N. S. Madrid

Henriette Herz's "Epistemic Activism" in Romantic-Era Berlin: Some Challenges of the Jewish Salon as a Transformative Social Experience

Abstract:This paper reassesses the emancipatory potential of Jewish salons in Romantic-era Berlin through the case of Henriette Herz. Challenging idealized accounts of these gatherings as spaces of female empowerment and civic inclusion, it argues that they also imposed significant burdens on their hostesses. First, it...