Miriam Eve Mora
@miriameve.bsky.social
Managing director, Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Michigan; Historian of American immigration and ethnic identities; Author of "Carrying a Big Schtick: Jewish Acculturation and Masculinity in the Twentieth Century."
If you're in the Detroit metro area next weekend, join me and the incomparable Jenny Caplan at Motor City Comic Con for a discussion and screening of the "The Jewish Comics Experience" documentary, produced by myself, Roy Schwartz , Tony Kim, Danny Fingeroth, JLTV , and the Center for Jewish History
May 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
If you're in the Detroit metro area next weekend, join me and the incomparable Jenny Caplan at Motor City Comic Con for a discussion and screening of the "The Jewish Comics Experience" documentary, produced by myself, Roy Schwartz , Tony Kim, Danny Fingeroth, JLTV , and the Center for Jewish History
If anyone in Kalamazoo wants to hear me talk about my book and why maybe you should care about Jewish masculinity, I'll be there on May 7th! And if anyone who's not in Kalamazoo is interested, it will also be free and livestreamed!
www.kzoo.edu/alumni/jewis...
www.kzoo.edu/alumni/jewis...
April 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If anyone in Kalamazoo wants to hear me talk about my book and why maybe you should care about Jewish masculinity, I'll be there on May 7th! And if anyone who's not in Kalamazoo is interested, it will also be free and livestreamed!
www.kzoo.edu/alumni/jewis...
www.kzoo.edu/alumni/jewis...
I recently joined Jonathan L. Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field on their very fun and informative show, #AmusingJews, and am excited to share the episode with anyone with the time to watch it. I'll also add it was like, the most fun conversation ever! Thanks, guys!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HOG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HOG...
Ep. 94: Jewish Masculinity & Popular Culture – with historian Miriam Eve Mora
YouTube video by Amusing Jews
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March 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I recently joined Jonathan L. Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field on their very fun and informative show, #AmusingJews, and am excited to share the episode with anyone with the time to watch it. I'll also add it was like, the most fun conversation ever! Thanks, guys!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HOG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HOG...
Just published a little peice on Jews, comics, and the American dream via @us.theconversation.com. #jewishhistory #comics #immigrationhistory theconversation.com/see-you-in-t...
See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America
Jewish American artists were at the heart of the comics industry – and a closer read of beloved characters reflects fears about assimilation and acceptance.
theconversation.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Just published a little peice on Jews, comics, and the American dream via @us.theconversation.com. #jewishhistory #comics #immigrationhistory theconversation.com/see-you-in-t...
Anyone interested in hearing me talk about my book, Carrying a Big Schtick, I'm going to be giving a talk for the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan over zoom on March 20! You can register for it here: secure.qgiv.com/for/miriamev...
Book Talk: Miriam Eve Mora: "Carrying a Big Schtick: Jewish Acculturation and Masculinity in the Twentieth Century" 3.20.2025 @ 7:00 PM on Zoom
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March 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Anyone interested in hearing me talk about my book, Carrying a Big Schtick, I'm going to be giving a talk for the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan over zoom on March 20! You can register for it here: secure.qgiv.com/for/miriamev...
It was such a treat to join the PBS show Comics Culture with my colleagues on the JewCE documentary!
Available to view online now and will air on PBS on March 14, 2025.
www.pbs.org/video/jewce-...
Available to view online now and will air on PBS on March 14, 2025.
www.pbs.org/video/jewce-...
Comic Culture | “JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience" Documentary Roundtable | Season 2025
Roy Schwartz, Danny Fingeroth, Tony Kim and Dr. Miriam Eve Mora discuss their documentary.
www.pbs.org
March 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It was such a treat to join the PBS show Comics Culture with my colleagues on the JewCE documentary!
Available to view online now and will air on PBS on March 14, 2025.
www.pbs.org/video/jewce-...
Available to view online now and will air on PBS on March 14, 2025.
www.pbs.org/video/jewce-...
Thanks to the European Journal of Jewish Studies for including my book in those review essay!
brill.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Thanks to the European Journal of Jewish Studies for including my book in those review essay!
Looking for a fun event in the new year? Anyone in the NY/NJ area, consider joining me in Hoboken for a book talk on the 5th!
www.hobokensynagogue.org/event/author...
www.hobokensynagogue.org/event/author...
January 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Gearing up for an abundance of holiday fun. Wishing all a very happy jolly.
Regardless of your celebration, I hope you find warmth, light, and comfort from the dark and the cold, both real and metaphorical.
Don't let the lights go out.
Regardless of your celebration, I hope you find warmth, light, and comfort from the dark and the cold, both real and metaphorical.
Don't let the lights go out.
December 25, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Gearing up for an abundance of holiday fun. Wishing all a very happy jolly.
Regardless of your celebration, I hope you find warmth, light, and comfort from the dark and the cold, both real and metaphorical.
Don't let the lights go out.
Regardless of your celebration, I hope you find warmth, light, and comfort from the dark and the cold, both real and metaphorical.
Don't let the lights go out.
To my small kids, Miles Morales is the original Spider-Man. I'm just marveling at that fact. And I love it. I love Peter Parker too, but this is what legacy characters are all about. It's the beauty of comics.
December 23, 2024 at 9:50 PM
To my small kids, Miles Morales is the original Spider-Man. I'm just marveling at that fact. And I love it. I love Peter Parker too, but this is what legacy characters are all about. It's the beauty of comics.
Looking for a fun event in the new year? Anyone in the NY/NJ area, consider joining me in Hoboken for a book talk on the 5th!
www.hobokensynagogue.org/event/author...
www.hobokensynagogue.org/event/author...
December 17, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Looking for a fun event in the new year? Anyone in the NY/NJ area, consider joining me in Hoboken for a book talk on the 5th!
www.hobokensynagogue.org/event/author...
www.hobokensynagogue.org/event/author...
The real war on Christmas. Ho Ho Hanukkah.
#chagchanukahsameach #allupinyourcandy #hideyoelves #waronchristmas #snowflakeofdavid
#chagchanukahsameach #allupinyourcandy #hideyoelves #waronchristmas #snowflakeofdavid
December 12, 2024 at 7:49 PM
The real war on Christmas. Ho Ho Hanukkah.
#chagchanukahsameach #allupinyourcandy #hideyoelves #waronchristmas #snowflakeofdavid
#chagchanukahsameach #allupinyourcandy #hideyoelves #waronchristmas #snowflakeofdavid
Jews in Popular Science Fiction, the book containing my chapter on the Jewishness of the Ferengi, is on sale! Code 24joysale for 35% off. Or ask for review copies. rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...
Jews in Popular Science Fiction: Marginalized in the Mainstream
This volume analyzes Jewish tropes in popular science fiction including Star Trek, Marvel, and other top franchises. The essays examine representations of Jewish characters and culture in the genr...
rowman.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Jews in Popular Science Fiction, the book containing my chapter on the Jewishness of the Ferengi, is on sale! Code 24joysale for 35% off. Or ask for review copies. rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...
Lovely to be reviewed at the JTA alongside the wonderfully-written works by Ronnie Grinberg and Rachel Gordan!
www.jta.org/2024/12/01/i...
www.jta.org/2024/12/01/i...
Three new books capture an era when Jews were (literally) on the same page - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
In the mid-20th century, American Jewish reading tastes were shaped by the Cold War, assimilation and the gender gap.
www.jta.org
December 1, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Lovely to be reviewed at the JTA alongside the wonderfully-written works by Ronnie Grinberg and Rachel Gordan!
www.jta.org/2024/12/01/i...
www.jta.org/2024/12/01/i...
Join me a week from today at 10:15am for an exciting panel titled "Deconstructing Jewish Masculinity" at the 2024 New York Jewish Book Festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage! The festival is free - sign up at mjhnyc.org/bookfestival and I’ll see you there!
December 1, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Join me a week from today at 10:15am for an exciting panel titled "Deconstructing Jewish Masculinity" at the 2024 New York Jewish Book Festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage! The festival is free - sign up at mjhnyc.org/bookfestival and I’ll see you there!
Happy Jewish Book month! That's right, this is the Jewish Book Council’s 99th Annual #JewishBookMonth, and right now, you can get a copy of my book for nearly half price! Just use discount code RHOL4 at WSUP! wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349625/
Carrying a Big Schtick
Jewish masculinity as a diverse set of adaptive reactions to masculine hegemony and the political, religious, and social realities of American J...
wsupress.wayne.edu
November 27, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Happy Jewish Book month! That's right, this is the Jewish Book Council’s 99th Annual #JewishBookMonth, and right now, you can get a copy of my book for nearly half price! Just use discount code RHOL4 at WSUP! wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349625/
Wow. Thank you, Jeff Treistman . This write-up of Jewce fills me with so much joy and accomplishment in this mission, which it was always a bit hard to imagine that others would be able to see so clearly. But here you have it, all summed up in this lovely post. Thank you. I can retire now.
JewCE 2024
A Celebration of Comics, Culture, and Connection
jewishcomicslibrary.substack.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Wow. Thank you, Jeff Treistman . This write-up of Jewce fills me with so much joy and accomplishment in this mission, which it was always a bit hard to imagine that others would be able to see so clearly. But here you have it, all summed up in this lovely post. Thank you. I can retire now.
Fun to guest on the @traversingthestars.bsky.social Podcast with my comic historian brethren @dannyfingeroth.bsky.social, Roy Schwartz, and Tony Kim!
JewCe Team Interview! #comics #jewce
YouTube video by Traversing the Stars
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November 19, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Fun to guest on the @traversingthestars.bsky.social Podcast with my comic historian brethren @dannyfingeroth.bsky.social, Roy Schwartz, and Tony Kim!
Author of Carrying a Big Schtick!
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349625/
#Jewish #History #masculinity #genderstudies #gender #Jewishstudies #schtick
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349625/
#Jewish #History #masculinity #genderstudies #gender #Jewishstudies #schtick
November 17, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Author of Carrying a Big Schtick!
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349625/
#Jewish #History #masculinity #genderstudies #gender #Jewishstudies #schtick
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349625/
#Jewish #History #masculinity #genderstudies #gender #Jewishstudies #schtick
How do I browse or add myself to relevant starter packs?
November 16, 2024 at 9:27 PM
How do I browse or add myself to relevant starter packs?
Join me Sunday, 12/8 for the 2024 New York Jewish Book Festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage! I'll be on a panel titled "Deconstructing Jewish Masculinity" discussing my book, "Carrying a Big Schtick"at 10:15am. The festival is free - sign up at mjhnyc.org/bookfestival and I’ll see you there!
November 14, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Join me Sunday, 12/8 for the 2024 New York Jewish Book Festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage! I'll be on a panel titled "Deconstructing Jewish Masculinity" discussing my book, "Carrying a Big Schtick"at 10:15am. The festival is free - sign up at mjhnyc.org/bookfestival and I’ll see you there!
Thanks to Indiana University for hosting me last night to discuss the #Jewishhistory of #comics as part of their symposium connected to the world premier of the #kavalierandclay opera this Friday! I'm honored to have been invited and a part of the celebrations!
November 13, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Thanks to Indiana University for hosting me last night to discuss the #Jewishhistory of #comics as part of their symposium connected to the world premier of the #kavalierandclay opera this Friday! I'm honored to have been invited and a part of the celebrations!
I guess we are trying this blue sky out again? Happy to be back.
November 11, 2024 at 10:05 PM
I guess we are trying this blue sky out again? Happy to be back.
I recently unearthed a little history for American Ancestors magazine about a 1949 request for inclusivity which led to a widespread misunderstanding, & eventually caused panic & uproar within the Jewish community of Chelsea, MA. bit.ly/3NcdeIj
December 3, 2023 at 3:26 PM
I recently unearthed a little history for American Ancestors magazine about a 1949 request for inclusivity which led to a widespread misunderstanding, & eventually caused panic & uproar within the Jewish community of Chelsea, MA. bit.ly/3NcdeIj