Dr. Marla Brettschneider

University of New Hampshire

Bio

Dr. Marla Brettschneider is Professor of Political Theory in a joint appointment with Political Science and International Affairs and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of New Hampshire. She has spoken and consulted extensively internationally and has published many books and numerous articles on Jewish diversity politics and political theory, including on Jewish developments in Africa since her first book in the field: The Jewish Phenomenon in Sub-Saharan Africa (2015).

African Jewry, Academic and Political Examinations

Abstract

The academic study of the Jewish phenomenon in Sub-Saharan Africa has grown steadily over the past two decades+. Scholars come from an array of disciplines and from across the globe. As inter-disciplinary as it is, this vibrant field is also located particularly within conversations in both Jewish Studies and Africana Studies. However, no field-wide interrogation has yet occurred. To begin to address this lacuna, this paper will contribute to staging the next set conversations.