Berichten door Jessica Roitman

Over Jessica Roitman
Jessica Vance Roitman is Professor of Jewish Studies at the Free University of Amsterdam. She is an historian whose work engages with colonialism, religion, and ethnicity. Her focus has been on Jewish communities in colonial spaces, with a particular emphasis on the Dutch Caribbean from the 1700-1900s. She is interested in the boundaries between groups and in processes of minoritization and belonging.
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At academia, ‘the Left’ is a very uncomfortable place to be in now

26 oktober 2023 Jessica Roitman 2

After the terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas on the 7th of October, my world has tilted in an unexpected way. The ground feels unsteady, I feel out-of-step with many things. Of these many swiftly tilting certainties, the one that shouldn’t surprise me, but does, is how out of step I feel in my work. I’m an academic. And within the academic world, I’m a “good Jew.” If you know me at all, I suppose you … [Lees verder]

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The King’s Speech, and a shared struggle for rights, acknowledgement, and reparation

6 juli 2023 Jessica Roitman 0

Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized for the Dutch role in the trade in enslaved people last year December. His expression of regret, while generally welcomed, was also widely criticized, in part for being held on a seemingly random day.  The King’s speech, in contrast, was given on the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Dutch territories. Keti Koti, the first of July, is deeply meaningful to the descendants of enslaved people, and … [Lees verder]