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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.
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"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
About the Author
Dina Pinsky is an assistant professor of sociology at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania.
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- PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0252034864
- ISBN 13 9780252034862
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages152
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