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Women Framing Hair

Author : Heather Hanna
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443877786
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Women Framing Hair written by Heather Hanna and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the complex and enigmatic motif of hair in the work of five contemporary women artists, Chrystl Rijkeboer, Alice Maher, Annegret Soltau, Kathy Prendergast and Ellen Gallagher, from the late 1970s to the present. It investigates why hair is such a productive and resonant site of meaning, how it is suggestive of, and responds to, serial strategies, and why it appears to be of particular significance to women who are artists. It explores the implications of hair as an embodied material, its role as a haptic metaphor of the life cycle, and what might be seen as a darker, more liminal side of hair as a site of excess and body waste, and its ability to represent trauma and ‘wounding’. It also discusses some of the divergent histories of hair as a rich marker of identity in cultural discourses of beauty, myth and femininity, and as a symbol of status and power. Informed by a range of theoretical approaches, this book draws on Julia Kristeva’s theorizations of the abject, Hélène Cixous’s notion of écriture feminine, and a Deleuzian consideration of difference.

Feminist Interrogations of Women's Head Hair

Author : Sigal Barak-Brandes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429999887
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Feminist Interrogations of Women's Head Hair written by Sigal Barak-Brandes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminist scholarship has looked extensively at the perception of the body as a flexible construction of cultural and social dictates, but head hair has been often overlooked. Feminist Interrogations of Women's Head Hair brings new focus to this underrepresented topic through its intersections with contemporary socio-cultural contexts. Scholars from a wide range of disciplines investigate private and public meanings associated with female head hair, problematising our assumptions about its role and implications in the 21st Century. Readers are invited to reflect on the use of hair in popular culture, such as children’s television and pop album artwork, as well as in work by women artists. Studies examine the lived experiences of women from a range of backgrounds and histories, including curly-haired women in Israel, African American women, and lesbians in France. Other essays interrogate the connotations of women’s head hair in relation to body image, religion, and aging. Feminist Interrogations of Women's Head Hair brings together cultural discourses and the lived experiences of women, across time and place, to reveal the complex and ever-evolving significance of hair. It is an important contribution to the critical feminist thought in cultural studies, fashion studies, media studies, African American studies, queer theory, gerontology, psychology, and sociology.

Curly Girl

Author : Lorraine Massey
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780761123002
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Curly Girl written by Lorraine Massey and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides tips for curly hair including shampooing, conditioners, drying, combing, styling, getting the right cut, and how to heal hair after years of strong detergents and damaging blow dryers.

The Frame in Classical Art

Author : Verity Platt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316943275
Total Pages : 737 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book The Frame in Classical Art written by Verity Platt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The frames of classical art are often seen as marginal to the images that they surround. Traditional art history has tended to view framing devices as supplementary 'ornaments'. Likewise, classical archaeologists have often treated them as tools for taxonomic analysis. This book not only argues for the integral role of framing within Graeco-Roman art, but also explores the relationship between the frames of classical antiquity and those of more modern art and aesthetics. Contributors combine close formal analysis with more theoretical approaches: chapters examine framing devices across multiple media (including vase and fresco painting, relief and free-standing sculpture, mosaics, manuscripts and inscriptions), structuring analysis around the themes of 'framing pictorial space', 'framing bodies', 'framing the sacred' and 'framing texts'. The result is a new cultural history of framing - one that probes the sophisticated and playful ways in which frames could support, delimit, shape and even interrogate the images contained within.

Playing at Home

Author : Gill Perry
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780232292
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Playing at Home written by Gill Perry and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art Since the ’80s, a new series from Reaktion Books, seeks to offer compelling surveys of popular themes in contemporary art. In the first book in the series, Gill Perry reveals how the house and the idea of home have inspired a range of imaginative and playful works by artists across the globe. Exploring how artists have engaged with this theme in different contexts—from mobile homes and beach houses to haunted houses and broken homes—Playing at Home shows that our relationship with houses involves complex responses in which gender, race, class, and status overlap, and that through these relationships we turn a house into a home. Perry looks at the works of numerous artists, including Tracey Emin, Rachel Whiteread, Michael Landy, Mike Kelley, and Peter Garfield, as well as the work of artists who travel across continents and see home as a shifting notion, such as Do-Ho-Suh and Song Dong. She also engages with the work of philosophers and cultural theorists from Walter Benjamin and Gaston Bachelard to Johan Huizinga and Henri Lefebvre, who inform our understanding of living and dwelling. Ultimately, she argues that irony, parody, and play are equally important in our interpretations of these works on the home. With over one hundred images, Playing at Home covers a wide range of art and media in a fascinating look at why there’s no place like home.

New Growth

Author : Jasmine Nichole Cobb
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478023708
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book New Growth written by Jasmine Nichole Cobb and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Frederick Douglass to Angela Davis, “natural hair” has been associated with the Black freedom struggle. In New Growth Jasmine Nichole Cobb traces the history of Afro-textured coiffure, exploring it as a visual material through which to reimagine the sensual experience of Blackness. Through close readings of slave narratives, scrapbooks, travel illustrations, documentary films, and photography as well as collage, craft, and sculpture, from the nineteenth century to the present, Cobb shows how the racial distinctions ascribed to people of African descent become simultaneously visible and tactile. Whether examining Soul Train’s and Ebony’s promotion of the Afro hairstyle alongside styling products or how artists such as Alison Saar and Lorna Simpson underscore the construction of Blackness through the representation of hair, Cobb foregrounds the inseparability of Black hair’s look and feel. Demonstrating that Blackness is palpable through appearance and feeling, Cobb reveals the various ways that people of African descent forge new relationships to the body, public space, and visual culture through the embrace of Black hair.

Framing Jewish Culture

Author : Simon J. Bronner
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 180085742X
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Framing Jewish Culture written by Simon J. Bronner and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modernity offers people choices about who they want to be and how they want to appear to others. The way in which Jews choose to frame their identity establishes the dynamic of their social relations with other Jews and non-Jews - a dynamic complicated by how non-Jews position the boundaries around what and who they define as Jewish. This book uncovers these processes, historically, as well as in contemporary behavior, and finds explanations for the various manifestations, in feeling and action, of 'being Jewish.' Boundaries and borders raise fundamental questions about the difference between Jews and non-Jews. At root, the question is how 'Jewish' is understood in social situations where people recognize or construct boundaries between their own identity and those of others. The question is important because this is by definition the point at which the lines of demarcation between Jews and non-Jews, and between different groupings of Jews, are negotiated. Collectively, the contributors to the book expand our understanding of the social dynamics of framing Jewish identity. The book opens with an introduction that locates the issues raised by the contributors in terms of the scholarly traditions from which they have evolved. Part I presents four essays dealing with the construction and maintenance of boundaries - two by scholars showing how boundaries come to be etched on an ethnic landscape and two by activists who question and adjust distinctions among neighbors. Part II focuses on expressive means of conveying identity and memory, while, in Part III, the discussion turns to museum exhibitions and festive performances as locations for the negotiation of identity in the public sphere. A lively discussion forum concludes the book with a consideration of the paradoxes of Jewish heritage revival in Poland, and the perception of that revival by Jews and non-Jews. *** ..".these essays help us understand the social dynamics of Jewish identity and how identity is constructed in modern life." -- AJL Reviews, February/March 2015 (Series: Jewish Cultural Studies - Vol. 4) [Subject: Jewish Studies, Cultural Studies]

Women's Costume of the Near and Middle East

Author : Jennifer M. Scarce
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113678392X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Women's Costume of the Near and Middle East written by Jennifer M. Scarce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical and cultural richness of the Near and Middle East is reflected visually in its costume. In this book, Jennifer Scarce makes brilliant use of years or research to provide a lucid acount of the development of women's dress from the fourteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Her study of costume is set in th ebroader context of the social and economic background of the Ottoman Empire, giving the subject a new an fascinating slant. A detailed discussion of cut and construction is accompanied by pattern layouts and numerous photographs which clearly illustrate the different styles of dress through the centuries. Women's costume of the Near and Middle East is a hitherto sadly neglected subject. After years of original research across the world, this gap has been admirably filled by Jennifer Scarce's scholarly readable study.

Females in the Frame

Author : Penelope Jackson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030446921
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Females in the Frame written by Penelope Jackson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-16 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is available in audiobook format, narrated by Kerry Fox: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Females-in-the-Frame-Audiobook/B08PC6YSW1?asin=B08PC6YSW1&source_code=ASUOR22212112000M8 This book explores the untold history of women, art, and crime. It has long been widely accepted that women have not played an active role in the art crime world, or if they have, it has been the part of the victim or peacemaker. Women, Art, and Crime overturns this understanding, as it investigates the female criminals who have destroyed, vandalised, stolen, and forged art, as well as those who have conned clients and committed white-collar crimes in their professional occupations in museums, libraries, and galleries. Whether prompted by a desire for revenge, for money, the instinct to protect a loved one, or simply as an act of quality control, this book delves into the various motivations and circumstances of women art criminals from a wide range of countries, including the UK, the USA, New Zealand, Romania, Germany, and France. Through a consideration of how we have come to perceive art crime and the gendered language associated with its documentation, this pioneering study questions why women have been left out of the discourse to date and how, by looking specifically at women, we can gain a more complete picture of art crime history.

How to be a Victorian

Author : Ruth Goodman
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241958342
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book How to be a Victorian written by Ruth Goodman and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMAN We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner - like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish? Catch the omnibus to work and do the laundry in your corset? How to be a Victorian is a radical new approach to history; a journey back in time more personal than anything before, illuminating the overlapping worlds of health, sex, fashion, food, school, work and play. Surviving everyday life came down to the gritty details, the small necessities and tricks of living and this book will show you how. ______________________ 'Goodman skilfully creates a portrait of daily Victorian life with accessible, compelling, and deeply sensory prose' Erin Entrada Kelly 'We're lucky to have such a knowledgeable cicerone as Ruth Goodman . . . Revelatory' Alexandra Kimball 'Goodman's research is impeccable . . . taking the reader through an average day and presenting the oddities of life without condescension' Patricia Hagen

Re-framing Representations of Women

Author : Susan Shifrin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1315317575
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Re-framing Representations of Women written by Susan Shifrin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crossing disciplinary and chronological boundaries, this volume integrates text and image, essays and object pages to explore the processes inherent in gender representation, rather than resituating women in particular categories or spheres as other scholarly publications and exhibitions have done. Taking its lead from the 'Picturing' Women project on which it reflects and builds, the volume makes a substantial methodological contribution to the analysis of gender discourse and visuality. It offers new and stimulating scholarship that confronts historical patterns of representation that have defined what women were and are seen to be, and presents new contexts for unveiling what art historian Linda Nochlin has called the 'mixed messages' of representations of women.

Cracking the Highest Glass Ceiling

Author : Rainbow Murray
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313382492
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Cracking the Highest Glass Ceiling written by Rainbow Murray and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination of the role of gender stereotyping in media coverage of executive elections uses nine case studies from around the world to provide a unique comparative perspective. In recent years, more and more high-profile women candidates have been running for executive office in democracies all around the world. Cracking the Highest Glass Ceiling: A Global Comparison of Women's Campaigns for Executive Office is the first study to undertake an international comparison of women's campaigns for highest office and to identify the commonalities among them. For example, women candidates often begin as front-runners as the idea of a woman president captures the public imagination, followed by a decline in popularity as stereotypes and gendered media coverage kick in to erode the woman's perceived credibility as a national leader. On the basis of nine international case studies of recent campaigns written by thirteen country specialists, the volume develops an overarching framework which explores how gender stereotypes shape the course and outcome of women's campaigns in the male-dominated worlds of executive elections in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Australasia. This comparative approach allows the authors to discriminate between the contingent effects of a particular candidate or national culture and the universal operation of gender stereotyping. Case studies include the campaigns for executive office of Hillary Rodham Clinton (United States, 2008), Sarah Palin (United States, 2008), Angela Merkel (Germany, 2005 and 2009), Ségolène Royal (France, 2007), Helen Clark (New Zealand, 1996-2008), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (Argentina, 2007), Michelle Bachelet (Chile, 2006), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia, 2005), and Irene Sáez (Venezuela, 1998).

Framing Hijab in the European Mind

Author : Ghufran Khir-Allah
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811616531
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Framing Hijab in the European Mind written by Ghufran Khir-Allah and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compares how British and Spanish media have covered the French ban on hijab wearing in public schools. Using interdisciplinary approaches ranging from social psychology, semiology, cognitive linguistics and sociology, it seeks to explain how the hijab is interpreted as a sign by the mainstream culture, and hijab-wearing Muslim sub-culture. Based on an analysis of 108 articles published in the national newspaper from each context, this comparative study operates on two levels: a micro-level analysis of within-culture variations between mainstream culture and the hijab-wearing women; and a macro-level analysis of the cross-cultural variation between the British context and the Spanish one. The result is a profound insight into how each discourse reveals the different level of social integration of hijab-wearing women in these two different contexts. The Analysis methodology combines between Critical Discourse Analysis CDA, Conceptual Metaphor Theory CMT, and Cognitive Linguistics CL. The book introduces a novel analysis methodology for social and linguistic sciences. It is the Cognitive Critical Discourse Analysis methodology CCDA.

1900s-2020s Women's Hairstyles Through the Decades: 65 Women's Hairstyles and Their History

Author : Andrea Febrian
Publisher : Andrea Febrian
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1900s-2020s Women's Hairstyles Through the Decades: 65 Women's Hairstyles and Their History written by Andrea Febrian and published by Andrea Febrian. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore over a century of women's hairstyles with "1900s-2020s Women's Hairstyles Through the Decades: 65 Women's Hairstyles and Their History." This captivating journey through time showcases the evolution of iconic hairstyles, revealing not just the beauty trends of each decade but the cultural and historical contexts that shaped them. What’s Inside: - A Detailed Description of Each Hairstyle: Immerse yourself in the intricate details of each style, from the sophisticated 1900s Bun to the contemporary 2020s Wolf Cut. Each entry provides a vivid description, capturing the essence of the hairstyle and its unique features. - Reasons for Popularity: Understand why these hairstyles became the defining looks of their eras. Learn how social changes, technological advancements, and fashion trends influenced their popularity, making each style a reflection of its time. - Notable Public Figures and Actresses: Discover the celebrities and public figures who popularized these hairstyles. From Mary Pickford’s Soft Updos in the 1910s to Jennifer Aniston’s The Rachel in the 1990s, see how iconic personalities brought these styles into the spotlight. - Historical Context: Delve into the historical backdrop of each decade, understanding the broader cultural and societal influences that shaped beauty standards. Each hairstyle is placed within the context of its time, offering a deeper appreciation of its significance. - Evolution and Variations: Track the transformation of each hairstyle through the decades. From the Gibson Girl’s elegant waves of the 1900s to the rebellious Grunge Hair of the 1990s, see how each style adapted and evolved with changing trends. - Cultural Impact: Learn about the cultural footprint left by these hairstyles. Whether influencing fashion, appearing in films and media, or setting beauty standards, these hairstyles have left an indelible mark on popular culture. - Impact on Identity and Self-Expression: Explore how these hairstyles allowed women to express their identities and individuality. Understand the social and personal significance of these styles, and how they empowered women to showcase their personality and status. Why You Should Have This Book: "1900s-2020s Women's Hairstyles Through the Decades" is not just a visual delight but a rich historical archive, making it a must-have for: Fashion Enthusiasts: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of women’s hairstyles and their impact on fashion. Hair Stylists and Beauty Professionals: Get inspired by the iconic styles that have defined beauty standards and learn the historical significance behind them. Historians and Researchers: A valuable resource that places hairstyles within the larger context of social and cultural history. General Readers: Anyone with an interest in beauty, culture, and history will find this book engaging and informative. Whether you are a professional in the beauty industry, a student of fashion and cultural history, or simply someone who loves to explore the trends that have defined each decade, this book is for you. Each chapter is meticulously researched and richly illustrated, providing both a visual feast and a deep dive into the history of women’s hairstyles. Add "1900s-2020s Women's Hairstyles Through the Decades: 65 Women's Hairstyles and Their History" to your collection and discover the fascinating world of women’s hair fashion. This book not only chronicles the evolution of styles but also celebrates the artistry, innovation, and individuality that each hairstyle represents. Secure your copy today and embark on a journey through time, style, and beauty!

Woman's Home Companion

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 978 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Woman's Home Companion written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Framing Violence

Author : Banu Baybars Hawks
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443844977
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Framing Violence written by Banu Baybars Hawks and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Framing Violence: Conflicting Images, Identities, and Discourses explores many of the questions surrounding challenges in framing the rising violence across the globe and in its emerging, new forms. The chapters in this volume provide multidisciplinary case studies and theoretical debates, with violence being discussed not only in its political form, but also in its domestic, financial, and artistic forms. This collection will provide a venue for discussions on the diverse issues surrounding the theme of violence and conflict from international and interdisciplinary perspectives, and divided into three parts, the first of which focuses on how the culture industry frames violence and violent actors. The second part investigates how violence is framed in legal structures and mediascapes. Finally, the third part of the book discusses the new conceptualisations in violence studies and covers chapters analysing artistic expressions of violence.

Jewish Women

Author : Katharina Galor
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003805515
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Jewish Women written by Katharina Galor and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Women: Between Conformity and Agency examines the concepts of gender and sexuality through the primary lens of visual and material culture from antiquity through to the present day. The backbone of this transhistorical and transcontextual study is the question of Jewish women’s agency in four different geographical, chronological, and methodological contexts, beginning with women’s dress codes in Roman-Byzantine Syro-Palestine, continuing with rituals of purity in medieval Ashkenaz, worship in papal Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin, and ending with marriage and divorce in Israeli film. Each of these explorations is interested in creating a dialogue between the patriarchal legacy of the traditional texts and the chronologically corresponding visual and material culture. The author challenges traditional approaches to the study of Jewish culture by employing tools from art history, archaeology, and film and media studies. In each of these different contexts, there is ample evidence that women—despite persistent overall structural discrimination—have found ways to challenge male constructs of gender norms. Ultimately, these examples from past and present times highlight women’s eminence in shaping Jewish history and culture. Bringing a new interdisciplinary lens to the study of the history of gender and sexuality, the book will be of interest to students and researchers of Jewish history and culture, art history, archaeology, and film studies.