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Blair Jackson
Blair Jackson (he/they) is a final-year MA student pursuing an MA in Judaic Studies. His research examines the parallel ritualistic dimensions of gender transition and conversion to Judaism, with particular focus on how embodied practices act as bridges between the internal self/identity, the body, and the community.
Through their analysis, they aim to illuminate the structural similarities between gender transition processes and conversion to Judaism as a "closed" religious tradition, thereby contributing to broader theoretical discussions about the nature of religious and gender identity formation.
