Jewish Feminists: Complex Identities and Activist Lives - Brossura

Pinsky, Dina

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ISBN 10: 025207677X ISBN 13: 9780252076770

Casa editrice: Univ of Illinois Pr, 2009

Riassunto

Studying American Jewish feminism from the 1960s and '70s, Jewish Feminists examines how second-wave feminist activists retrospectively construct their identities as Jews and how these constructions have changed throughout their lives. Dina Pinsky argues that these Jewish feminists experience a sense of ambivalence as both feminists and Jews as they ask how being Jewish makes them different from other women (or feminist men). Drawing from interviews with more than two dozen second-wave feminist Jews, of which five are men, Pinsky describes how these identities sometimes coincide or contrast. The book demonstrates that Jews share a unique relationship to gender, influenced by their experiences and perspectives as Jews. Pinsky adds to the feminist dialogue about cultural difference and intersectionality by exploring the narratives of a group that has long been absent from this discussion.

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Recensione:

"Delightful to read, this book provides an underrepresented perspective in Jewish women's studies and significant evidence about the ways individuals negotiate changes brought about by social movements." --Rebecca T. Alpert, author of Whose Torah? A Concise Guide to Progressive Judaism

L'autore:

Dina Pinsky is an assistant professor of sociology at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Illinois Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 025207677X
• ISBN 13: 9780252076770
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 137