The Pennsylvanian Old Order Amish and Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities have typically been associated with strict religious observance, a renunciation of worldly things, and an obedience of women to men. Women’s relationship to media in these communities, however, betrays a more nuanced picture. In “Strictly Observant,” Dr. Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar finds that these Amish and ultra-Orthodox women regularly establish valuable social, cultural, and religious capital through the countless decisions for use and nonuse of media that they make in their daily lives, and in doing so, challenge the gender hierarchies of each community.
Dr. Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar is currently a Ruth Melzer Fellow at Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania as well as an HBI Research Associate. In Israel, she is a scholar at the Israel Democracy Institute and a senior lecturer at Sapir Academic College in Sderot, where she teaches courses on research methods, communication, religion, and gender.
“Strictly Observant: Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women Negotiating Media” is available at Amazon, Bookshop, and your local bookseller. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event.
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