Hasidic Women’s Fashion

PUBLICATIONS (chronological):             

“The Oldest Kid on the Block: 90 Years at The Brooklyn Children’s Museum.”  Museum Archivist, vol. 4, no. 2, 1990, pp. 11-13.

“Hasidic Women’s Head-Coverings: A Feminized System of Hasidic Distinction.” Religion, Dress, and the Body, edited by Linda Arthur, Berg Publishers, 1999, pp. 163-180.

“Body Armor.”  Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement, edited by Larry Sullivan and Marie Rosen, Sage Reference, 2005, pp. 24-26.   

“Citizen’s Arrest.” Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement, edited by Larry Sullivan and Marie Rosen, Sage Reference, 2005, pp. 59-60. 

“Shattered Vessels That Contain Sparks of the Divine: Unveiling Hasidic Women’s Dress Code.” The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics, edited by Jennifer Heath, University of California Press, 2008, pp. 44-59.

Co-authored with Catherine Stern: “Prisoner Reentry Resources: An Annotated Guide.” Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, vol. 26, no.3, 2008, pp. 47-62.

“Hasidic Women’s Fashion Aesthetic and Practice: The Long and Short of Tzniuth.” Modest Fashion: Styling Bodies, Mediating Faith, I.B. Tauris, 2013, pp. 91-120.

Co-authored with Jane Devine, Ann Matsuuchi and Steven Ovadia: “The Critical Thinking Skills Initiative: An Information Literacy E-Learning Collaboration.” E-Learning in Libraries: Best Practices, Scarecrow Press, 2013, pp. 39-50.

PAPERS PRESENTED:

“Shattered Vessels: Unveiling Hasidic Women’s Dress Code.” The Veil: Visible and Invisible Spaces. Beatrice Bain Research Group, Department of Gender & Women’s Studies, Center for Middle Easter Studies, Muslim Identities and Cultures Townsend Center Working Group, 29 Jan. 2009, University of California, Berkley. Panel Discussion.

“Hasidic Women’s Fashion Aesthetic and Practice: The Long and Short of Tzniuth.” Mediating Modesty: Fashioning Faithful Bodies, 15 June 2011, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London, UK. Conference Presentation.