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Illustrates the diversity of Jewish lesbian queer experience through a range of topics, voices, and genres, encouraging readers to rethink narrow conceptions of Jewishness.

Illustrates the diversity of Jewish lesbian queer experience through a range of topics, voices, and genres, encouraging readers to rethink narrow conceptions of Jewishness.

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 n...

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.

A definitive collection of original essays on queer politics    From Harvey Milk to ACT UP to Proposition 8, no political change in the last two decades has been as rapid as the advancement of civil rights for LGBTQ people. As we face a critical juncture in progressive activism, political science, which has been slower than most disciplines to study the complexity of queer politics, must grapple with the shifting landscape of LGBTQ rights and ...

A definitive collection of original essays on queer politics From Harvey Milk to ACT UP to Proposition 8, no political change in the last two decades has been as rapid as the advancement of civil rights for LGBTQ people. As we face a critical juncture in progressive activism, political science, which has been slower than most disciplines to study the complexity of queer politics, must grapple with the shifting landscape of LGBTQ rights and inc...

Through a collection of essays by scholars and activists, this text examines multiculturalism within and beyond the Jewish community. It looks at such issues as: what is multiculturalism to Jews? How have tensions between Jews and Blacks developed? How can synagogues reach gays and lesbians?

Democratic Theorizing from the Margins lays out the basic parameters of diversity-based politics as a still emerging form of democratic theory. Students, activists, and scholars engage in diversity politics on the ground but generally remain unable to conceptualize a broad understanding of how "politics from the margins" -- that is, political thinking and action that comes from groups often left on the outside of mainstream organizing and acti...

In this book, the author skillfully combines a lucid review of Liberal political theory and its understanding of the role of groups in the political process, a sophisticated analysis of Hobbesian philosophy, and a rich history of Jewish activist groups like Breira, Americans for Peace Now (APN ), and The Jewish Women's Consultation. She theorizes about a new democratic process, showing philosophers and activists how to envision and enact a mor...

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Brettschneider asks important questions... the book is a call for contemporary radical democratic theorists to refocus our attention on these questions." Political Theory "Democratic Theorizing from the Margins is a very well-written, lucidly argued, important and timely book that deserves a wide audience...Her work is an excellent platform from which to examine what effectively is the current crisis of democracy, though politicians and the me...

Addresses the absence of Jewish subjects in intersectionality studies and demonstrates how to do intersectionality work inclusive of Jewish perspectives.

The strength of this book is the passionate voice of Brettschneider and her ability to harness it for a fresh discussion of the place of Jewishness in American multicultural thought. The writing is truly impressive." -- Matti Bunzl, author of Symptoms of Modernity: Jews and Queers in Late-Twentieth-Century Vienna

The strength of this book is the passionate voice of Brettschneider and her ability to harness it for a fresh discussion of the place of Jewishness in American multicultural thought. The writing is truly impressive." -- Matti Bunzl, author of Symptoms of Modernity: Jews and Queers in Late-Twentieth-Century Vienna