Teaching for Coalition: Dismantling "Jewish-Progressive Conflict" through Feminist and Queer Pedagogy.

The article focuses on tensions underpinning the Jewish progressive identity, a rift that often emerges in discourse surrounding the historic Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It mentions need to re-define "Jewishness" and "anti- Semitism" and ultimately to create higher levels of comprehension and coll...

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Published in:Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 126 - 167
Main Author: Branfman, Jonathan
Format: Article
Published: University of Nebraska Press 2019
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Summary:The article focuses on tensions underpinning the Jewish progressive identity, a rift that often emerges in discourse surrounding the historic Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It mentions need to re-define "Jewishness" and "anti- Semitism" and ultimately to create higher levels of comprehension and collaboration through education. It also mentions intersectional pedagogy that integrates theories and practices stemming from diverse communities, such as feminist, queer, Jewish, and people of color.