S. Antisemitism and U.S. Law

What is antisemitism and how has it appeared in United States law? This course addresses these questions through analysis of anti-Jewish discrimination in the United States between the colonial period and the present, exploring different legal dimensions of anti-Jewish bigotry, discrimination, and violence. Probing anti-Jewish practices and discourses, you will learn to identify representations of Jews as “others;” determine the origins and sources of anti-Jewish sentiments and policies; analyze similarities and differences between anti-Jewish bigotry and racism and xenophobia; and consider how expressions of antisemitism have appeared in the American legal system.