Karen E H Skinazi

Dr Karen Skinazi is Associate Professor of Literature and Culture at the University of Bristol. Her most recent book is Women of Valor: Orthodox Jewish Troll Fighters, Crime Writers, and Rock Stars in Contemporary Literature and Culture (Rutgers University Press, 2018)

Latest from Karen E H Skinazi

Leaving Marseille made me sad

When we decided to spend Pesach there, we hadn't realised quite how Jewish it is

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Instead of planning a Seder, I planned an iftar

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Top view of the workspace and office of a female translator working on a document and checking some references

Writing is a solitary endeavour - but the Emerging Writers’ Programme is like filling your room with friends

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Members of British suffragist organization, the Women's Freedom League, with a touring publicity caravan, 1908. W.F.L. co-founder, Charlotte Despard (1844 - 1939) is second from left. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Women of Valor: The Israeli ‘Suffragettes’ of the Twenty-first Century

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The ambiguous Jews of The Morning Show

Its main character channels The Merchant of Venice

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February 7, 2022 10:31

Our irrational worries are also entirely rational

The burden of Jews in the modern world is to worry even when we don't need to

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January 24, 2022 11:25

Our irrational worries are also entirely rational

Some equality training is more unequal than others - especially for Jews

At my university, our training provider suggested discriminating against observant Jews

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January 7, 2022 11:03

Isometric virtual office with business people working together and mobile devices: business management, online communication and finance concept

Miami in winter — a glitzy Gan Eden

“Another day in Paradise,” my mother says every time she steps out onto her balcony to sip her morning coffee.

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January 4, 2022 11:32

The return of the in-person conference: the Association for Jewish Studies during the pandemic

There are benefits to online meetings but nothing comes close to meeting in person

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December 29, 2021 08:06

The return of the in-person conference: the Association for Jewish Studies during the pandemic

Israel’s latest drama has a ‘Sephardiface’ issue

The head of a Sephardi dynasty is played by Ashkenazi star Michael Aloni. Does it matter?

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December 17, 2021 10:56

Israel’s latest drama has a ‘Sephardiface’ issue

Why am I not sad about the end of Chanukah?

I felt slightly sad at my lack of remorse for the end of the holiday

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December 8, 2021 08:52

Why am I not sad about the end of Chanukah?

Review: You Are Not What We Expected by Sidura Ludwig

We watch kids confined in their bedrooms playing Minecraft and mums playing Mah-jong, writes Karen Skinazi

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April 22, 2021 11:26

Review: You Are Not What We Expected by Sidura Ludwig

Sneak peek at Shtisel #3: all the emotions and Kive’s got a pram

Netflix's hit drama series about Charedi life is due back on British screens in the spring, but its already out in Israel. Karen E H Skinazi has watched it - but promises no spoilers

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January 6, 2021 16:03