw attention to another\, less obv
 ious impact of these endeavors: the chilling effect they have on Jewish st
 udents experiencing antisemitism. This may seem counterintuitive. The crit
 ique of the Trump administration's actions seems to be that it is overzeal
 ous and overwrought in its efforts against antisemitism. It may capture to
 o much\; it is hard to fathom it will capture too little. But drawing on t
 he literature on epistemic injustice\, and in particular Kristie Dotson's 
 seminal work on “testimonial smothering\,”  I will argue that in many 
 cases\, Jews experiencing antisemitism will be systematically deterred fro
 m speaking out about their experiences and seeking redress\, for fear that
  they will be involuntarily conscripted into a project of political repres
 sion they do not support. Instead of "going too far"\, the effect of the T
 rump administration's interventions on Jewish students has been to squelch
  expression around antisemitism and further isolate and marginalize Jews e
 xperiencing instances of antisemitism they would\, in an ideal world\, ver
 y much like to see addressed and redressed.\n\nDavid teaches classes on co
 nstitutional law\, anti-discrimination law\, and Supreme Court decisionmak
 ing. His scholarship concerns contemporary issues of discrimination and in
 equality\, with a particular focus on modern antisemitism\, and has appear
 ed in venues including the New York University Law Review\, the Associatio
 n for Jewish Studies (AJS) Review\, and the American Political Science Rev
 iew. His first book\, Deliberation\, Dismissal\, and Democracy\, was publi
 shed in 2025 by the Oxford University Press. David holds a B.A. from Carle
 ton College\, a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School\, and a Ph.
 D. in political science from the University of California\, Berkeley.\n\n 
 \n\nA reception will follow after the discussion.\n\n \n\nThank you to our
  Wake Forest University cosponsors:\n\n \n\nAmerican Ethnic Studies\n\nDep
 artment of History\n\nDepartment of Politics & International Affairs\n\nDe
 partment for the Study of Religions\n\nInterdisciplinary Humanities Progra
 m\n\nMESAS (Middle East & South Asia Studies)\n\nThe Humanities Institute\
 n\n \n\nand \n\n \n\nThe National Endowment for the Humanities and the Wak
 e Forest University Humanities\nInstitute together: Democracy demands wisd
 om.\n\n \n\nNational Endowment for the Humanities Policy Statement:\nAny v
 iews\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this lectu
 re do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Hu
 manities.
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LOCATION:Z. Smith Reynolds Library\, ZSR Library Auditorium
SUMMARY:Jewish Studies Lecture Series with David Schraub
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 th-david-schraub
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CATEGORIES:Lectures
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