Title:
Jewish voices in feminism : transnational perspectives / Nelly Las ; translated by Ruth Morris.
Author:
Las, Nelly, author.
Morris, Ruth, translator.
Publication Information:
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2015]
Call Number:
BM729.W6 L3713 2015
Abstract:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780803277045
9780803277496
9780827611955
Series:
Studies in antisemitism
Studies in antisemitism (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
viii, 261 pages ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"Original French-language edition: Voix juives dans le féminisme : Résonances françaises et anglo-américaines, ©2011, Paris."
Contents:
Introduction: New orientations and commitments in contemporary feminism ; "If I am not for myself, who will be for me?" ; United States/France: two-way influences -- Differences and identities: from feminist controversies to current Jewish dilemmas ; Feminist theories: thinking about identities ; The concept of "difference" in Jewish identity ; Dissolution of identity: "feminine" and "Jews" as metaphors -- The use and abuse of Jews/women analogies in contradictory arguments ; historical origins of the Jews/women analogy ; Contemporary uses of the Jews/women analogy ; The sexism/racism analogy applied to antisemitism -- Identity through the feminist lens: American responses ; In search of roots: the emergence of a "Jewish feminism" ; Opposition to Jewish feminism: alternative approaches -- Being Jewish and feminist in France ; Postwar reflections on Jewish identity in France ; Discussing "Jewishness" in the French feminist movement ; Feminist activists raise the issue of antisemitism ; Voices of remembrance and silences of memory ; The state of Israel: identity-based involvement ; Ambiguities of French Jewish identity in "feminine writing" -- From confrontation to dialogue: Jewish women face Christian theologies ; The birth and development of a feminist theology ; From anti-Judaism to interreligious dialogue ; Jewish female theologians reply to feminist theologies ; Christian feminists denounce anti-Judaism ; The feminization of the divine -- Feminism, secularism, and religion in France ; Some theological approaches within French feminism ; The "feminine" in French Jewish thought ; Jewish identity in the context of secular French feminism ; The status of women in the French Jewish community ; Jewish-Christian dialogue in French thought ; Islam, Judaism Christianity: striking a balance -- Feminism and Zionism: conflictual narratives ; defining Zionism through the feminist looking glass ; Facing the reality of Israel: women's involvement -- Israel and Zionism in the global feminist debate ; UN women's conference: Jewish women on the defensive ; Anguish, dilemmas, and confusion: confronting Israel's wars ; The question of Zionism in Anglo-American feminism ; Feminist friendship for Israel: A French expectation?
Added Author:
Uniform Title:
Voix juives dans le féminisme. English
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