Jenny Caplan
@jennycaplan.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Sports fan and professional geek.
Author of Funny, You Don't Look Funny
Editor of Wit Happens
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Author of Funny, You Don't Look Funny
Editor of Wit Happens
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So excited to finally see the cover art for this volume, due out 2/4/27! And it is a full circle moment to be sharing academic space with @secret-terror.bsky.social, my HDS classmate from 20+ years ago! Ask your library to order it today!
September 23, 2026 at 12:06 AM
So excited to finally see the cover art for this volume, due out 2/4/27! And it is a full circle moment to be sharing academic space with @secret-terror.bsky.social, my HDS classmate from 20+ years ago! Ask your library to order it today!
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We are thrilled with this gorgeous cover for our forthcoming book, Avoiding Antisemitism: A Guide for Christians! Thanks to the team at @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social for making it happen (again!) @evandeneykel.bsky.social @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social
May 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
We are thrilled with this gorgeous cover for our forthcoming book, Avoiding Antisemitism: A Guide for Christians! Thanks to the team at @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social for making it happen (again!) @evandeneykel.bsky.social @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social
Check out my brilliant former student and current friend Rabbi Talia Kaplan talking about Judaism and a fandom neither of us is ashamed to love. No guilt, just pleasure. #Survivor #JewSky
www.kveller.com/three-jewish...
www.kveller.com/three-jewish...
Three Jewish 'Survivor' Contestants Tell All – Kveller
For 25 years, the competition show “Survivor” has spanned ages, cultures and countries, becoming reality TV’s foundational series. This social experiment, with a few dozen people alone in nature, forc...
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April 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Check out my brilliant former student and current friend Rabbi Talia Kaplan talking about Judaism and a fandom neither of us is ashamed to love. No guilt, just pleasure. #Survivor #JewSky
www.kveller.com/three-jewish...
www.kveller.com/three-jewish...
Thanks to @sbrodriguez.bsky.social for inviting me to share some thoughts on one of the nominees for Best Animated Short at this year's Oscars for APRIL. Head over there to read my thoughts about Papillon, as well as a bunch of smart folks saying smart things!
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Jennifer Caplan on Papillon
Jennifer Caplan on the animated short Papillon, the story of a Jewish olympic swimmer and Holocaust survivor Artem Nakache.
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March 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Thanks to @sbrodriguez.bsky.social for inviting me to share some thoughts on one of the nominees for Best Animated Short at this year's Oscars for APRIL. Head over there to read my thoughts about Papillon, as well as a bunch of smart folks saying smart things!
www.aprilonline.org/jewish-diver...
www.aprilonline.org/jewish-diver...
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social always reminds us that art is an important part of the resistance. I’m excited that my husband will be debuting his Peace de Resistance exhibition on Friday, March 6 from 5-10 PM at Brick City Artworks in Dayton, OH. (1)
February 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social always reminds us that art is an important part of the resistance. I’m excited that my husband will be debuting his Peace de Resistance exhibition on Friday, March 6 from 5-10 PM at Brick City Artworks in Dayton, OH. (1)
Birth of a book! Order your copy today!
February 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Birth of a book! Order your copy today!
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Being a professor in 2026 is authentically responding to a student's curiosity and attempts to connect what we're learning in class to the complexities of their own life, while always assuming that anything you say or write is being recorded and could be sent to politicians and/or other groups.
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Being a professor in 2026 is authentically responding to a student's curiosity and attempts to connect what we're learning in class to the complexities of their own life, while always assuming that anything you say or write is being recorded and could be sent to politicians and/or other groups.
Heyo! Wit Happens is featured in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! We're so excited to get the word out since the book will be out in under a month! Pre-order links below!
The Purpose and Power of Jewish Humor: PW Talks with the Editors of ‘Wit Happens’
Scholars Jennifer Caplan, Jarrod Tanny, and Avinoam Patt discuss Jewish humor as a global phenomenon, as well as a historic strategy used by an often-threatened minority to cope with difficult times.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Heyo! Wit Happens is featured in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! We're so excited to get the word out since the book will be out in under a month! Pre-order links below!
One week to go to apply to present at the Midwest AAR regional meeting in Cincinnati! Apply! Encourage your students to apply! Regionals are great first academic conferences!
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2026 CFP
Midwest AAR Call for Papers Conference dates: April 16-18, 2026 Cincinnati, OH The Midwest American Academy of Religion seeks papers, panels, and other modes of scholarly presentation that engage the ...
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January 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
One week to go to apply to present at the Midwest AAR regional meeting in Cincinnati! Apply! Encourage your students to apply! Regionals are great first academic conferences!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Check out the new ep of the @jwaonline.bsky.social podcast about the Jewish women of SNL! I had a blast recording it!
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Episode 136: How Jewish Women Shaped SNL | Jewish Women's Archive
From "Jewess Jeans" to "Coffee Talk" to "Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy," Jewish women have left their mark on Saturday Night Live as cast members and as characters. In this episode of Can We Talk? we look...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Check out the new ep of the @jwaonline.bsky.social podcast about the Jewish women of SNL! I had a blast recording it!
jwa.org/podcasts/can...
jwa.org/podcasts/can...
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A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
For those who are inclined to petitions, please sign this one, urging UC leadership to officially and publicly reject any strong-arm attempt to control higher ed!
#UCChooseIntegrity #RejectTheCompact #DefendDemocracy #AcademicFreedom
#UCChooseIntegrity #RejectTheCompact #DefendDemocracy #AcademicFreedom
Say No to Trump’s “Loyalty Oath” Compact!
Leaders at UC and across the country are facing federal interference that undermines the mission of higher education. Institutions of higher learning in the United States have been offered Trump’s “Co...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For those who are inclined to petitions, please sign this one, urging UC leadership to officially and publicly reject any strong-arm attempt to control higher ed!
#UCChooseIntegrity #RejectTheCompact #DefendDemocracy #AcademicFreedom
#UCChooseIntegrity #RejectTheCompact #DefendDemocracy #AcademicFreedom
The WSUP spring/summer catalog is out, so #WitHappens is on the final approach to its 2/17/26 release date! Pre-order now (and please have your university library pre-order before money runs out for the year), and remember we're all happy to do in-person or Zoom events in the coming months!
#JewSky
#JewSky
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The WSUP spring/summer catalog is out, so #WitHappens is on the final approach to its 2/17/26 release date! Pre-order now (and please have your university library pre-order before money runs out for the year), and remember we're all happy to do in-person or Zoom events in the coming months!
#JewSky
#JewSky
It's finally @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social week! This is my first time at one of the BIG big Cons, so I am doing my introvert best to prepare, but I am excited and hope to see many folks (and even more amazing cosplay!) while I am there!
October 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It's finally @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social week! This is my first time at one of the BIG big Cons, so I am doing my introvert best to prepare, but I am excited and hope to see many folks (and even more amazing cosplay!) while I am there!
Kudos for our student paper for this write-up about the demonstration mourning all we have lost to SB1 and other attacks on higher ed.
UC faculty, students hold “funeral” for higher education in protest of SB1
Faculty, students and community members gathered Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 17, 2025, on the steps of Tangeman University Center (TUC) for an obituary reading and funeral service for higher education ...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Kudos for our student paper for this write-up about the demonstration mourning all we have lost to SB1 and other attacks on higher ed.
Anyone around UC, please attend our memorial service for higher education Wednesday at 12:15.
September 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Anyone around UC, please attend our memorial service for higher education Wednesday at 12:15.
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Got interviewed by @marisakabas.bsky.social, check it out!
The extremely online former NFL punter-turned-activist on his run for office
Chris Kluwe looks to take his talents to the California Assembly
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August 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Got interviewed by @marisakabas.bsky.social, check it out!
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The 2026 HBI Research Awards application is open!
HBI awards grants each year to support research & artistic projects centered on Jewish women’s & gender studies. Awards are made to graduate students, early career, & established researchers. Apply by Sept. 2, 2025 www.brandeis.edu/hbi/programs...
HBI awards grants each year to support research & artistic projects centered on Jewish women’s & gender studies. Awards are made to graduate students, early career, & established researchers. Apply by Sept. 2, 2025 www.brandeis.edu/hbi/programs...
HBI Research Awards
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August 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The 2026 HBI Research Awards application is open!
HBI awards grants each year to support research & artistic projects centered on Jewish women’s & gender studies. Awards are made to graduate students, early career, & established researchers. Apply by Sept. 2, 2025 www.brandeis.edu/hbi/programs...
HBI awards grants each year to support research & artistic projects centered on Jewish women’s & gender studies. Awards are made to graduate students, early career, & established researchers. Apply by Sept. 2, 2025 www.brandeis.edu/hbi/programs...
This blatant Cincinnati erasure shall not stand!
August 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This blatant Cincinnati erasure shall not stand!
Coming in early 2026! Stay tuned for more info!
August 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Coming in early 2026! Stay tuned for more info!
From Ben's beard, to Natasha Lyonne's presence, to the black and white cookies from Maisie's, to the synagogue as the local gathering place, to the Hanukkah decorations on Yancey St. is is clear that Judaism is the only religion on Earth-828.
I will be taking no questions at this time.
I will be taking no questions at this time.
July 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
From Ben's beard, to Natasha Lyonne's presence, to the black and white cookies from Maisie's, to the synagogue as the local gathering place, to the Hanukkah decorations on Yancey St. is is clear that Judaism is the only religion on Earth-828.
I will be taking no questions at this time.
I will be taking no questions at this time.
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Meet the 2025-2027 Young Scholars in American Religion Cohort! The members of this cohort were chosen for their commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and interdisciplinary collaboration within the fields of American Religion. Learn more here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/you...
July 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Meet the 2025-2027 Young Scholars in American Religion Cohort! The members of this cohort were chosen for their commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and interdisciplinary collaboration within the fields of American Religion. Learn more here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/you...
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NEW podcast episode: "The Rightwing Radicalization of White Christian Boys"
@angeladenker.bsky.social, author of Disciples of White Jesus, discusses why teen Christian males are moving further to the right & what to do about it. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. therevealer.org/podcast/epis...
@angeladenker.bsky.social, author of Disciples of White Jesus, discusses why teen Christian males are moving further to the right & what to do about it. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. therevealer.org/podcast/epis...
Episode 60: The Rightwing Radicalization of White Christian Boys — The Revealer
What factors are contributing to the rightwing momentum among adolescent males in the United States? Angela Denker, author of Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood, joins us...
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June 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
NEW podcast episode: "The Rightwing Radicalization of White Christian Boys"
@angeladenker.bsky.social, author of Disciples of White Jesus, discusses why teen Christian males are moving further to the right & what to do about it. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. therevealer.org/podcast/epis...
@angeladenker.bsky.social, author of Disciples of White Jesus, discusses why teen Christian males are moving further to the right & what to do about it. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. therevealer.org/podcast/epis...
Today is D-Day, or Death Day for Ohio higher ed as SB1 goes into effect. The president of UC had the gall to email us all a list of changes and pretend they are good things.
June 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Today is D-Day, or Death Day for Ohio higher ed as SB1 goes into effect. The president of UC had the gall to email us all a list of changes and pretend they are good things.
Hey #JewSky folks, spread the word! I am editing a new section for BRINA about Jews in North America, and will be commissioning articles on a bunch of topics. Contact me if you have an idea, or send people my way!
www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-r...
www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-r...
Theology and Religion Online - Bloomsbury Religion in North America
www.theologyandreligiononline.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hey #JewSky folks, spread the word! I am editing a new section for BRINA about Jews in North America, and will be commissioning articles on a bunch of topics. Contact me if you have an idea, or send people my way!
www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-r...
www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-r...