Zipporah, queen of the desert : living as queer and trans Jews in Australia / Shoshana Rosenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenberg, Shoshana, author.

Series:

Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; 1058-1634 vol. 553.

Counterpoints, 1058-1634 ; vol. 553

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish gay people--Australia.

Jewish gay people.

Jewish trans people--Australia.

Jewish trans people.

Physical Description:

viii, 165 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2024]

Summary:

"This book delves into the lived experiences of queer and trans Jewish people living in so-called Australia. The book weaves interviews, personal stories, and political analysis together to form a work which explores how queerness, transness, and Jewishness interplay in the context of living in the modern-day colony. Through discussions of Zionism, queer liberation, and community-making, the book provides insight into the historical and contemporary relationships queer and trans Jews have to ourselves, each other, the nation-state, and the world. In typical Jewish fashion, this book is less about answers than it is about questions: how do we live a Jewish life queerly or a queer life Jewishly? What role do queer and trans Jews play in the tapestry of personal, national, and international politics? And perhaps most importantly, what can queer and trans Jewish experiences in Australia tell us about how we move forward in solidarity with our own communities and those who share in our struggles?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Swirling Towards Freedom: Hermeneutics, Decolonizing Methodologies, and Queer Jewish Approaches to Qualitative Research

Hereness and Community

Families, Inner Worlds, and Queerness

Reinventing Tradition: Holy Days, Artefacts, and Noshing

Elsewhereness, Landlessness, and Queer Jewish Solidarity

Belonging

Threads and Dead Ends

An Un-Conclusion

Afterword: Zipporah, Queen of The Desert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Rosenberg, Shoshana. Zipporah, queen of the desert

ISBN:

9781636676401

1636676405

OCLC:

1434754163

Publisher Number:

90102122441