[Jewish] Hampshire fall course in Jewish Studies/Cultural Studies

[Rachel Rubinstein]

Hi everyone, 

I haven't taught a course on Jewish topics in a while and am excited to
do so this fall. Do spread the word to those you might think are
interested: 

HACU 281: THE ART OF BEING JEWISH IN (POST)MODERN TIMES 

What happens when an identity that was assumed to be singular and
inherited becomes a matter of choice and self-fashioning? Jewish
experiences, identities, and cultures changed dramatically after the
Second World War. Today's "new Jews" can be secular or spiritual, rooted
or transnational, radical or reactionary, Zionist or anti-Zionist, fans
of Sacha Baron Cohen, Balkan Beat Box, or the transgender punk-klezmer
group _Schmekel_. Jews globally are experimenting with new ways of
expressing, performing, and questioning Jewishness. This course draws
upon a range of well-known and less-known writers and artists as well as
popular culture, film, television, history, and sociology in exploring
the new Jewish identities that emerge in global postmodernity. We will
explore Jewishness in relation to such topics as: visual culture and
performance, ethnic and cultural revival and reclamation, race and
racialization, Israel and diaspora, queer and feminist politics, new
spiritual practices, and a host of other surprising, "new-ish" Jewish
phenomena. (Meets CHL distribution) 

-- 
Rachel Rubinstein
Associate Professor of American Literature and Jewish Studies
Dean of Academic Support and Advising
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst MA 01002
413.559.5498
 
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