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Overview
Jewish Studies : A survey of Yiddish literature with a particular focus on the modern period (the 1860s to the present). As we read major works of Yiddish literature, we will discuss the main factors in its development, including its position as a minority literature, Ashkenazi civilization鈥檚 religious foundations and multilingualism, the rise of political movements, and the trauma of the Holocaust. In his Nobel lecture, Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer described Yiddish as 鈥渢he idiom of the frightened and hopeful humanity.鈥� We will explore both the reasons behind and the effects of such universalization of Yiddish language, literature, and culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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Readings are in English
