Joseph Rosen

Joseph Rosen

Department:
rosen-portrait

Joseph Rosen writes about how cultural memory and historical trauma affect contemporary politics. He is currently bringing his research into mainstream media and public forums. “The Third Solitude” re-assesses myths of anti-Semitism in Quebec, and was nominated for Best Essay by the National Magazine Awards 2016. “The Israel Taboo” addresses why it is so difficult to talk about Israel in Canada, and was nominated for Best Essay by the National Magazine Awards 2015.expand

Since then, Rosen has hosted public dialogues about Israeli-Palestine in various forums, including a public talk by Ari Shavit. He has also engaged in political discussions of Israel and Canadian politics in The Walrus and in The Harper Decade. Rosen has engaged in public conversations with novelists Yann Martel, Ayelet Tasabari, (a Yemenite-Israeli author), and Assaf Gavron (an Israeli author who has written novels about suicide bombing and settlements). During an FQRSC postdoctoral fellowship at CEREV Rosen focused on the role of trauma and testimony in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.