Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Yiddish Literature and Culture
Term
2024C
Syllabus URL
Subject area
JWST
Section number only
401
Section ID
JWST1111401
Course number integer
1111
Meeting times
TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM
Meeting location
PWH 108
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Shachar Levanon
Description
This course introduces a variety of themes and genres in Yiddish literature and culture, depending on the instructor and programmatic needs. The focus of the course may include Yiddish literature and culture in America; Yiddish literature and culture in Eastern Europe; Yiddish modernism; Art and music in the Yiddish context; Yiddish theater; Yiddish journalism; Yiddish film. Readings will be in English translation, while primary sources in Yiddish will be available, as well. Classes and coursework will be in English. There will be an optional graduate component to this course.
Course number only
1111
Cross listings
COML1111401, GRMN1111401, YDSH1111401
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No