As Transition Looms, Jewish Studies is Mired in Controversy
What is the state of Jewish Studies in America? This question has been raised anew…
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Decolonizing Jewish Studies Part II: A Response to the Backlash
Recently, we identified Jewish Studies scholarship that is sexist, racist, and cisheteronormative, arguing that neoliberal…
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What’s the Matter With Jewish Studies? Sexism, Harassment, and Neoliberalism For Starters
When our colleagues in Jewish Studies courageously publicized the systematic and decades-long sexual harassment and…
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Dispatches From the Rhodian Shore: A (Tough) Love Letter to Religious Studies
When writing as critical scholars of religion about the impacts and role of religion in…
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The University of Vermont Might Be Done With Religion, But Religion Isn’t Done With Us
In case you missed it: Religion has had quite a year. The Muslim Ban celebrated…
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Tearing Down Evangelical Icons: Why Penn’s Decision to Remove George Whitefield Statue May Be Good for American Evangelicalism
It’s a curious fact of history that a statue of John Wesley stands prominently ensconced…
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On the Erasure of Whiteness in Responses to Convicted Pedophile Jan Joosten, a White Man
In her now classic paper titled White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo writes about the many ways…
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Love the Scholarship But Hate the Scholar’s Sin?: ‘Himpathy’ for an Academic Pedophile Enables a Culture of Abuse
In her excellent book Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny, the philosopher Kate Manne coined…
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In a Powerful Statement Black Presidents and Deans Say: No More Stolen Black Lives!
On Monday, I and a group of womanist Presidents and Deans, decided that we would…
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The Heart of Texas Ain’t Hateful: An Open Letter to Lawmakers From a Texan Trans Queer Latinx
Dear Texas Legislators, The Lone Star State still holds a ten-gallon spot in my heart,…
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