Samson, MGM, Vanderbeck, RM orcid.org/0000-0003-0274-3505 and Wood, N (2018) Fixity and Flux: A Critique of Competing Approaches to Researching Contemporary Jewish Identities. Social Compass, 65 (1). pp. 97-113. ISSN 0037-7686
Abstract
Jewish identities are becoming increasingly pluralised due to internal dynamics within Judaism and wider social processes such as secularisation, globalisation and individualisation. However, empirical research on contemporary Jewish identities often continues to adopt restrictive methodological and conceptual approaches that reify Jewish identity and portray it as a ‘product’ for educational providers and others to pass to younger generations. Moreover, these approaches typically impose identities upon individuals, often as a form of collective affiliation, without addressing their personal significance. In response, this article argues for increased recognition of the multiple and fluid nature of personal identities in order to investigate the diverse ways in which Jews live and perform their Jewishness. Paying greater attention to personal identities facilitates recognition of the intersections between different forms of identity, enabling more complex understandings of the ways in which individuals both define their own identities and contribute to redefining the boundaries of Jewishness.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2018. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper accepted for publication as, 'Samson, MGM, Vanderbeck, RM and Wood, N (2017) Fixity and Flux: A Critique of Competing Approaches to Researching Contemporary Jewish Identities. Social Compass.’ Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. |
Keywords: | Jewish identity, Judaism, performativity, religious pluralisation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2017 16:43 |
Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2018 14:28 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0037768617747505 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123679 |