Jewish Feminists: Complex Identities and Activist Lives - Couverture souple

Pinsky, Dina

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 025207677X ISBN 13 : 9780252076770

Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2009

Synopsis

Jewish Feminists Examines how second-wave feminist activists retrospectively construct their identities as Jews and how these constructions have changed throughout their lives. This book demonstrates that Jews share a unique relationship to gender, influenced by their experiences and perspectives as Jews. Full description

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: 025207677X
• ISBN 13: 9780252076770
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 152