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Sharrona Pearl

Sharrona Pearl (she/her) is the Andrews Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies in The John V. Roach Honors College at TCU. A historian and theorist of the face and body, Pearl’s most recent book is Mask, published with Bloomsbury Academic in 2024. Pearl maintains an active freelance practice, with bylines in The Washington Post, The Conversation, Real Life Magazine, Aeon, Wellcome Collection, Tablet, Lilith, Kveller and other places available on her website, www.sharronapearl.com.

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

Sharrona Pearl Oct 9, 2024 10:15AM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

I Just Became a U.S. Citizen. Here’s Why

Sharrona Pearl Mar 6, 2018 11:33AM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

Why Do Moms Get All the Birthday Party Evites?

Sharrona Pearl Nov 6, 2017 12:34PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

What We Really Needed to Hear from Mayim: “It’s Not Your Fault.”

Sharrona Pearl Oct 16, 2017 3:15PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

I’m Dusting Off My Jewish Star Necklace

Sharrona Pearl Sep 12, 2017 10:59AM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

When My Daughter Learned the Word “Sex” — But Not The Way You Think

Sharrona Pearl Aug 14, 2017 12:05PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

The Moment I Forgot My Great-Grandparents’ Names

Sharrona Pearl Jun 9, 2017 12:39PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

Why Has My Family Stopped Protesting and Chanting?

Sharrona Pearl Jun 7, 2017 10:01AM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

I’m Furious About the Proposed Budget—And You Should Be, Too

Sharrona Pearl Mar 17, 2017 12:32PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

Sorry, I’m Not Going to Pledge to Greet Hate With Love

Sharrona Pearl Mar 15, 2017 1:26PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

I Told My Kid How Babies Get Made and Whoops! Her Little Sister Heard.

Sharrona Pearl Mar 7, 2017 1:31PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

Why I Couldn’t Stay Quiet About the Muslim Ban During My Kid’s Kindergarten Visit

Sharrona Pearl Jan 30, 2017 12:29PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

Talking to My Daughter About Her Friend’s Transgender Parent

Sharrona Pearl Jan 30, 2017 9:59AM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

As an Immigrant, I Question If I Should Keep My Family in the U.S.

Sharrona Pearl Jan 26, 2017 12:33PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

Is It OK To Punch A Nazi?

Sharrona Pearl Jan 25, 2017 12:21PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

How I Shocked Myself By Taking A Knee During The National Anthem

Sharrona Pearl Sep 27, 2016 1:28PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

This Is the Best Way to Deal with Lice (Seriously)

Sharrona Pearl Sep 12, 2016 12:29PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

We Need to Talk About Huma Abedin Differently

Sharrona Pearl Sep 1, 2016 4:10PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

This Is What Happened When My 3-Year-Old Got Jet Lag

Sharrona Pearl Aug 30, 2016 1:37PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

When Your Kid Gets Molluscum Contagiousum & You Lose Your Mind

Sharrona Pearl Jul 26, 2016 9:43AM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

We Thought Reading Roald Dahl Was Safe, But…

Sharrona Pearl Jul 8, 2016 10:02AM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

Top Things to Look for in a Mohel

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

I’m Really Bad at Saying No And It’s Stressing Me Out

Sharrona Pearl Apr 27, 2016 2:11PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

This Is Why I’ve Never Cut My Kids’ Hair

Sharrona Pearl Mar 21, 2016 12:26PM

I Knew Our Family’s Move to Texas Would Be Hard. I Never Expected How Much the Jewish Community Would Help.

Why No One Will Be Watching the Super Bowl in My Home

Sharrona Pearl Feb 4, 2016 1:21PM

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