Laura Limonic’s Kugel and Frijoles raises a series of questions relevant to the social sciences, ... more Laura Limonic’s Kugel and Frijoles raises a series of questions relevant to the social sciences, migration studies, and Latin American Jewish studies: In what ways do immigrants navigate ethnic and racial categories in their host society? How is “insider” status obtained within existing social hierarchies, and how does it influence life chances? To what extent are immigrants able to define their identities to situate themselves within American society? How do various groups interact with the host society’s structural conditions, leading to particular outcomes, such as assimilation? Limonic specifies two conditions conducive to immigrant assimilation in the United States: high human and social capital combined with racial proximity to the host society’s mainstream. To test her hypotheses, Limonic conducted eighty-five in-depth interviews of Latin American Jewish immigrants—mostly from Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela—as well as participant observation in Argentina. Additionally, she analyzed data from the Pew Center’s study on American Jews. She presents new information on an understudied population. Limonic considers assimilation the main outcome for Latino Jews in the United States, and nonassimilation for Jews in Latin America. However, socioeconomic, political, and cultural realities are more complex. Limonic nods to the diversity of the Latin American landscape, but subsumes it under an overriding commonality: “While it is not possible to describe the rich history of immigration, community building, and economic and social insertion of Jews in Latin America in one chapter, it is possible to glean from these cases concordant themes that unite the Jewish experience across Latin America” (43). These themes include status as religious minorities vis-à-vis the Catholic majority, strong communal institutions, and elevated levels of antisemitism, which contribute to the development of an ethnic and cultural Jewish identity that differs from Jewish identities in the United States. However, there are multiple realities in Latin America and its Jewish communities. Limonic argues that Latin American Jews “have a strong sense of Jewishness and are often immersed in vibrant and robust communities.” But, as has been widely analyzed (by Haim Avni, Judit Bokser Liwerant, and Book Reviews
En el conflicto irresuelto de Chipre se conjugan las secuelas historicas que dejaron multiples co... more En el conflicto irresuelto de Chipre se conjugan las secuelas historicas que dejaron multiples conquistas, la geopolitica singular de la isla mediterranea, asi como el aspecto etnico nacional y el religioso. Mas alla del choque entre dos identidades, el conflicto se arraiga en la rivalidad entre dos comunidades, Grecia y Turquia.
Second conference in the “In Global Transit” series, organized by the Pacifi c Regional Offi ce o... more Second conference in the “In Global Transit” series, organized by the Pacifi c Regional Offi ce of the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI West) in cooperation with the Max Weber Stift ung Branch Offi ces in Delhi and Beijing, and the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley, held May 20–22, 2019 at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. Conveners: Wolf Gruner (USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research, Los Angeles), Simone Lä ssig (GHI), Francesco Spagnolo (The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley), Swen Steinberg (Queen’s University, Kingston). Participants: Eliyana Adler (Pennsylvania State University), Anna-Carolin Augustin (GHI), Lorena Á vila Jaimes (Konrad Adenauer Foundation Rule of Law Program for Latin America), Tobias Brinkmann (Pennsylvania State University), Pallavi Chakravarty (Ambedkar University, Delhi), Kimberly Cheng (New York University), Anna Cichopek-Gajraj (Arizona State Universit...
Laura Limonic’s Kugel and Frijoles raises a series of questions relevant to the social sciences, ... more Laura Limonic’s Kugel and Frijoles raises a series of questions relevant to the social sciences, migration studies, and Latin American Jewish studies: In what ways do immigrants navigate ethnic and racial categories in their host society? How is “insider” status obtained within existing social hierarchies, and how does it influence life chances? To what extent are immigrants able to define their identities to situate themselves within American society? How do various groups interact with the host society’s structural conditions, leading to particular outcomes, such as assimilation? Limonic specifies two conditions conducive to immigrant assimilation in the United States: high human and social capital combined with racial proximity to the host society’s mainstream. To test her hypotheses, Limonic conducted eighty-five in-depth interviews of Latin American Jewish immigrants—mostly from Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela—as well as participant observation in Argentina. Additionally, she analyzed data from the Pew Center’s study on American Jews. She presents new information on an understudied population. Limonic considers assimilation the main outcome for Latino Jews in the United States, and nonassimilation for Jews in Latin America. However, socioeconomic, political, and cultural realities are more complex. Limonic nods to the diversity of the Latin American landscape, but subsumes it under an overriding commonality: “While it is not possible to describe the rich history of immigration, community building, and economic and social insertion of Jews in Latin America in one chapter, it is possible to glean from these cases concordant themes that unite the Jewish experience across Latin America” (43). These themes include status as religious minorities vis-à-vis the Catholic majority, strong communal institutions, and elevated levels of antisemitism, which contribute to the development of an ethnic and cultural Jewish identity that differs from Jewish identities in the United States. However, there are multiple realities in Latin America and its Jewish communities. Limonic argues that Latin American Jews “have a strong sense of Jewishness and are often immersed in vibrant and robust communities.” But, as has been widely analyzed (by Haim Avni, Judit Bokser Liwerant, and Book Reviews
En el conflicto irresuelto de Chipre se conjugan las secuelas historicas que dejaron multiples co... more En el conflicto irresuelto de Chipre se conjugan las secuelas historicas que dejaron multiples conquistas, la geopolitica singular de la isla mediterranea, asi como el aspecto etnico nacional y el religioso. Mas alla del choque entre dos identidades, el conflicto se arraiga en la rivalidad entre dos comunidades, Grecia y Turquia.
Second conference in the “In Global Transit” series, organized by the Pacifi c Regional Offi ce o... more Second conference in the “In Global Transit” series, organized by the Pacifi c Regional Offi ce of the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI West) in cooperation with the Max Weber Stift ung Branch Offi ces in Delhi and Beijing, and the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley, held May 20–22, 2019 at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. Conveners: Wolf Gruner (USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research, Los Angeles), Simone Lä ssig (GHI), Francesco Spagnolo (The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley), Swen Steinberg (Queen’s University, Kingston). Participants: Eliyana Adler (Pennsylvania State University), Anna-Carolin Augustin (GHI), Lorena Á vila Jaimes (Konrad Adenauer Foundation Rule of Law Program for Latin America), Tobias Brinkmann (Pennsylvania State University), Pallavi Chakravarty (Ambedkar University, Delhi), Kimberly Cheng (New York University), Anna Cichopek-Gajraj (Arizona State Universit...
Discriminación, sesgos cognitivos y derechos humanos: Perspectivas y debates transdisciplinarios, 2022
¿Por qué discriminamos? ¿Por qué somos indiferentes a las violencias que sufren otras personas? E... more ¿Por qué discriminamos? ¿Por qué somos indiferentes a las violencias que sufren otras personas? Estas preguntas han estado al centro de la reflexión social y académica desde hace tiempo y aún no contamos con respuestas que permitan cambiar los comportamientos colectivos que las originan. La psicología cognitiva, en especial con las investigaciones realizadas por Daniel Kahneman y Amos Tversky, ha aportado nuevas formas de entender cómo los seres humanos procesamos la información de nuestro entorno y el papel que juegan los sesgos cognitivos para simplificar y eficientizar nuestras decisiones. Entender si los sesgos cognitivos son precursores de fenómenos como la discriminación, el racismo y la violencia ha abierto nuevos campos de estudio que buscan profundizar en el comportamiento de las personas ante estos hechos. El libro Discriminación, Sesgos Cognitivos y Derechos Humanos: Perspectivas y Debates Transdisciplinarios es una obra pionera dentro de la literatura académica que reune los trabajos y reflexiones de reconocidos académicos, artistas, activistas, escritores y cineastas de diferentes países sobre los sesgos cognitivos y la persistencia de comportamientos sociales e institucionales discriminatorios y violatorios de los derechos humanos. En esta obra se podrán encontrar perspectivas trandiscplinarias que invitan a generar nuevos debates y líneas de investigación en torno a estos temas.
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El libro Discriminación, Sesgos Cognitivos y Derechos Humanos: Perspectivas y Debates Transdisciplinarios es una obra pionera dentro de la literatura académica que reune los trabajos y reflexiones de reconocidos académicos, artistas, activistas, escritores y cineastas de diferentes países sobre los sesgos cognitivos y la persistencia de comportamientos sociales e institucionales discriminatorios y violatorios de los derechos humanos. En esta obra se podrán encontrar perspectivas trandiscplinarias que invitan a generar nuevos debates y líneas de investigación en torno a estos temas.