Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz
Biographic Data
| ID | 575476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica Vantine |
| FAMILY NAME | Birkenholtz |
| SIGNATURE | BIRKENHOLTZ J V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3176-5132 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sama in the Forest. Carlos G. Gómez, Director; Coralynn V. Davis, Producer; in collaboration with M. S. Suman. Maithili, English. 2023. 75 Minutes. https
There Are No Hijras in Nepal” and Other Provocations
Nepal is frequently invoked in discourses around gender and sexuality in South Asia because of its progressive legal protections for “third gender” (Nepali, tesrolingi) people. Nepal is consequently heralded as a “beacon” for LGBTQ+ rights and as a queer-friendly travel destination. However, transgender and queer subjectivities in Nepal remain little understood, especially so outside human rights activism and legal studies, which have dominated L…
The Other Ramayana Women
The Other Ramayana Women: Regional Rejection and Response, edited by John Brockington and Mary Brockington, with Mandakranta BoseAbingdon: Routledge, 2016 (Routledge Hindu Studies Series). 192 pp. PS125 (hb), PS36.99 (pb, 2019), PS33.29 (ebook). ISBN 9781138934016 (hb), 9780367873813 (pb), 9781315678252 (ebook)
Un/Queering Intersections of Religion and Pride in Nepal
Hinduizing Nepal’s Hindus
This article examines Nepal’s Svasthānīvratakathā (SVK) text as a lens to explore the shift from the heterogeneity of Newar and Parbatiyā Hindu ideology and identity in premodern Nepal toward a singular, hegemonic form of Hinduism in modern Nepal. The SVK originated in the sixteenth century as a Newar folk legend and is today the most often read and heard Hindu devotional text in Nepal. Beginning in the eighteenth century, the text began to incor…
On Becoming a Woman
“This is a women’s tradition” is how Nepalis characterize the Svasthanivratakatha, a sixteenth-century Hindu devotional narrative tradition. Nepali Hindus today still recite the Svasthanivratakatha’s thirty-one chapters each winter. Women are the primary focus and main actors of the narratives, but does this make it a women’s tradition? The narratives are infused with orthodox Hindu ideology that promulgates patriarchal practices, privileges men,…
On Becoming a Woman
“This is a women’s tradition” is how Nepalis characterize the Svasthanivratakatha, a sixteenth-century Hindu devotional narrative tradition. Nepali Hindus today still recite the Svasthanivratakatha’s thirty-one chapters each winter. Women are the primary focus and main actors of the narratives, but does this make it a women’s tradition? The narratives are infused with orthodox Hindu ideology that promulgates patriarchal practices, privileges men,…
Hinduizing Nepal’s Hindus
This article examines Nepal’s Svasthānīvratakathā (SVK) text as a lens to explore the shift from the heterogeneity of Newar and Parbatiyā Hindu ideology and identity in premodern Nepal toward a singular, hegemonic form of Hinduism in modern Nepal. The SVK originated in the sixteenth century as a Newar folk legend and is today the most often read and heard Hindu devotional text in Nepal. Beginning in the eighteenth century, the text began to incor…
The Other Ramayana Women
The Other Ramayana Women: Regional Rejection and Response, edited by John Brockington and Mary Brockington, with Mandakranta BoseAbingdon: Routledge, 2016 (Routledge Hindu Studies Series). 192 pp. PS125 (hb), PS36.99 (pb, 2019), PS33.29 (ebook). ISBN 9781138934016 (hb), 9780367873813 (pb), 9781315678252 (ebook)
Un/Queering Intersections of Religion and Pride in Nepal
Sama in the Forest. Carlos G. Gómez, Director; Coralynn V. Davis, Producer; in collaboration with M. S. Suman. Maithili, English. 2023. 75 Minutes. https
There Are No Hijras in Nepal” and Other Provocations
Nepal is frequently invoked in discourses around gender and sexuality in South Asia because of its progressive legal protections for “third gender” (Nepali, tesrolingi) people. Nepal is consequently heralded as a “beacon” for LGBTQ+ rights and as a queer-friendly travel destination. However, transgender and queer subjectivities in Nepal remain little understood, especially so outside human rights activism and legal studies, which have dominated L…
Philosophy (4 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · Hinduism (2 works) · History (2 works)