[Linganth] New book announcement: Coming of Age as Syrian Jewish Mexicans

[Evelyn María Dean-Olmsted]

I'm pleased to announce the recent publication of my book, *Coming of Age
as Syrian Jewish Mexicans: The Pragmatics of Diaspora *(Brill, 2026)
<https://brill.com/display/title/72630?srsltid=AfmBOopohmI2qgMkVUiLWXke1476Hqukfko6ZoxmGENGo3vTYsaJujWn>.
The book is a linguistic ethnography of Shami (Damascene/Lebanese) and
Halebi (Aleppan) Jews in contemporary Mexico City. Through a focus on
language in everyday life – including narrative, humor, and Arabic and
Hebrew “heritage words” - the book explores how young adults negotiate
oft-stigmatized, diasporic identities amid national shifts toward
neoliberalism and the transnational expansion of Jewish ultra-Orthodoxy.
Accessible yet richly theorized, the book introduces linguistic
anthropological concepts and guides readers through their application to
audiovisual data. This innovative approach promotes empathetic
understanding of a lesser-known Jewish Latin American context and opens new
lines of inquiry into the phenomenon of diaspora in a rapidly changing
world.

 For scholars and students, Brill now offers the nicely priced “My Book”
program <http://www.brill.com/products/books/brill-mybook>, meaning a
paperback copy can be purchased for only €25/$25, provided the user has
access to the e-book via his/her institution via our platform.

Please contact me at dr.emdean at gmail.com if you are interested in a
presentation.

Sincerely,
Evelyn

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*Evelyn María Dean-Olmsted, Ph.D.*
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