JWST 307 - Seminar: Jewish Memoirs and Memory: Writing the Self in Jewish Society

3-4 SS, CD, WR
First Semester. Explores cultivation of memory in Jewish tradition and the emergence of a genre of writing about the self in a culture that emphasizes the collectivity. Readings about memory and writing and selected memoirs from early Jewish modernity to the present, looking at motivation for writing; intended and actual audience; the role of gender and class in memory and writing; the relationship between personal and collective identity and experience; and memoirs as sources of Jewish history. This course is cross-referenced with HIST 307.

Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007
Note: Some prior study of Jewish history (HIST 131 or 132 or equivalent) recommended. Identical to HIST 307. Consent of the instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Ms. Magnus

Credits: 3 to 4 hours