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Jewish Lesbian Scholarship in a Time of Change is the first major work in Jewish lesbian studies in more than a decade.
Once a vibrant field, few works in Jewish queer studies in recent years have looked at the experiences of, and scholarship on, Jewish women, feminists, and those identified as lesbians. Correcting a twenty-first century shift away from explicitly feminist investigations in Jewish queer and LBGTQ studies, this work signals a new trend of scholarly works in the field. The chapters span an array of genres, presenting the rich diversity of Jewish lesbians as they are, as well as of Jewish lesbian scholarship today. This collection makes an innovative contribution to Jewish studies, lesbian and queer studies, gender studies, as well as to racial and cultural diversity studies.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. Legible lesbian lines: The bilingual poetry of Irena Klepfisz 3. Portrayals of the internal God among Ashkenazi Jewish Orthodox lesbians in Israel 4. Holding on to history and each other: The unexpected LGBTQ legacy of a Czech Holocaust survivor and a Torah scroll from her hometown 5. On my own terms 6. Narrow bridges: Jewish lesbian feminism, identity politics, and the "hard ground" of alliance 7. Alef and Shem: Original artwork 8. Wedding the dragon: The powerful feminine as seen in Jewish women's dreams
About the author
Marla Brettschneider is prolific and award-winning author and Professor of Political Theory with a joint appointment in Women's and Genders Studies and Political Science at the University of New Hampshire, USA where she has chaired both of her departments and founded Queer Studies, Social Justice Leadership Studies, and a graduate program in Feminist Studies.
Summary
Correcting a twenty-first century shift away from explicitly feminist investigations in Jewish queer and LBGTQ studies, this work signals a new trend of scholarly works in the field. It spans an array of genres, presenting the rich diversity of Jewish lesbians and Jewish lesbian scholarship today.
