Susannah Rees
PhD student
Research interests
- Religion
- Culture
Biography
Susannah is a PhD student in her first year at King’s College London. Her research focuses on the role that cosmetics play in the construction and performance of identity in ancient Israel. She uses anthropological models, ethnographic material, and archaeological data to illuminate the role of body adornment in prophetic texts in the Hebrew Bible as well as comparative material from the Ancient Near East. Susannah is also the British Association for Jewish Studies studentship holder for the 2019/20 year.
Research
Jewish Studies at King's
Jewish Studies at King’s is an interdisciplinary network of students and scholars associated with King’s College London. Our research draws on anthropology, history, linguistics, literary studies, religious studies, sociology and related fields to explore Jewish life from antiquity to the present moment.
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Jewish Studies at King's
Jewish Studies at King’s is an interdisciplinary network of students and scholars associated with King’s College London. Our research draws on anthropology, history, linguistics, literary studies, religious studies, sociology and related fields to explore Jewish life from antiquity to the present moment.
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