Nationality Canadian Citizenship Canadian and Czech | Name Ivan Kalmar Parents Edith Weiss | |
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Occupation Professor of Anthropology Books Early Orientalism: Imagined Islam and the Notion of Sublime Power, The Trotskys, Freuds and Woody Allens | ||
Islamophobia anti semitism by prof ivan kalmar
Ivan Kalmar (born February 13, 1948) is a Canadian professor.
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- Islamophobia anti semitism by prof ivan kalmar
- Prof Ivan Kalmar Neighbourhood Interfaith Dinner
- Early life
- Education
- Career
- References
Prof Ivan Kalmar - Neighbourhood Interfaith Dinner
Early life
Soon after he was born in Prague, his family moved to Komárno, and later to Bratislava. When he was seventeen, he left what was then Czechoslovakia, and eventually arrived in the United States. Kalmar's family settled down in Philadelphia.
Education
Kalmar attended The University of Pennsylvania. There he received his undergraduate degree. Moving to Toronto during the Vietnam War, he took up study at The University of Toronto, where he received both a master's degree and a PhD in anthropology.
Career
Kalmar is currently a Professor of Anthropology at The University of Toronto. He is also involved with first-year undergraduate education at Victoria College, including the Vic One Program, where he holds the title of Hon. Newton W. Rowell Professor. In his recent research, the focus has been on western Christian views of Jews and Muslims. Currently, Kalmar is working on attitudes and policies towards Islam and Muslims in the eastern, formerly communist-ruled areas of the European Union.