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May 07, 2024
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JWST 365 - Love and Death: Jewish Literature and Culture of the Americas Semester Offered: First Semester Full Course Credits: 4 credits Attribute: 4HU, CD
The iconic arrival at Ellis Island was contemporaneous with mass Jewish immigration throughout the Americas. Framing Jewish literature in multilingual, pan-American context, we will study the deep specificity of texts as well as major themes: alienation, sport, philosophy, comedy and love. Authors include Lispector, Pizarnik, Borges, Chejfec, Roth, Shteyngart, Chabon and more. Optional HISP 366-01 LxC section in Spanish. Enrollment Limit: 25 Instructor: C. Solomon Cross List Information Cross-listed with HISP 365 and CMPL 365
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