In this talk, Marta Havryshko (Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences) will discuss the silence around sexual violence that occurred in Ukraine during the Holocaust, and the devastating impact of this kind of violence in this and in other wars and genocides.
Masua Sagiv dives into the revolution of religious feminism and social change that has been developing in Israel over the past two decades, and continues on today.
Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach and Luisa Muradyan discuss their poetry with faculty member Sasha Senderovich.
Tuesday, February 28, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. PT
Location: Kane Hall 210, UW Seattle Campus
Mazel tov to Dr. Devin E. Naar, whose archival work for "Jewish Salonica," his first book, won two National Jewish Book Awards.
Alon Tam will explore the social history of the Jewish community in Egypt, looking at public places such as coffeehouses, parks, neighborhoods, and more.
Yuval Tal will explore the unique relations between Muslims and Jews in the French colony of Algeria between 1830 and 1962, examining the culture they shared and how colonial rule shaped their daily encounters.
In this seminar Dr. August-Zarębska will explain the concept of postvernacularity and will argue that the revival of Sephardic literature from the late 1970s till now may be seen as a part of the postvernacular Ladino culture.
