Jewish Feminists: Complex Identities and Activist Lives - Couverture rigide

Pinsky, Dina

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0252034864 ISBN 13 : 9780252034862

Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2009

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 feminists. 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.

Revue de presse

"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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of Illinois Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0252034864
• ISBN 13: 9780252034862
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 152