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Edition 6 (1994) Winner
Ivan Kalmar
イヴァン・カルマー
Ivan Kalmar
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-02-13 （Prague）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Prague, Czechoslovakia → Komárno, Czechoslovakia → Bratislava, Czechoslovakia → Philadelphia, United States → Toronto, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- anthropologist, professor
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs, Victoria College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | BA | 1960年代後半 | United States |
| University of Toronto | — | Anthropology | MA, PhD | ベトナム戦争期 | Canada |
University of Pennsylvania
Degree:
BA
Period:
1960年代後半
Country:
United States
Undergraduate degree
University of Toronto
Anthropology
Degree:
MA, PhD
Period:
ベトナム戦争期
Country:
Canada
MA and PhD in anthropology
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Trotskys, Freuds, and Woody Allens: Portrait of a Culture
1994 Cultural AnthropologyPortrait of Jewish intellectual culture exemplified by figures like Trotskeys, Freuds, and Woody Allens.
Jewish cultureIntellectuals
Orientalism and the Jews
2005 Cultural AnthropologyEdited volume exploring the relationship between Orientalism and Jews.
OrientalismJews
Early Orientalism: Imagined Islam and the Notion of Sublime Power
2014 Cultural AnthropologyExamines imagined Islam and the notion of sublime power in early Orientalism.
OrientalismIslam
White But Not Quite: Central Europe's Illiberal Revolt
2022 Political AnthropologyAnalyzes illiberal revolt and populism in Central Europe.
IlliberalismPopulism
Bibliography
- The Origins of the 'Spanish Synagogue' of Prague
- Moorish Style: Orientalism, the Jews, and Synagogue Architecture
- Benjamin Disraeli: Romantic Orientalist
- Antisemitism and Islamophobia: The Formation of a Secret
- Is Islam Anti-Semitic?
- Arabizing the Bible: Racial Supersessionism in Nineteenth Century Christian Art and Biblical Criticism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ScholarlyAnalytical
- Recurring Motifs
- OrientalismJewsIslamAntisemitismIslamophobia
Legacy
Czechoslovak-born Canadian anthropologist and Professor at the University of Toronto, specializing in Western Christian views of Jews and Muslims, and illiberalism and populism in Eastern Europe.
Trivia
- Left Czechoslovakia at the age of 17 to settle in the United States.
- Moved to Canada during the Vietnam War to study at the University of Toronto.