This seminar will offer lectures on Modern Hebrew Literature, featuring recent scholarly discussions. While open to the public, one of the seminar’s primary goals is to create a forum for ongoing discussions about the current state of Hebrew Literature and its critique. The seminar will primarily take place online, with some lectures offered in a hybrid format.
Hilary Term 2025
Weeks 5, 6 and 8
Mondays, 13:00
Online via Zoom (unless otherwise stated**): See links below
Convened by Yoav Ronel
Week 5, February 17 (Online via Zoom only)
Dr Ailor Porat: ‘Why is the helicopter like a writing desk? On the unsolvable riddle of Hezy Leskly’s Poetry’
To register and join online, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/stGJOrQFRriZVzhjncMnSw
**Week 6, February 24 (In person and online via Zoom)
Professor Shai Ginsburg (Duke University): ‘Jews, Literature, World: The Case of Freud’s Moses and Monotheism’
To register and join online, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/M6yfAgexTcmUrzrtDnhG9w
Week 8, March 10 (Online via Zoom only)
Professor Oded Nir (CUNY): ‘Lavie Tidhar as a Historical Novelist: On Maror and Adama’
To register and join online, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/D_J2eM6ZRk2Sc2_Sj422ag