Cathleen K Chopra-Mcgowan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1423199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cathleen K Chopra-Mcgowan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cathleen K |
| FAMILY NAME | Chopra-Mcgowan |
| SIGNATURE | CHOPRA-MCGOWAN C K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Santa Clara University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8708-0733 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exile Without Arrival
Studies of forced migration frequently privilege movement: departure from a homeland, passage across space, and the construction of life elsewhere. Recent work on forced (im)mobility has complicated this model by attending to those compelled to remain amid conditions of violence. Lamentations pushes this complication further. Although the book names Judah’s exile, it does not follow the deported population to Babylon. Instead, its poems remain or…
The Bible Among Ruins
Indicting Yahweh
In this essay, I argue that attention to “gender” in Lamentations has disproportionately focused on the figuration of Jerusalem as woman, and neglected to note the corresponding framework of royal masculinity that underlies the selection of feminizing images and tropes in the work. In making this argument, I also suggest that the lament genre is best understood as an indictment of failure and identification of discontinuity. Once we reframe the g…
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Indicting Yahweh
In this essay, I argue that attention to “gender” in Lamentations has disproportionately focused on the figuration of Jerusalem as woman, and neglected to note the corresponding framework of royal masculinity that underlies the selection of feminizing images and tropes in the work. In making this argument, I also suggest that the lament genre is best understood as an indictment of failure and identification of discontinuity. Once we reframe the g…
Exile Without Arrival
Studies of forced migration frequently privilege movement: departure from a homeland, passage across space, and the construction of life elsewhere. Recent work on forced (im)mobility has complicated this model by attending to those compelled to remain amid conditions of violence. Lamentations pushes this complication further. Although the book names Judah’s exile, it does not follow the deported population to Babylon. Instead, its poems remain or…
The Bible Among Ruins
Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Biblical studies (2 works) · Hebrew Bible (2 works) · Lament (2 works) · Ancient Near East History (1 work) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 work) · Biblical theology (1 work) · Book of Lamentations (1 work) · Cognitive reframing (1 work) · Cultural memory (1 work)