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Historical perspectives on Jewish women's experiences of antisemitism
Malmö University, Faculty of Education and Society (LS), Department of Society, Culture and Identity (SKI).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8232-8664
Malmö University, Faculty of Education and Society (LS), Department of Society, Culture and Identity (SKI). Malmö University, Research Centre for Literacy and Inclusive Teaching (LIT).ORCID iD: 0009-0003-9472-3620
2025 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This paper will present and discuss the methods used and the results from a study ofhow Jewish women in Sweden narrate and interpret their experiences of antisemitism.The interviews were conducted within the research project „Jewish and Woman” thatfocuses on various ways to live as a woman and a Jew in Sweden during the 20th and21st Century. The study has also investigated if and how women from different generations talk about the ways in which antisemitism or fear of antisemitism has affectedtheir lives and life choices. Most of the interviews were conducted during the fall andwinter of 2023 2024 with women from different generations living in the three largestcities in Sweden. Working with a life history approach, a dialogical epistemology ofintersectionality (Yuval Davies 2023) and shared authority (Frisch 1998) which emphasizes the importance of giving space to both what the interviewees tell about their experiences, and how they interpret their experiences, we have listened to what and howthe women talk about their experiences of antisemitism. Although the interviews havenot primarily focused on experiences of antisemitism, negative attitudes and beliefsas well as hostility towards Jews are recurring themes in the women’s narratives. Formany women, antisemitism seems to be an integral part of their biography, not onlythrough their own experiences, but through the experiences of family members andother people throughout the Jewish history. Therefore, the paper will also discuss howwe apply historical perspectives in our analysis, and how the women themselves useand relate to history in different ways when they narrate, interpret and make sense oftheir experiences of antisemitism.

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Åbo: Polin Institute Åbo Akademi University , 2025.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-75242OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-75242DiVA, id: diva2:1950381
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Dialogue on Antisemitism. A path towards understanding and action. Åbo/Turku, Finland. 2025-01-29.
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Judisk och kvinna. Intersektionella och historiska perspektiv på judiska kvinnors liv i Sverige under 1900- och 2000-talet.
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Swedish Research Council, Dnr: 2016-03983Available from: 2025-04-07 Created: 2025-04-07 Last updated: 2025-12-02Bibliographically approved

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