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  • “Call Me By Your Name”: Critical Fabulation and the Woman of Judges 19

    Author(s):
    Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies (view group) , Esther Brownsmith
    Date:
    2022
    Group(s):
    Biblical Studies, Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies
    Subject(s):
    Bible, Onomasiology
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Metacriticism, judges 19, Anonymity, critical fabulation
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/fy2z-pa61
    Abstract:
    Is anonymity a form of violence? The woman of Judges 19 endured gang-rape and dismemberment, and neither the Bible nor its ancient exegetes gave her a name. This article surveys the modern writers and scholars who chose new names for her, examining how their choices of names reflected their broader goals for retelling her story. From there, I turn to the broader fields of critical fabulation and literary onomastics, particularly as rooted in Black American experience. I confront the affective yearning that undergirded these naming attempts and their negotiation with archival absence. Naming is an act of power, and the choice to name this woman ultimately reflects our own decision: do we “rescue” her from anonymity or leave her to dwell in a space of abjection? The decision is less simple than it appears.
    Notes:
    Esther Brownsmith, '“Call Me By Your Name”: Critical Fabulation and the Woman of Judges 19,' JIBS 4.2 (2022): 5-27.
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    Last Updated:
    7 months ago
    License:
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