Session Details

Friday, 30 December

645. Hebrew Literature and Jewish Culture: Pushing the Boundaries

8:30–9:45 a.m., Chevy Chase, Washington Hilton

A special session

Presiding: Lital Levy, Univ. of California, Berkeley

1. “Rethinking Language and Territory in Hebrew Literary Historiography,” Allison Schachter, Univ. of California, Berkeley

2. “Reading beyond History: Literary Conundrums in Modern Jewish Studies,” Sheila Jelen, Univ. of Maryland, College Park

3. “Jewish Culture’s Other: Modernity in an Eastern Scale,” Lital Levy

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