What Leads Idealists into Morally Disastrous Territory? - Adam Kirsch on the Ideology of Settler Colonialism and Preferable Traditions of the Oppressed

RevDem Podcast

In this new conversation at the Review of Democracy, Adam Kirsch – author of the new book On Settler Colonialism. Ideology, Violence, and Justice – discusses the ideology of settler colonialism and how it leads idealists into morally disastrous territory; reflects on whether the application of this ideology to the State of Israel should be viewed as continuing the long, highly problematic tradition of antisemitism; considers whether there are valuable elements in this ideology that would be worth salvaging; and suggests preferable ways to think about the traditions of the oppressed.

Adam Kirsch is a poet and literary critic. He is an editor of The Wall Street Journal’s weekend Review section and the author of a host of significant books that include The Blessing and the Curse. The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century as well as The Revolt Against Humanity. Imagining a Future Without Us.

On Settler Colonialism. Ideology, Violence, and Justice has been published by W.W. Norton.