On Skinazi's Women of Valor: Orthodox Jewish Troll Fighters, Crime Writers, and Rock Stars in Contemporary Literature and Culture

[...]a perspective allows for positive readings of Orthodox Jewish women as devoting themselves to religious study, displaying rigorous domestic and intellectual knowledge, possessing business acumen, and being active as community members. Literature is the core source for interpretation, although t...

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Published in:Jewish film & new media 2019-10, Vol.7 (2), p.257-260
Main Author: Baker, Donna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
Autobiographies
Community
Contemporary literature
Crime
Cultural identity
Culture
Gender
Goodman, Allegra
Human bias
Judaism
Literary criticism
Motion pictures
Novels
Popular culture
Religion
Religious orthodoxy
REVIEWS
Stereotypes
Women
Womens literature
Writers
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Summary:[...]a perspective allows for positive readings of Orthodox Jewish women as devoting themselves to religious study, displaying rigorous domestic and intellectual knowledge, possessing business acumen, and being active as community members. Literature is the core source for interpretation, although the inclusion of film and music at the end of the monograph adds weight to her argument that Orthodox Jewish women are more accomplished and liberated than traditional popular references allow. [...]Skinazi makes distinctions about the creators she analyzes, identifying gender biases and considering cultural stereotypes regarding a creator's place in or outside Orthodoxy. Orthodox Jewish women are not alone in this negative treatment in popular culture, of course, and Skinazi provides examples in of the same gender biases and stereotypes faced by Muslim women and women who belong to conservative, separatist communities of practice.
ISSN:2169-0324
2169-0332
DOI:10.13110/jewifilmnewmedi.7.2.0257