Current Graduate Students
Joint MA in Anthropology & Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Research Interests: Queer anthropology, intimacy and intimate practises, liminal spaces, personhood, affect and emotions, embodiment
Joint MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies & Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Research Interests: Sex education and reproductive rights, the Haskalah, the Yiddish press, Yiddish theater, the General Jewish Labour Bund, and mythology and folklore. She is intrigued by media representations of Jewish women, witches, and sex workers, and how those representations affect cultural narratives. She is deeply curious about the spectrum of ways in which women and minority groups navigated oppressive systems, from compliance to rebellion.
Joint MA in Sociology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Research interests: marginalized peoples and identities in the United States; transgender and queer theory; black feminist critique; subcultures; the queer and trans body and the body as monstrous; how queer people create and understand queerness
Graduate Student Experience
"The WGS program at Brandeis not only facilitated my intellectual growth, but brought me close to extraordinary friends and colleagues. My peers in the program imbue their academic work with social consciousness and strong consciences, making Brandeis WGS an environment in which compassionate and critical thought flourishes."