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CMPL 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 JWST 365



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