Sappho in the Holy Land

Lesbian Existence and Dilemmas in Contemporary Israel

AvChava Frankfort-Nachmias,Erella Shadmi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

Essays on the experience of lesbians in contemporary Israeli society.This unique collection examines the experience of lesbians in Israel, providing insight into some of the institutions that have helped shape that experience. The book analyzes and interprets how culturally specific political, ideological, and social systems construct lesbian identities, experiences, and dilemmas, and it also explores how a specific society is seen, understood, and interpreted from a lesbian perspective. Written by scholars, professionals, and grassroots activists representing different sectors of the Israeli political spectrum, this book provides a broad perspective of the lesbian experience in Israel.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-12-16
Mått:162 x 236 x 15 mm
Vikt:517 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Israeli Studies
Antal sidor:289
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791463178

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HBTQ+ inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Chava Frankfort-Nachmias is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, and Erella Shadmi is Senior Lecturer of Criminology and Head of the Women's and Gender Studies Department at Beit Berl College.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments 1. Knowing Lesbians, Lesbian Knowing: IntroductionChava Frankfort-Nachmias and Erella Shadmi Part I: Experience 2. Lesbians in Israel: A Legal PerspectiveIra Hadar 3. The Story of ClaF: The Community of Lesbian FeministsHaya Shalom 4. To Re-Construct the Community: Lesbians on a KibbutzNurit Barkai 5. Emigration: The Case of the Israeli LesbianChava Frankfort-Nachmias 6. Orthodox Lesbians: Not a Contradiction in TermsDevorah Esther Part II: Culture and Identity 7. Toward a History of Gay Bars in Israel: A MemoirAmalia Ziv 8. The Presentation of Self of Young Israeli Lesbians: A Discourse on Split IdentityDiana Luzzatto 9. Crafting Multilayered Identities in IsraelPnina Motzafi-Haller 10. From "Sexless in Russia" to "Proud Israeli Lesbian": Immigration Stories of Coming OutAdi Kuntsman Part III: Politics 11. Lesbians in the Women's Peace MovementSu Schachter 12. Alliance and Denial: Lesbian Protest in Women in BlackHannah Safran 13. A Rainbow KufiyyaMickey M Part IV: Social Construction 14. Israeli Lesbians, National Identity, and MotherhoodRuti Kadish 15. The Construction of Lesbianism as Nonissue in IsraelErella Shadmi Glossary List of Contributors Index