Joseph in the Joint: Fatalism, Transformation, and the Bible’s Most Illustrious Prisoner
In the last few weeks I’ve been sharing snippets from my new book in progress, Behind Ancient Bars. Chapter 2 of the book will be devoted to the Hebrew Bible’s
Dark Esther
My new project Behind Ancient Bars looks at several prominent incarceration stories in the Hebrew Bible. One that is often missed is Esther’s stint at Ahasuerus’s harem. Because most of
Political Incarceration Under Siege: Jeremiah in the Pit of Mire
An important question in the sociology of punishment is whether the social reaction to deviance/challenge becomes more ferocious during times of social and political turmoil. This question is often attributed
Letter to My Dad on the One-Year Memorial of His Death (in Hebrew)
אבא היקר והאהוב, לפני כמה חודשים, שאל אותי ריו הקטן אם אי פעם מפסיקים להתגעגע. אני יכולה להגיד לך שאחרי שנה מתגעגעים יותר ויותר. כל מי שאיבד אדם אהוב מספר
Behind Ancient Bars: Daniel’s Diet
This month I started working on what will eventually become my next book, tentatively titled Behind Ancient Bars. In this book I hope to illuminate the Biblical and Talmudic incarceration
Rainbow Brenner
Two friends, young, poor, bright, and full of promise, sit together in a shabby room in Warsaw. They are joyous, for not only do they have food and oil to
#FacultyVigil Tomorrow Night at My Office
My colleague and new friend Ron Hassner, who teachers political science at Berkeley, has been sleeping in his office for more than a week. Ron is protesting against the university’s
Arresting Folks with Unsettled Lives
I recently came across an interesting Fourth Circuit case dealing with a situation that is probably quite common: what sort of constitutional protection do people have when their living situation