Rachel S. Harris
Why Are Jewish Studies Syllabi So White And Male?
Despite decades of advocacy on recovering lost voices, male professors are still putting together courses that suggest only white men ever held pens.
Who Is The Real Victim In The Seduction Story Of Joseph And Potiphar’s Wife?
In the biblical recounting, Potiphar’s wife was the evil seductress of the innocent Joseph. But is the story really that simple?
MeToo: Academia Has Its Fair Share Of Sexual Predators
Not even having a doctorate and publishing respected research in your field can keep you safe from sexual harassment.
Tuvia Ruebner, a Poet of Tragedy and Dissent
Tuvia Ruebner is a poet’s poet. Though distinguished and admired in Hebrew and German literary circles, he was little known for most of his career in Israel.
Fiction and Farce: Democracy at the MLA
At the Modern Language Association Assembly delegates voted to chastise israel but not boycott its academics. Sadly, the farcical atmosphere made it impossible to take the debating process seriously.
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MLA Panel Is High On Emotion, Low On Facts
At a Modern Language Association talk on the academic boycott of Israel, panelists gave little weight to arguments and facts, deciding instead to appeal to scholars’ emotions.
Poetry for a Time Gone Mad
The second half of the 20th century saw a boom in Hebrew poetry unlike anything since the Golden Age of Spain 1,000 years earlier. Using their evolving vernacular, Israeli poets synthesized the literary traditions of the past with rich new waves of English and American poetry. In doing so, they created a poetic world that sings out louder and more poignantly than a news broadcast ever could. At a time of yet more violence and political turmoil in Israel, poetry offers a perspective on the human condition.