Under the cover of the kippah
On Jewish settlers, performance, and belonging in Israel/Palestine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7865987 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Assaf Harel (0000-0002-4012-8178, Center for Israel Studies, Judaic Studies Department Binghamton University PO Box 6000 Binghamton NY 13902‐6000 USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 760-777 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-0987 • E-ISSN: 1467-9655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9655.13130 |
| OpenAlex | W2977093602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 61 |
What can a kippah – the Jewish head cover – reveal about settlers’ politics of belonging in the Israeli‐Palestinian space? During fieldwork among settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank, I selectively put on and took off the kippah , using it to control social identity and interactions, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. This article interrogates my use of the kippah as a reflexive means of highlighting its powerful meanings and effects within the Israeli‐Palestinian space. In showing how the wearing and removal of the kippah bears upon the social construction of Jewish identity, this article offers new insights into the sociopolitical significance of sartorial practices in Israel/Palestine. These insights contribute more broadly to debates at the intersection of studies of settler colonialism, material culture, identity, and performativity
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · Ethnology · Identity (music · Jewish identity · Judaism · Palestine · Performativity · Political science · Politics · Reflexivity · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |