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Edition 32 (2020) Winner
Derek Jonathan Penslar
デレク・ペンスラー
Dereku Jonasan Pensurā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958 （Los Angeles）
- Nationality
- American, Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Los Angeles → Stanford, California → Berkeley, California → Bloomington, Indiana → Toronto, Canada → Oxford, England → Cambridge, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- comparative historian, professor, Israel studies scholar
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto, University of Oxford, Harvard University
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Canada
- Influenced By
- Amos Funkenstein, Gerald Feldman
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | History | PhD | — | United States |
Stanford University
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
United States
undergraduate degree
University of California, Berkeley
History
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Advisors: Richard Webster, Amos Funkenstein, Gerald Feldman
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | Fellow |
| 2023 | National Jewish Book Award | Zionism: An Emotional State | — | Jewish Book Council | Finalist |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
2011
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
Fellow
National Jewish Book Award
2023
Work:
Zionism: An Emotional State
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader
2020 BiographyExplores the life and charismatic leadership of Theodor Herzl.
ZionismCharismatic leadership
Zionism: An Emotional State
2023 HistoryAnalyzes Zionism as an emotional state.
ZionismEmotion
Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918
1991 HistoryExamines the engineering of Jewish settlement in Palestine from 1870-1918.
ZionismTechnocracy
Translations
- Hebrew version (2001)
Bibliography
- Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918
- In Search of Jewish Community: Jewish Identities in Germany and Austria, 1918-1933
- Shylock's Children: Economics and Jewish Identity in Modern Europe
- Orientalism and the Jews
- Contemporary Antisemitism: Canada and the World
- Israel in History: The Jewish State in Comparative Perspective
- Israël face à son passé
- The Origins of Israel 1882-1948: A Documentary History
- Jews and the Military: A History
- Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader
- Zionism: An Emotional State
- Unacknowledged Kinships: Postcolonial Studies and the Historiography of Zionism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarlycomparative historical
- Recurring Motifs
- ZionismJewish diasporacolonialism
Legacy
Renowned comparative historian specializing in modern Israel and diaspora Jewish societies, global nationalism, European colonialism, and post-colonial states. Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Canada
In Popular Culture
- Media controversy over 2024 appointment as co-chair of Harvard's Antisemitism Task Force
Trivia
- In January 2024, appointed co-chair of Harvard's Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism, drawing criticism from Bill Ackman and Lawrence Summers but support from numerous scholars.