Dr. Esther Brownsmith
Assistant Professor at Dayton University
@brownsmith.bsky.social
Hebrew Bible, gender, queer theory, fan fiction theory
Books:
Gendered Violence in Biblical Narrative: The Devouring Metaphor
Unruly Books: Rethinking Ancient and Academic Imaginations of Religious Texts
Popular Scholarship:
Purim’s original queen: How studying the Book of Esther as fan fiction can teach us about the roots of an unruly Jewish festival
Burning Desire Punished by Fire
Slightly Alive Translations