Gender in Jewish Studies: Re-Evaluations of Jewish Everyday History and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe

The workshop "Gender in Jewish Studies: Re-Evaluations of Jewish Everyday History and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe" gathered scholars specializing in Jewish and non-Jewish history of Europe, to generate discussion on the place of Jewish studies in the gendered history of the region and situate Jewish Studies in a broader academic landscape transformed by the gender turn.

Grupa uczestniczek konferencji edukacyjnej siedzi w sali w Muzeum POLIN. W tle jakiś mężczyzna robi zdjęcia.

fot. M. Starowieyska / Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich

Organizers:

Center for Jewish Studies, University of Graz
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

During the workshop, we discussed about encounters between Jewish and non-Jewish men and women; perspectives on queerness, masculinity and femininity; aspects of distinct gendered Jewish history.