The Jewish Theological Seminary
Space and Place in Jewish Studies—Conference on March 10 at JTS
"The Spatial Turn in Jewish Studies"
March 10, 2013
9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The Jewish Theological Seminary
Mendelson Convocation Center
3080 Broadway (at 122nd Street)
New York City
Space and place have become increasingly important terms for understanding Jewish cultures. Join us for an interdisciplinary gathering of scholars, who will discuss their work in relation to recent intellectual and scholarly trends. Topics will include a range of areas, including architecture in the Talmud, the Bible in Israeli cultural memory, Agnon's Buczacz, language wars in the Yishuv, and post-Holocaust Jewish architecture. A reception will follow the day's panel discussions.
No RSVP is necessary. Contact Dr. Barbara Mann, associate professor of Jewish Literature and Simon H. Fabian Chair in Hebrew Literature at JTS, at bamann@jtsa.edu or (212) 678-8816 for more information.
The program is cosponsored by The Jewish Theological Seminary, the Zvia Ginor Fund, the Columbia University Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies, and Prooftexts: A Journal of Jewish Literary History.
Full Conference Program
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9:30 a.m. |
Coffee |
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10:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
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Welcome |
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"Space Matters" |
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10:30 a.m. |
Text/Culture/Memory |
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Chair: Stefanie Siegmund, The Jewish Theological Seminary |
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"Torah and Topography: Late Antique Rabbinic Culture Between Real and Symbolic Space" |
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"Space, Memory, and the 'Return to the Bible' in Israeli Culture" |
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"A Baedeker to Buczacz: Agnon as Tour Guide" |
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12:30 p.m. |
Break |
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2:00 p.m. |
Geography/Landscape/Architecture |
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Chair: TBA |
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"Mapping Language Diversity in a Hebrew Society: A Spatial Approach to the Cultural History of the Yishuv" |
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"Space and Place in Diaspora Tourism" |
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"Jewish Architecture and the Memory of the Holocaust" |
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4:30 p.m. |
Closing Reception |