For 2/11: Jakobsen and Gubar

Two articles, one of which inspired the title of the course! Prioritize the Jakobsen if you only have time to read one article; the Gubar concerns feminism rather than queerness per se, although it, like the Jakobsen, examines activist analogy in Jewish tradition.

Janet Jakobsen’s “Queers are Like Jews, Aren’t They? Analogy and Alliance Politics” available here: Download

Susan Gubar’s “Eating the Bread of Affliction: Judaism and Feminist Criticism” available here:Download

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