Jewish Voices in Feminism

Transnational Perspectives

Nelly Las (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2015
University of Nebraska Press (Verlag)
978-0-8032-7704-5 (ISBN)

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Feminist theories maintain that gender issues are a ubiquitous component of our lives, intersecting with every aspect of the society in which we live and interact. Because the feminist debate has included questions important to Jewish discourse, including religion, antisemitism, Zionism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is not surprising that such matters should also be of concern to Jewish women, many of whom have played an active role in feminist movements.

In Jewish Voices in Feminism, Nelly Las navigates primarily among three cultures (French, Anglo-American, and Israeli) to present a philosophical and historical analysis of the intersection between contemporary Jewish dilemmas and feminism and its impact on Jewish thinking. She also explains the ambivalent attitude of feminist activists regarding current developments in the Jewish world. This book, based on extensive documentation that includes written and oral testimonies, provides a wide variety of gender-centered approaches to ethics, solidarity, identity, and memory.

Nelly Las is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a Helen Gartner Hammer Scholar-in-Residence at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. Her interests include comparative Jewish diasporas in cross-cultural and gender perspectives. She is the author of Jewish Women in a Changing World: A History of the International Council of Jewish Women, originally published in French and available in English. Ruth Morris is a freelance translator and researcher.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: New Orientations and Commitments in Contemporary Feminism
1. Differences and Identities: From Feminist Controversies to Current Jewish Dilemmas
2. The Use and Abuse of Jews/Women Analogies in Contradictory Arguments
3. Identity through the Feminist Lens: American Responses
4. Being Jewish and Feminist in France
5. From Confrontation to Dialogue: Jewish Women Face Christian Theologies
6. Feminism, Secularism, and Religion in France
7. Feminism and Zionism: Conflictual Narratives
8. Israel and Zionism in the Global Feminist Debate
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2015
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Antisemitism
Übersetzer	Ruth Morris
Verlagsort	Lincoln
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-8032-7704-0 / 0803277040
ISBN-13	978-0-8032-7704-5 / 9780803277045
Zustand	Neuware